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27 October 2026, 06:04 UTC — The source revised its record
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Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System issued an orange alert for drought in 12 countries
The Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System (GDACS) has an orange alert in force for drought in The Bahamas, Belize, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Mexico, Nicaragua, El Salvador and United States. GDACS records the event as beginning on 21 April 2026 and ending on 24 October 2026.
GDACS gives the area affected by agricultural drought as 1,079,596 square kilometres. That is the figure in the record and nothing has been derived from it.
GDACS assembled this alert from the Global Drought Observatory. An alert level is GDACS's own estimate of the humanitarian impact a hazard of this size is likely to have, calculated automatically from the hazard's measured extent and the population and vulnerability of the area. It is not a count of people affected, injured or killed, and this brief does not report any such count.
GDACS states that its information is indicative, that it should not be used for decision-making without other sources, and that it does not replace or override any warning issued by a national or local authority. Alert levels are revised as an event develops; any change to this record is shown in the revision history on this page.
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26 October 2026, 06:04 UTC — The source revised its record
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Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System issued an orange alert for drought in 12 countries
The Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System (GDACS) has an orange alert in force for drought in The Bahamas, Belize, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Mexico, Nicaragua, El Salvador and United States. GDACS records the event as beginning on 21 April 2026 and ending on 23 October 2026.
GDACS gives the area affected by agricultural drought as 1,079,596 square kilometres. That is the figure in the record and nothing has been derived from it.
GDACS assembled this alert from the Global Drought Observatory. An alert level is GDACS's own estimate of the humanitarian impact a hazard of this size is likely to have, calculated automatically from the hazard's measured extent and the population and vulnerability of the area. It is not a count of people affected, injured or killed, and this brief does not report any such count.
GDACS states that its information is indicative, that it should not be used for decision-making without other sources, and that it does not replace or override any warning issued by a national or local authority. Alert levels are revised as an event develops; any change to this record is shown in the revision history on this page.
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25 October 2026, 06:03 UTC — The source revised its record
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Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System issued an orange alert for drought in 12 countries
The Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System (GDACS) has an orange alert in force for drought in The Bahamas, Belize, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Mexico, Nicaragua, El Salvador and United States. GDACS records the event as beginning on 21 April 2026 and ending on 22 October 2026.
GDACS gives the area affected by agricultural drought as 1,079,596 square kilometres. That is the figure in the record and nothing has been derived from it.
GDACS assembled this alert from the Global Drought Observatory. An alert level is GDACS's own estimate of the humanitarian impact a hazard of this size is likely to have, calculated automatically from the hazard's measured extent and the population and vulnerability of the area. It is not a count of people affected, injured or killed, and this brief does not report any such count.
GDACS states that its information is indicative, that it should not be used for decision-making without other sources, and that it does not replace or override any warning issued by a national or local authority. Alert levels are revised as an event develops; any change to this record is shown in the revision history on this page.
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24 October 2026, 06:03 UTC — The source revised its record
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Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System issued an orange alert for drought in 12 countries
The Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System (GDACS) has an orange alert in force for drought in The Bahamas, Belize, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Mexico, Nicaragua, El Salvador and United States. GDACS records the event as beginning on 21 April 2026 and ending on 21 October 2026.
GDACS gives the area affected by agricultural drought as 1,079,596 square kilometres. That is the figure in the record and nothing has been derived from it.
GDACS assembled this alert from the Global Drought Observatory. An alert level is GDACS's own estimate of the humanitarian impact a hazard of this size is likely to have, calculated automatically from the hazard's measured extent and the population and vulnerability of the area. It is not a count of people affected, injured or killed, and this brief does not report any such count.
GDACS states that its information is indicative, that it should not be used for decision-making without other sources, and that it does not replace or override any warning issued by a national or local authority. Alert levels are revised as an event develops; any change to this record is shown in the revision history on this page.
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23 October 2026, 06:00 UTC — The source revised its record
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Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System issued an orange alert for drought in 12 countries
The Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System (GDACS) has an orange alert in force for drought in The Bahamas, Belize, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Mexico, Nicaragua, El Salvador and United States. GDACS records the event as beginning on 21 April 2026 and ending on 20 October 2026.
GDACS gives the area affected by agricultural drought as 1,079,596 square kilometres. That is the figure in the record and nothing has been derived from it.
GDACS assembled this alert from the Global Drought Observatory. An alert level is GDACS's own estimate of the humanitarian impact a hazard of this size is likely to have, calculated automatically from the hazard's measured extent and the population and vulnerability of the area. It is not a count of people affected, injured or killed, and this brief does not report any such count.
GDACS states that its information is indicative, that it should not be used for decision-making without other sources, and that it does not replace or override any warning issued by a national or local authority. Alert levels are revised as an event develops; any change to this record is shown in the revision history on this page.
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22 October 2026, 06:04 UTC — The source revised its record
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Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System issued an orange alert for drought in 12 countries
The Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System (GDACS) has an orange alert in force for drought in The Bahamas, Belize, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Mexico, Nicaragua, El Salvador and United States. GDACS records the event as beginning on 21 April 2026 and ending on 19 October 2026.
GDACS gives the area affected by agricultural drought as 1,079,596 square kilometres. That is the figure in the record and nothing has been derived from it.
GDACS assembled this alert from the Global Drought Observatory. An alert level is GDACS's own estimate of the humanitarian impact a hazard of this size is likely to have, calculated automatically from the hazard's measured extent and the population and vulnerability of the area. It is not a count of people affected, injured or killed, and this brief does not report any such count.
GDACS states that its information is indicative, that it should not be used for decision-making without other sources, and that it does not replace or override any warning issued by a national or local authority. Alert levels are revised as an event develops; any change to this record is shown in the revision history on this page.
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21 October 2026, 06:05 UTC — The source revised its record
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Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System issued an orange alert for drought in 12 countries
The Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System (GDACS) has an orange alert in force for drought in The Bahamas, Belize, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Mexico, Nicaragua, El Salvador and United States. GDACS records the event as beginning on 21 April 2026 and ending on 20 October 2026.
