Overall Green alert Drought for Caucasus, Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan-2021
in Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Islamic Republic of Iran, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Türkiye, Uzbekistan

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The drought has lasted for 15 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of mild to severe events.

GDACS ID DR 1015257
Name: Caucasus, Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan-2021
Glide number: DR-2022-000215-AFG
Countries: Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Islamic Republic of Iran, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Türkiye, Uzbekistan
Start Date: End of Sep 2021
Duration: 548 days
Impact: Minor impact for agricultural drought in 792500 km2
More info: Global Drought Observatory

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Natural disasters caused 30,000 deaths, $220bn losses in 20222023-03-20T03:07+0100.

ISLAMABAD: An estimated 387 natural hazards and disasters resulted in the death of 30,704 people and caused economic losses of around $223.8 billion all over the world in 2022. The disasters, recorded by the Emergency Event Database (EM-DAT
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Disasters caused 30,704 deaths and $223.8 billion in damages last year ... 2023-03-17T21:36+0100.

Executive Summary. In 2022, the Emergency Event Database EM-DAT recorded 387 natural hazards and disasters worldwide, resulting in the loss of 30,704 lives and affecting 185 million individuals. Economic losses totaled around US$ 223.8 bill
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2022 Disasters in numbers2023-03-17T18:48+0100.

Executive Summary. In 2022,1 the Emergency Event Database EM-DAT recorded 387 natural hazards and disasters worldwide,2 resulting in the loss of 30,704 lives 3 and affecting 185 million individuals. Economic losses totaled around US$ 223.8
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Atmosphere, Vol. 14, Pages 570: Assessment of Meteorological Drought u ... 2023-03-16T14:45+0100.

Kabul River Basin is one of the most significant river basins in Afghanistan from a socio-economic perspective. Since the country is located in an arid climate zone with drastically varying climatic behavior, an effective assessment of mete
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