Overall Orange alert Drought for Syria, Iraq, Iran, Turkey, Pakistan-2021
in Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 2 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of mild to severe events.

GDACS ID DR 1015257
Name: Syria, Iraq, Iran, Turkey, Pakistan-2021
Glide number: DR-2022-000215-AFG
Countries: Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey
Start Date: End of Oct 2021
Duration: 216 days
Impact: Medium impact for agricultural drought in 625576 km2
More info: Global Drought Observatory

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Iraq’s orange sky is a red flag. Here’s why2022-05-23T15:24+0200.

Over eight dust storms hit Iraq in the last six weeks, turning the skies orange and disrupting lives. Climate change may be a driving force, scientists said. The orange hue across the west Asian country was captured in satellite images by t
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Tempeste di sabbia, un rischio per la salute umana2022-05-22T07:12+0200.

In Iraq, colpito da otto tempeste di sabbia dalla metà di aprile, lunedì almeno 4mila persone sono state ricoverate in ospedale per problemi respiratori. L’episodio precedente ha provocato un decesso per disturbi simili il 5 maggio, mandand
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2021 sees record numbers displaced globally and in Myanmar2022-05-20T09:55+0200.

Conflicts and natural disasters forced tens of millions to flee within their own country last year, pushing the number of internally displaced people to a record high, monitors said Thursday. Some 59.1 million people were registered as inte
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