GDACS gives the area affected by agricultural drought as 1,079,596 square kilometres. That is the figure in the record and nothing has been derived from it.
GDACS assembled this alert from the Global Drought Observatory. An alert level is GDACS's own estimate of the humanitarian impact a hazard of this size is likely to have, calculated automatically from the hazard's measured extent and the population and vulnerability of the area. It is not a count of people affected, injured or killed, and this brief does not report any such count.
GDACS states that its information is indicative, that it should not be used for decision-making without other sources, and that it does not replace or override any warning issued by a national or local authority. Alert levels are revised as an event develops; any change to this record is shown in the revision history on this page.
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20 October 2026, 09:02 UTC — The source revised its record
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Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System issued an orange alert for drought in 11 countries
The Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System (GDACS) has an orange alert in force for drought in The Bahamas, Belize, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Mexico, Nicaragua and El Salvador. GDACS records the event as beginning on 21 April 2026 and ending on 18 October 2026.
GDACS gives the area affected by agricultural drought as 884,209 square kilometres. That is the figure in the record and nothing has been derived from it.
GDACS assembled this alert from the Global Drought Observatory. An alert level is GDACS's own estimate of the humanitarian impact a hazard of this size is likely to have, calculated automatically from the hazard's measured extent and the population and vulnerability of the area. It is not a count of people affected, injured or killed, and this brief does not report any such count.
GDACS states that its information is indicative, that it should not be used for decision-making without other sources, and that it does not replace or override any warning issued by a national or local authority. Alert levels are revised as an event develops; any change to this record is shown in the revision history on this page.
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20 October 2026, 06:03 UTC — The source revised its record
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Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System issued an orange alert for drought in 11 countries
The Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System (GDACS) has an orange alert in force for drought in The Bahamas, Belize, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Mexico, Nicaragua and El Salvador. GDACS records the event as beginning on 21 April 2026 and ending on 17 October 2026.
GDACS gives the area affected by agricultural drought as 884,209 square kilometres. That is the figure in the record and nothing has been derived from it.
GDACS assembled this alert from the Global Drought Observatory. An alert level is GDACS's own estimate of the humanitarian impact a hazard of this size is likely to have, calculated automatically from the hazard's measured extent and the population and vulnerability of the area. It is not a count of people affected, injured or killed, and this brief does not report any such count.
GDACS states that its information is indicative, that it should not be used for decision-making without other sources, and that it does not replace or override any warning issued by a national or local authority. Alert levels are revised as an event develops; any change to this record is shown in the revision history on this page.
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19 October 2026, 06:02 UTC — The source revised its record
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Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System issued an orange alert for drought in 11 countries
The Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System (GDACS) has an orange alert in force for drought in The Bahamas, Belize, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Mexico, Nicaragua and El Salvador. GDACS records the event as beginning on 21 April 2026 and ending on 16 October 2026.
GDACS gives the area affected by agricultural drought as 884,209 square kilometres. That is the figure in the record and nothing has been derived from it.
GDACS assembled this alert from the Global Drought Observatory. An alert level is GDACS's own estimate of the humanitarian impact a hazard of this size is likely to have, calculated automatically from the hazard's measured extent and the population and vulnerability of the area. It is not a count of people affected, injured or killed, and this brief does not report any such count.
GDACS states that its information is indicative, that it should not be used for decision-making without other sources, and that it does not replace or override any warning issued by a national or local authority. Alert levels are revised as an event develops; any change to this record is shown in the revision history on this page.
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18 October 2026, 07:02 UTC — The source revised its record
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Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System issued an orange alert for drought in 11 countries
The Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System (GDACS) has an orange alert in force for drought in The Bahamas, Belize, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Mexico, Nicaragua and El Salvador. GDACS records the event as beginning on 21 April 2026 and ending on 15 October 2026.
GDACS gives the area affected by agricultural drought as 884,209 square kilometres. That is the figure in the record and nothing has been derived from it.
GDACS assembled this alert from the Global Drought Observatory. An alert level is GDACS's own estimate of the humanitarian impact a hazard of this size is likely to have, calculated automatically from the hazard's measured extent and the population and vulnerability of the area. It is not a count of people affected, injured or killed, and this brief does not report any such count.
GDACS states that its information is indicative, that it should not be used for decision-making without other sources, and that it does not replace or override any warning issued by a national or local authority. Alert levels are revised as an event develops; any change to this record is shown in the revision history on this page.
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17 October 2026, 06:04 UTC — The source revised its record
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Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System issued an orange alert for drought in 11 countries
The Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System (GDACS) has an orange alert in force for drought in The Bahamas, Belize, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Mexico, Nicaragua and El Salvador. GDACS records the event as beginning on 21 April 2026 and ending on 14 October 2026.
GDACS gives the area affected by agricultural drought as 884,209 square kilometres. That is the figure in the record and nothing has been derived from it.
GDACS assembled this alert from the Global Drought Observatory. An alert level is GDACS's own estimate of the humanitarian impact a hazard of this size is likely to have, calculated automatically from the hazard's measured extent and the population and vulnerability of the area. It is not a count of people affected, injured or killed, and this brief does not report any such count.
GDACS states that its information is indicative, that it should not be used for decision-making without other sources, and that it does not replace or override any warning issued by a national or local authority. Alert levels are revised as an event develops; any change to this record is shown in the revision history on this page.
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16 October 2026, 06:02 UTC — The source revised its record
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Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System issued an orange alert for drought in 11 countries
The Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System (GDACS) has an orange alert in force for drought in The Bahamas, Belize, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Mexico, Nicaragua and El Salvador. GDACS records the event as beginning on 21 April 2026 and ending on 13 October 2026.
GDACS gives the area affected by agricultural drought as 884,209 square kilometres. That is the figure in the record and nothing has been derived from it.
