Drought in Ethiopia, Somalia

Location

Ethiopia

Date

2025-04-21

to 2025-08-25

Coordinates

Lat: 10.5
Lon: 40.5

Danger Scale

Disaster Details

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 4 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of severe to extreme events.

GDACS ID	DR 1017863
Name:	Eastern Africa-2025
Glide number:	DR-2025-000148-ETH
Countries:	Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia
Start Date:	End of Apr 2025
Duration:	102 days (at 10 Aug 2025)
Impact:	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 406548 km2
More info:	Global Drought Observatory

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Detailed event map. European Union, 2025. Map produced by EC-JRC.
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Spatio-temporal drought monitoring in the Megech–Dirma watershed, Ethi.. 11/27/2025 3:27:00 AM .

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