Southern India: Drought in Southern India

Event time: Jan 21, 2026 00:00 UTC Last updated: 4 days ago India

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Green Drought in Southern India from: 21 Jan 2026 to: 13 Oct 2026 .

Measurements

Coordinates	14.2580, 77.5690
Region	Southern India
Gdacs Alert Level	Green
Gdacs Score	1
Severity Text	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 537380 km2

Official source

Alert data from GDACS (European Commission Joint Research Centre & United Nations OCHA)

This is an official warning issued by the authority named above. Follow its instructions and those of your local emergency services.

Severity as published by GDACS (European Commission / United Nations).

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Source updated 6 days ago (Oct 13, 2026 00:00 UTC) · we last heard from GDACS (European Commission / United Nations) 4 days ago

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What has changed

No longer active — now being monitored — Sep 14, 14:51 UTC by GDACS (European Commission / United Nations)

Figures published in the first minutes of an event are preliminary. A change here is the agency refining its own estimate, not a correction to this page.

Official authorities in India

If you are there, these are the bodies whose instructions apply. This site is not an emergency service and does not issue warnings.

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What to do

Follow the instructions issued by GDACS (European Commission / United Nations) and your local emergency services. The guidance below is background.

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