GDACS assembled this alert from the Global Drought Observatory. An alert level is GDACS's own estimate of the humanitarian impact a hazard of this size is likely to have, calculated automatically from the hazard's measured extent and the population and vulnerability of the area. It is not a count of people affected, injured or killed, and this brief does not report any such count.
GDACS states that its information is indicative, that it should not be used for decision-making without other sources, and that it does not replace or override any warning issued by a national or local authority. Alert levels are revised as an event develops; any change to this record is shown in the revision history on this page.
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15 October 2026, 06:00 UTC — The source revised its record
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Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System issued an orange alert for drought in 11 countries
The Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System (GDACS) has an orange alert in force for drought in The Bahamas, Belize, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Mexico, Nicaragua and El Salvador. GDACS records the event as beginning on 21 April 2026 and ending on 12 October 2026.
GDACS gives the area affected by agricultural drought as 884,209 square kilometres. That is the figure in the record and nothing has been derived from it.
GDACS assembled this alert from the Global Drought Observatory. An alert level is GDACS's own estimate of the humanitarian impact a hazard of this size is likely to have, calculated automatically from the hazard's measured extent and the population and vulnerability of the area. It is not a count of people affected, injured or killed, and this brief does not report any such count.
GDACS states that its information is indicative, that it should not be used for decision-making without other sources, and that it does not replace or override any warning issued by a national or local authority. Alert levels are revised as an event develops; any change to this record is shown in the revision history on this page.
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14 October 2026, 06:03 UTC — The source revised its record
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Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System issued an orange alert for drought in 11 countries
The Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System (GDACS) has an orange alert in force for drought in The Bahamas, Belize, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Mexico, Nicaragua and El Salvador. GDACS records the event as beginning on 21 April 2026 and ending on 11 October 2026.
GDACS gives the area affected by agricultural drought as 884,209 square kilometres. That is the figure in the record and nothing has been derived from it.
GDACS assembled this alert from the Global Drought Observatory. An alert level is GDACS's own estimate of the humanitarian impact a hazard of this size is likely to have, calculated automatically from the hazard's measured extent and the population and vulnerability of the area. It is not a count of people affected, injured or killed, and this brief does not report any such count.
GDACS states that its information is indicative, that it should not be used for decision-making without other sources, and that it does not replace or override any warning issued by a national or local authority. Alert levels are revised as an event develops; any change to this record is shown in the revision history on this page.
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13 October 2026, 07:00 UTC — The source revised its record
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Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System issued an orange alert for drought in 11 countries
The Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System (GDACS) has an orange alert in force for drought in The Bahamas, Belize, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Mexico, Nicaragua and El Salvador. GDACS records the event as beginning on 21 April 2026 and ending on 10 October 2026.
GDACS gives the area affected by agricultural drought as 884,209 square kilometres. That is the figure in the record and nothing has been derived from it.
GDACS assembled this alert from the Global Drought Observatory. An alert level is GDACS's own estimate of the humanitarian impact a hazard of this size is likely to have, calculated automatically from the hazard's measured extent and the population and vulnerability of the area. It is not a count of people affected, injured or killed, and this brief does not report any such count.
GDACS states that its information is indicative, that it should not be used for decision-making without other sources, and that it does not replace or override any warning issued by a national or local authority. Alert levels are revised as an event develops; any change to this record is shown in the revision history on this page.
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12 October 2026, 06:02 UTC — The source revised its record
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Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System issued an orange alert for drought in 11 countries
The Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System (GDACS) has an orange alert in force for drought in The Bahamas, Belize, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Mexico, Nicaragua and El Salvador. GDACS records the event as beginning on 21 April 2026 and ending on 9 October 2026.
GDACS gives the area affected by agricultural drought as 884,209 square kilometres. That is the figure in the record and nothing has been derived from it.
GDACS assembled this alert from the Global Drought Observatory. An alert level is GDACS's own estimate of the humanitarian impact a hazard of this size is likely to have, calculated automatically from the hazard's measured extent and the population and vulnerability of the area. It is not a count of people affected, injured or killed, and this brief does not report any such count.
GDACS states that its information is indicative, that it should not be used for decision-making without other sources, and that it does not replace or override any warning issued by a national or local authority. Alert levels are revised as an event develops; any change to this record is shown in the revision history on this page.
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11 October 2026, 06:02 UTC — The source revised its record
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Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System issued an orange alert for drought in 11 countries
The Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System (GDACS) has an orange alert in force for drought in The Bahamas, Belize, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Mexico, Nicaragua and El Salvador. GDACS records the event as beginning on 21 April 2026 and ending on 8 October 2026.
GDACS gives the area affected by agricultural drought as 884,209 square kilometres. That is the figure in the record and nothing has been derived from it.
GDACS assembled this alert from the Global Drought Observatory. An alert level is GDACS's own estimate of the humanitarian impact a hazard of this size is likely to have, calculated automatically from the hazard's measured extent and the population and vulnerability of the area. It is not a count of people affected, injured or killed, and this brief does not report any such count.
GDACS states that its information is indicative, that it should not be used for decision-making without other sources, and that it does not replace or override any warning issued by a national or local authority. Alert levels are revised as an event develops; any change to this record is shown in the revision history on this page.
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10 October 2026, 06:03 UTC — The source revised its record
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Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System issued an orange alert for drought in 11 countries
The Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System (GDACS) has an orange alert in force for drought in The Bahamas, Belize, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Mexico, Nicaragua and El Salvador. GDACS records the event as beginning on 21 April 2026 and ending on 7 October 2026.
GDACS gives the area affected by agricultural drought as 884,209 square kilometres. That is the figure in the record and nothing has been derived from it.
GDACS assembled this alert from the Global Drought Observatory. An alert level is GDACS's own estimate of the humanitarian impact a hazard of this size is likely to have, calculated automatically from the hazard's measured extent and the population and vulnerability of the area. It is not a count of people affected, injured or killed, and this brief does not report any such count.
GDACS states that its information is indicative, that it should not be used for decision-making without other sources, and that it does not replace or override any warning issued by a national or local authority. Alert levels are revised as an event develops; any change to this record is shown in the revision history on this page.
