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Aug 26, 2022 · Eleanor Imster. August 26, 2022. View larger. | Here’s a global drought map as of August 25, 2022. It includes data from the Northern American Drought Monitor, the 1-month GPCC Global Drought...
In 2022, more than 2.3 billion people face water stress; almost 160 million children are exposed to severe and prolonged droughts. Unless action is stepped up: By 2030, an estimated 700 million...
The Global Drought Monitor depicts current drought conditions across the globe using a “bottom-up” approach. This means that the drought conditions on each continent are assessed by the Nations of that continent.
The GPCC Global Drought Index (DI) indicated drought in southern Africa out to 6 months, and in eastern and northern Africa out to 9 months. Satellite observations revealed areas of depleted soil moisture, low groundwater, and stressed vegetation in these areas.
Oct 5, 2022 · Ayesha Tandon. The droughts seen across the northern hemisphere this summer were made “at least 20 times more likely” by human-caused climate change, according to a new “rapid-attribution” study. The summer of 2022 saw Europe’s worst drought in 500 years.
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May 12, 2022 · Humanity is “at a crossroads” when it comes to managing drought and accelerating ways of slowing it down must happen “urgently, using every tool we can”, said the head of the UN Convention to...