Ethiopia
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An assessment of historical rainfall data indicates that central/eastern Ethiopia has experienced the worst drought in more than 50 years. As a result, a major food security Emergency is expected to persist through much of 2016. This report presents a series of maps which illustrate the extent and the severity of the drought as well as its impacts on water availability, crop and rangeland conditions, and food security. For a more detailed narrative and analysis of the drought’s current and expected impacts on food security, please visit www.fews.net/ethiopia.
This map provides a more detailed view of how rainfall between March and September 2015 deviated from the 1981-2014 average in Ethiopia. During this period rainfall was more than 35 percent below average across much of Afar Region, northern Somali Region, and parts of eastern Amhara. An even larger area had rainfall more than 25 percent below average.
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Source : FEWS NET/USGS
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