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9 October 2026, 06:03 UTC — The source revised its record
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Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System issued an orange alert for drought in 11 countries
The Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System (GDACS) has an orange alert in force for drought in The Bahamas, Belize, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Mexico, Nicaragua and El Salvador. GDACS records the event as beginning on 21 April 2026 and ending on 6 October 2026.
GDACS gives the area affected by agricultural drought as 884,209 square kilometres. That is the figure in the record and nothing has been derived from it.
GDACS assembled this alert from the Global Drought Observatory. An alert level is GDACS's own estimate of the humanitarian impact a hazard of this size is likely to have, calculated automatically from the hazard's measured extent and the population and vulnerability of the area. It is not a count of people affected, injured or killed, and this brief does not report any such count.
GDACS states that its information is indicative, that it should not be used for decision-making without other sources, and that it does not replace or override any warning issued by a national or local authority. Alert levels are revised as an event develops; any change to this record is shown in the revision history on this page.
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8 October 2026, 06:03 UTC — The source revised its record
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Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System issued an orange alert for drought in 11 countries
The Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System (GDACS) has an orange alert in force for drought in The Bahamas, Belize, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Mexico, Nicaragua and El Salvador. GDACS records the event as beginning on 21 April 2026 and ending on 5 October 2026.
GDACS gives the area affected by agricultural drought as 884,209 square kilometres. That is the figure in the record and nothing has been derived from it.
GDACS assembled this alert from the Global Drought Observatory. An alert level is GDACS's own estimate of the humanitarian impact a hazard of this size is likely to have, calculated automatically from the hazard's measured extent and the population and vulnerability of the area. It is not a count of people affected, injured or killed, and this brief does not report any such count.
GDACS states that its information is indicative, that it should not be used for decision-making without other sources, and that it does not replace or override any warning issued by a national or local authority. Alert levels are revised as an event develops; any change to this record is shown in the revision history on this page.
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7 October 2026, 06:00 UTC — The source revised its record
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Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System issued an orange alert for drought in 11 countries
The Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System (GDACS) has an orange alert in force for drought in The Bahamas, Belize, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Mexico, Nicaragua and El Salvador. GDACS records the event as beginning on 21 April 2026 and ending on 4 October 2026.
GDACS gives the area affected by agricultural drought as 884,209 square kilometres. That is the figure in the record and nothing has been derived from it.
GDACS assembled this alert from the Global Drought Observatory. An alert level is GDACS's own estimate of the humanitarian impact a hazard of this size is likely to have, calculated automatically from the hazard's measured extent and the population and vulnerability of the area. It is not a count of people affected, injured or killed, and this brief does not report any such count.
GDACS states that its information is indicative, that it should not be used for decision-making without other sources, and that it does not replace or override any warning issued by a national or local authority. Alert levels are revised as an event develops; any change to this record is shown in the revision history on this page.
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6 October 2026, 06:00 UTC — The source revised its record
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Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System issued an orange alert for drought in 11 countries
The Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System (GDACS) has an orange alert in force for drought in The Bahamas, Belize, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Mexico, Nicaragua and El Salvador. GDACS records the event as beginning on 21 April 2026 and ending on 3 October 2026.
GDACS gives the area affected by agricultural drought as 884,209 square kilometres. That is the figure in the record and nothing has been derived from it.
GDACS assembled this alert from the Global Drought Observatory. An alert level is GDACS's own estimate of the humanitarian impact a hazard of this size is likely to have, calculated automatically from the hazard's measured extent and the population and vulnerability of the area. It is not a count of people affected, injured or killed, and this brief does not report any such count.
GDACS states that its information is indicative, that it should not be used for decision-making without other sources, and that it does not replace or override any warning issued by a national or local authority. Alert levels are revised as an event develops; any change to this record is shown in the revision history on this page.
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5 October 2026, 07:00 UTC — The source revised its record
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Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System issued an orange alert for drought in 11 countries
The Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System (GDACS) has an orange alert in force for drought in The Bahamas, Belize, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Mexico, Nicaragua and El Salvador. GDACS records the event as beginning on 21 April 2026 and ending on 2 October 2026.
GDACS gives the area affected by agricultural drought as 884,209 square kilometres. That is the figure in the record and nothing has been derived from it.
GDACS assembled this alert from the Global Drought Observatory. An alert level is GDACS's own estimate of the humanitarian impact a hazard of this size is likely to have, calculated automatically from the hazard's measured extent and the population and vulnerability of the area. It is not a count of people affected, injured or killed, and this brief does not report any such count.
GDACS states that its information is indicative, that it should not be used for decision-making without other sources, and that it does not replace or override any warning issued by a national or local authority. Alert levels are revised as an event develops; any change to this record is shown in the revision history on this page.
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4 October 2026, 06:05 UTC — The source revised its record
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Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System issued an orange alert for drought in 11 countries
The Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System (GDACS) has an orange alert in force for drought in The Bahamas, Belize, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Mexico, Nicaragua and El Salvador. GDACS records the event as beginning on 21 April 2026 and ending on 1 October 2026.
GDACS gives the area affected by agricultural drought as 884,209 square kilometres. That is the figure in the record and nothing has been derived from it.
GDACS assembled this alert from the Global Drought Observatory. An alert level is GDACS's own estimate of the humanitarian impact a hazard of this size is likely to have, calculated automatically from the hazard's measured extent and the population and vulnerability of the area. It is not a count of people affected, injured or killed, and this brief does not report any such count.
GDACS states that its information is indicative, that it should not be used for decision-making without other sources, and that it does not replace or override any warning issued by a national or local authority. Alert levels are revised as an event develops; any change to this record is shown in the revision history on this page.
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3 October 2026, 06:04 UTC — The source revised its record
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Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System issued an orange alert for drought in 11 countries
The Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System (GDACS) has an orange alert in force for drought in The Bahamas, Belize, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Mexico, Nicaragua and El Salvador. GDACS records the event as beginning on 21 April 2026 and ending on 2 October 2026.
