Droughts are prolonged periods of abnormal dry conditions. By impacting crop systems, livestock, and water availability, droughts particularly drive risks to food security, and water security, among other things. This indicator measures the drought status in a grid cell over the past 12 months by combining the count of months in drought condition with the drought severity in the respective month.


Data recency: 2024-Q3

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Latest quarter: Q3-2024

Created: 11/19/2024

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