GDACS gives the area affected by agricultural drought as 884,209 square kilometres. That is the figure in the record and nothing has been derived from it.
GDACS assembled this alert from the Global Drought Observatory. An alert level is GDACS's own estimate of the humanitarian impact a hazard of this size is likely to have, calculated automatically from the hazard's measured extent and the population and vulnerability of the area. It is not a count of people affected, injured or killed, and this brief does not report any such count.
GDACS states that its information is indicative, that it should not be used for decision-making without other sources, and that it does not replace or override any warning issued by a national or local authority. Alert levels are revised as an event develops; any change to this record is shown in the revision history on this page.
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2 October 2026, 08:02 UTC — The source revised its record
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Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System issued an orange alert for drought in 10 countries
The Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System (GDACS) has an orange alert in force for drought in The Bahamas, Belize, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Mexico, Nicaragua and El Salvador. GDACS records the event as beginning on 21 April 2026 and ending on 30 September 2026.
GDACS gives the area affected by agricultural drought as 840,372 square kilometres. That is the figure in the record and nothing has been derived from it.
GDACS assembled this alert from the Global Drought Observatory. An alert level is GDACS's own estimate of the humanitarian impact a hazard of this size is likely to have, calculated automatically from the hazard's measured extent and the population and vulnerability of the area. It is not a count of people affected, injured or killed, and this brief does not report any such count.
GDACS states that its information is indicative, that it should not be used for decision-making without other sources, and that it does not replace or override any warning issued by a national or local authority. Alert levels are revised as an event develops; any change to this record is shown in the revision history on this page.
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2 October 2026, 06:03 UTC — The source revised its record
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Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System issued an orange alert for drought in 10 countries
The Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System (GDACS) has an orange alert in force for drought in The Bahamas, Belize, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Mexico, Nicaragua and El Salvador. GDACS records the event as beginning on 21 April 2026 and ending on 29 September 2026.
GDACS gives the area affected by agricultural drought as 840,372 square kilometres. That is the figure in the record and nothing has been derived from it.
GDACS assembled this alert from the Global Drought Observatory. An alert level is GDACS's own estimate of the humanitarian impact a hazard of this size is likely to have, calculated automatically from the hazard's measured extent and the population and vulnerability of the area. It is not a count of people affected, injured or killed, and this brief does not report any such count.
GDACS states that its information is indicative, that it should not be used for decision-making without other sources, and that it does not replace or override any warning issued by a national or local authority. Alert levels are revised as an event develops; any change to this record is shown in the revision history on this page.
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1 October 2026, 06:03 UTC — The source revised its record
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Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System issued an orange alert for drought in 10 countries
The Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System (GDACS) has an orange alert in force for drought in The Bahamas, Belize, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Mexico, Nicaragua and El Salvador. GDACS records the event as beginning on 21 April 2026 and ending on 30 September 2026.
GDACS gives the area affected by agricultural drought as 840,372 square kilometres. That is the figure in the record and nothing has been derived from it.
GDACS assembled this alert from the Global Drought Observatory. An alert level is GDACS's own estimate of the humanitarian impact a hazard of this size is likely to have, calculated automatically from the hazard's measured extent and the population and vulnerability of the area. It is not a count of people affected, injured or killed, and this brief does not report any such count.
GDACS states that its information is indicative, that it should not be used for decision-making without other sources, and that it does not replace or override any warning issued by a national or local authority. Alert levels are revised as an event develops; any change to this record is shown in the revision history on this page.
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30 September 2026, 14:04 UTC — The source revised its record
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Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System issued an orange alert for drought in 10 countries
The Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System (GDACS) has an orange alert in force for drought in The Bahamas, Belize, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Mexico, Nicaragua and El Salvador. GDACS records the event as beginning on 21 April 2026 and ending on 28 September 2026.
GDACS gives the area affected by agricultural drought as 677,277 square kilometres. That is the figure in the record and nothing has been derived from it.
GDACS assembled this alert from the Global Drought Observatory. An alert level is GDACS's own estimate of the humanitarian impact a hazard of this size is likely to have, calculated automatically from the hazard's measured extent and the population and vulnerability of the area. It is not a count of people affected, injured or killed, and this brief does not report any such count.
GDACS states that its information is indicative, that it should not be used for decision-making without other sources, and that it does not replace or override any warning issued by a national or local authority. Alert levels are revised as an event develops; any change to this record is shown in the revision history on this page.
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30 September 2026, 06:03 UTC — The source revised its record
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Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System issued an orange alert for drought in 10 countries
The Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System (GDACS) has an orange alert in force for drought in The Bahamas, Belize, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Mexico, Nicaragua and El Salvador. GDACS records the event as beginning on 21 April 2026 and ending on 27 September 2026.
GDACS gives the area affected by agricultural drought as 677,277 square kilometres. That is the figure in the record and nothing has been derived from it.
GDACS assembled this alert from the Global Drought Observatory. An alert level is GDACS's own estimate of the humanitarian impact a hazard of this size is likely to have, calculated automatically from the hazard's measured extent and the population and vulnerability of the area. It is not a count of people affected, injured or killed, and this brief does not report any such count.
GDACS states that its information is indicative, that it should not be used for decision-making without other sources, and that it does not replace or override any warning issued by a national or local authority. Alert levels are revised as an event develops; any change to this record is shown in the revision history on this page.
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29 September 2026, 06:04 UTC — The source revised its record
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Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System issued an orange alert for drought in 10 countries
The Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System (GDACS) has an orange alert in force for drought in The Bahamas, Belize, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Mexico, Nicaragua and El Salvador. GDACS records the event as beginning on 21 April 2026 and ending on 26 September 2026.
GDACS gives the area affected by agricultural drought as 677,277 square kilometres. That is the figure in the record and nothing has been derived from it.
GDACS assembled this alert from the Global Drought Observatory. An alert level is GDACS's own estimate of the humanitarian impact a hazard of this size is likely to have, calculated automatically from the hazard's measured extent and the population and vulnerability of the area. It is not a count of people affected, injured or killed, and this brief does not report any such count.
GDACS states that its information is indicative, that it should not be used for decision-making without other sources, and that it does not replace or override any warning issued by a national or local authority. Alert levels are revised as an event develops; any change to this record is shown in the revision history on this page.
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28 September 2026, 06:05 UTC — The source revised its record
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Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System issued an orange alert for drought in 10 countries
The Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System (GDACS) has an orange alert in force for drought in The Bahamas, Belize, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Mexico, Nicaragua and El Salvador. GDACS records the event as beginning on 21 April 2026 and ending on 25 September 2026.
GDACS gives the area affected by agricultural drought as 677,277 square kilometres. That is the figure in the record and nothing has been derived from it.
GDACS assembled this alert from the Global Drought Observatory. An alert level is GDACS's own estimate of the humanitarian impact a hazard of this size is likely to have, calculated automatically from the hazard's measured extent and the population and vulnerability of the area. It is not a count of people affected, injured or killed, and this brief does not report any such count.
GDACS states that its information is indicative, that it should not be used for decision-making without other sources, and that it does not replace or override any warning issued by a national or local authority. Alert levels are revised as an event develops; any change to this record is shown in the revision history on this page.
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27 September 2026, 06:03 UTC — The source revised its record
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Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System issued an orange alert for drought in 10 countries
The Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System (GDACS) has an orange alert in force for drought in The Bahamas, Belize, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Mexico, Nicaragua and El Salvador. GDACS records the event as beginning on 21 April 2026 and ending on 24 September 2026.
GDACS gives the area affected by agricultural drought as 677,277 square kilometres. That is the figure in the record and nothing has been derived from it.
GDACS assembled this alert from the Global Drought Observatory. An alert level is GDACS's own estimate of the humanitarian impact a hazard of this size is likely to have, calculated automatically from the hazard's measured extent and the population and vulnerability of the area. It is not a count of people affected, injured or killed, and this brief does not report any such count.
GDACS states that its information is indicative, that it should not be used for decision-making without other sources, and that it does not replace or override any warning issued by a national or local authority. Alert levels are revised as an event develops; any change to this record is shown in the revision history on this page.
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26 September 2026, 06:04 UTC — The source revised its record
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Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System issued an orange alert for drought in 10 countries
The Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System (GDACS) has an orange alert in force for drought in The Bahamas, Belize, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Mexico, Nicaragua and El Salvador. GDACS records the event as beginning on 21 April 2026 and ending on 23 September 2026.
GDACS gives the area affected by agricultural drought as 677,277 square kilometres. That is the figure in the record and nothing has been derived from it.
GDACS assembled this alert from the Global Drought Observatory. An alert level is GDACS's own estimate of the humanitarian impact a hazard of this size is likely to have, calculated automatically from the hazard's measured extent and the population and vulnerability of the area. It is not a count of people affected, injured or killed, and this brief does not report any such count.
GDACS states that its information is indicative, that it should not be used for decision-making without other sources, and that it does not replace or override any warning issued by a national or local authority. Alert levels are revised as an event develops; any change to this record is shown in the revision history on this page.
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25 September 2026, 06:01 UTC — The source revised its record
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Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System issued an orange alert for drought in 10 countries
The Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System (GDACS) has an orange alert in force for drought in The Bahamas, Belize, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Mexico, Nicaragua and El Salvador. GDACS records the event as beginning on 21 April 2026 and ending on 22 September 2026.
GDACS gives the area affected by agricultural drought as 677,277 square kilometres. That is the figure in the record and nothing has been derived from it.
GDACS assembled this alert from the Global Drought Observatory. An alert level is GDACS's own estimate of the humanitarian impact a hazard of this size is likely to have, calculated automatically from the hazard's measured extent and the population and vulnerability of the area. It is not a count of people affected, injured or killed, and this brief does not report any such count.
GDACS states that its information is indicative, that it should not be used for decision-making without other sources, and that it does not replace or override any warning issued by a national or local authority. Alert levels are revised as an event develops; any change to this record is shown in the revision history on this page.
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24 September 2026, 06:03 UTC — The source revised its record
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Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System issued an orange alert for drought in 10 countries
The Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System (GDACS) has an orange alert in force for drought in The Bahamas, Belize, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Mexico, Nicaragua and El Salvador. GDACS records the event as beginning on 21 April 2026 and ending on 21 September 2026.
GDACS gives the area affected by agricultural drought as 677,277 square kilometres. That is the figure in the record and nothing has been derived from it.
GDACS assembled this alert from the Global Drought Observatory. An alert level is GDACS's own estimate of the humanitarian impact a hazard of this size is likely to have, calculated automatically from the hazard's measured extent and the population and vulnerability of the area. It is not a count of people affected, injured or killed, and this brief does not report any such count.
GDACS states that its information is indicative, that it should not be used for decision-making without other sources, and that it does not replace or override any warning issued by a national or local authority. Alert levels are revised as an event develops; any change to this record is shown in the revision history on this page.
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23 September 2026, 06:02 UTC — The source revised its record
The source revised its record. The figures above now follow the revised record; the previous wording is kept below.
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Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System issued an orange alert for drought in 10 countries
The Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System (GDACS) has an orange alert in force for drought in The Bahamas, Belize, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Mexico, Nicaragua and El Salvador. GDACS records the event as beginning on 21 April 2026 and ending on 20 September 2026.
GDACS gives the area affected by agricultural drought as 677,277 square kilometres. That is the figure in the record and nothing has been derived from it.
GDACS assembled this alert from the Global Drought Observatory. An alert level is GDACS's own estimate of the humanitarian impact a hazard of this size is likely to have, calculated automatically from the hazard's measured extent and the population and vulnerability of the area. It is not a count of people affected, injured or killed, and this brief does not report any such count.
GDACS states that its information is indicative, that it should not be used for decision-making without other sources, and that it does not replace or override any warning issued by a national or local authority. Alert levels are revised as an event develops; any change to this record is shown in the revision history on this page.
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22 September 2026, 07:01 UTC — The source revised its record
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Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System issued an orange alert for drought in 10 countries
The Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System (GDACS) has an orange alert in force for drought in The Bahamas, Belize, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Mexico, Nicaragua and El Salvador. GDACS records the event as beginning on 21 April 2026 and ending on 21 September 2026.
GDACS gives the area affected by agricultural drought as 677,277 square kilometres. That is the figure in the record and nothing has been derived from it.
GDACS assembled this alert from the Global Drought Observatory. An alert level is GDACS's own estimate of the humanitarian impact a hazard of this size is likely to have, calculated automatically from the hazard's measured extent and the population and vulnerability of the area. It is not a count of people affected, injured or killed, and this brief does not report any such count.
GDACS states that its information is indicative, that it should not be used for decision-making without other sources, and that it does not replace or override any warning issued by a national or local authority. Alert levels are revised as an event develops; any change to this record is shown in the revision history on this page.
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21 September 2026, 15:02 UTC — The source revised its record
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Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System issued an orange alert for drought in 10 countries
The Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System (GDACS) has an orange alert in force for drought in The Bahamas, Belize, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Mexico, Nicaragua and El Salvador. GDACS records the event as beginning on 21 April 2026 and ending on 18 September 2026.
GDACS gives the area affected by agricultural drought as 615,664 square kilometres. That is the figure in the record and nothing has been derived from it.
GDACS assembled this alert from the Global Drought Observatory. An alert level is GDACS's own estimate of the humanitarian impact a hazard of this size is likely to have, calculated automatically from the hazard's measured extent and the population and vulnerability of the area. It is not a count of people affected, injured or killed, and this brief does not report any such count.
GDACS states that its information is indicative, that it should not be used for decision-making without other sources, and that it does not replace or override any warning issued by a national or local authority. Alert levels are revised as an event develops; any change to this record is shown in the revision history on this page.
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20 September 2026, 06:02 UTC — The source revised its record
The source revised its record. The figures above now follow the revised record; the previous wording is kept below.
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Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System issued an orange alert for drought in 10 countries
The Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System (GDACS) has an orange alert in force for drought in The Bahamas, Belize, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Mexico, Nicaragua and El Salvador. GDACS records the event as beginning on 21 April 2026 and ending on 17 September 2026.
GDACS gives the area affected by agricultural drought as 615,664 square kilometres. That is the figure in the record and nothing has been derived from it.
GDACS assembled this alert from the Global Drought Observatory. An alert level is GDACS's own estimate of the humanitarian impact a hazard of this size is likely to have, calculated automatically from the hazard's measured extent and the population and vulnerability of the area. It is not a count of people affected, injured or killed, and this brief does not report any such count.
GDACS states that its information is indicative, that it should not be used for decision-making without other sources, and that it does not replace or override any warning issued by a national or local authority. Alert levels are revised as an event develops; any change to this record is shown in the revision history on this page.
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19 September 2026, 06:01 UTC — The source revised its record
The source revised its record. The figures above now follow the revised record; the previous wording is kept below.
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Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System issued an orange alert for drought in 10 countries
The Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System (GDACS) has an orange alert in force for drought in The Bahamas, Belize, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Mexico, Nicaragua and El Salvador. GDACS records the event as beginning on 21 April 2026 and ending on 16 September 2026.
GDACS gives the area affected by agricultural drought as 615,664 square kilometres. That is the figure in the record and nothing has been derived from it.
GDACS assembled this alert from the Global Drought Observatory. An alert level is GDACS's own estimate of the humanitarian impact a hazard of this size is likely to have, calculated automatically from the hazard's measured extent and the population and vulnerability of the area. It is not a count of people affected, injured or killed, and this brief does not report any such count.
GDACS states that its information is indicative, that it should not be used for decision-making without other sources, and that it does not replace or override any warning issued by a national or local authority. Alert levels are revised as an event develops; any change to this record is shown in the revision history on this page.
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18 September 2026, 06:02 UTC — The source revised its record
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Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System issued an orange alert for drought in 10 countries
The Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System (GDACS) has an orange alert in force for drought in The Bahamas, Belize, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Mexico, Nicaragua and El Salvador. GDACS records the event as beginning on 21 April 2026 and ending on 15 September 2026.
GDACS gives the area affected by agricultural drought as 615,664 square kilometres. That is the figure in the record and nothing has been derived from it.
GDACS assembled this alert from the Global Drought Observatory. An alert level is GDACS's own estimate of the humanitarian impact a hazard of this size is likely to have, calculated automatically from the hazard's measured extent and the population and vulnerability of the area. It is not a count of people affected, injured or killed, and this brief does not report any such count.
GDACS states that its information is indicative, that it should not be used for decision-making without other sources, and that it does not replace or override any warning issued by a national or local authority. Alert levels are revised as an event develops; any change to this record is shown in the revision history on this page.
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17 September 2026, 06:00 UTC — The source revised its record
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Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System issued an orange alert for drought in 10 countries
The Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System (GDACS) has an orange alert in force for drought in The Bahamas, Belize, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Mexico, Nicaragua and El Salvador. GDACS records the event as beginning on 21 April 2026 and ending on 14 September 2026.
GDACS gives the area affected by agricultural drought as 615,664 square kilometres. That is the figure in the record and nothing has been derived from it.
GDACS assembled this alert from the Global Drought Observatory. An alert level is GDACS's own estimate of the humanitarian impact a hazard of this size is likely to have, calculated automatically from the hazard's measured extent and the population and vulnerability of the area. It is not a count of people affected, injured or killed, and this brief does not report any such count.
GDACS states that its information is indicative, that it should not be used for decision-making without other sources, and that it does not replace or override any warning issued by a national or local authority. Alert levels are revised as an event develops; any change to this record is shown in the revision history on this page.
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16 September 2026, 06:03 UTC — The source revised its record
The source revised its record. The figures above now follow the revised record; the previous wording is kept below.
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Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System issued an orange alert for drought in 10 countries
The Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System (GDACS) has an orange alert in force for drought in The Bahamas, Belize, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Mexico, Nicaragua and El Salvador. GDACS records the event as beginning on 21 April 2026 and ending on 13 September 2026.
GDACS gives the area affected by agricultural drought as 615,664 square kilometres. That is the figure in the record and nothing has been derived from it.
GDACS assembled this alert from the Global Drought Observatory. An alert level is GDACS's own estimate of the humanitarian impact a hazard of this size is likely to have, calculated automatically from the hazard's measured extent and the population and vulnerability of the area. It is not a count of people affected, injured or killed, and this brief does not report any such count.
GDACS states that its information is indicative, that it should not be used for decision-making without other sources, and that it does not replace or override any warning issued by a national or local authority. Alert levels are revised as an event develops; any change to this record is shown in the revision history on this page.
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15 September 2026, 06:04 UTC — The source revised its record
The source revised its record. The figures above now follow the revised record; the previous wording is kept below.
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Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System issued an orange alert for drought in 10 countries
The Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System (GDACS) has an orange alert in force for drought in The Bahamas, Belize, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Mexico, Nicaragua and El Salvador. GDACS records the event as beginning on 21 April 2026 and ending on 14 September 2026.
GDACS gives the area affected by agricultural drought as 615,664 square kilometres. That is the figure in the record and nothing has been derived from it.
GDACS assembled this alert from the Global Drought Observatory. An alert level is GDACS's own estimate of the humanitarian impact a hazard of this size is likely to have, calculated automatically from the hazard's measured extent and the population and vulnerability of the area. It is not a count of people affected, injured or killed, and this brief does not report any such count.
GDACS states that its information is indicative, that it should not be used for decision-making without other sources, and that it does not replace or override any warning issued by a national or local authority. Alert levels are revised as an event develops; any change to this record is shown in the revision history on this page.
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14 September 2026, 15:04 UTC — The source revised its record
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Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System issued an orange alert for drought in 8 countries
The Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System (GDACS) has an orange alert in force for drought in The Bahamas, Belize, Cuba, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua and El Salvador. GDACS records the event as beginning on 21 April 2026 and ending on 12 September 2026.
GDACS gives the area affected by agricultural drought as 596,197 square kilometres. That is the figure in the record and nothing has been derived from it.
GDACS assembled this alert from the Global Drought Observatory. An alert level is GDACS's own estimate of the humanitarian impact a hazard of this size is likely to have, calculated automatically from the hazard's measured extent and the population and vulnerability of the area. It is not a count of people affected, injured or killed, and this brief does not report any such count.
GDACS states that its information is indicative, that it should not be used for decision-making without other sources, and that it does not replace or override any warning issued by a national or local authority. Alert levels are revised as an event develops; any change to this record is shown in the revision history on this page.
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14 September 2026, 06:03 UTC — The source revised its record
The source revised its record. The figures above now follow the revised record; the previous wording is kept below.
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Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System issued an orange alert for drought in 8 countries
The Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System (GDACS) has an orange alert in force for drought in The Bahamas, Belize, Cuba, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua and El Salvador. GDACS records the event as beginning on 21 April 2026 and ending on 11 September 2026.
GDACS gives the area affected by agricultural drought as 596,197 square kilometres. That is the figure in the record and nothing has been derived from it.
GDACS assembled this alert from the Global Drought Observatory. An alert level is GDACS's own estimate of the humanitarian impact a hazard of this size is likely to have, calculated automatically from the hazard's measured extent and the population and vulnerability of the area. It is not a count of people affected, injured or killed, and this brief does not report any such count.
GDACS states that its information is indicative, that it should not be used for decision-making without other sources, and that it does not replace or override any warning issued by a national or local authority. Alert levels are revised as an event develops; any change to this record is shown in the revision history on this page.
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13 September 2026, 06:04 UTC — The source revised its record
The source revised its record. The figures above now follow the revised record; the previous wording is kept below.
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Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System issued an orange alert for drought in 8 countries
The Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System (GDACS) has an orange alert in force for drought in The Bahamas, Belize, Cuba, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua and El Salvador. GDACS records the event as beginning on 21 April 2026 and ending on 10 September 2026.
GDACS gives the area affected by agricultural drought as 596,197 square kilometres. That is the figure in the record and nothing has been derived from it.
GDACS assembled this alert from the Global Drought Observatory. An alert level is GDACS's own estimate of the humanitarian impact a hazard of this size is likely to have, calculated automatically from the hazard's measured extent and the population and vulnerability of the area. It is not a count of people affected, injured or killed, and this brief does not report any such count.
GDACS states that its information is indicative, that it should not be used for decision-making without other sources, and that it does not replace or override any warning issued by a national or local authority. Alert levels are revised as an event develops; any change to this record is shown in the revision history on this page.
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12 September 2026, 06:04 UTC — The source revised its record
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Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System issued an orange alert for drought in 8 countries
The Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System (GDACS) has an orange alert in force for drought in The Bahamas, Belize, Cuba, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua and El Salvador. GDACS records the event as beginning on 21 April 2026 and ending on 9 September 2026.
GDACS gives the area affected by agricultural drought as 596,197 square kilometres. That is the figure in the record and nothing has been derived from it.
GDACS assembled this alert from the Global Drought Observatory. An alert level is GDACS's own estimate of the humanitarian impact a hazard of this size is likely to have, calculated automatically from the hazard's measured extent and the population and vulnerability of the area. It is not a count of people affected, injured or killed, and this brief does not report any such count.
GDACS states that its information is indicative, that it should not be used for decision-making without other sources, and that it does not replace or override any warning issued by a national or local authority. Alert levels are revised as an event develops; any change to this record is shown in the revision history on this page.
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12 September 2026, 02:10 UTC — First publication
Assembled from the source record listed under evidence. This record predates the start of this service's coverage and was added when the source was first read.