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Drought — Austria

📍 Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Belgium, Belarus, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Spain, France, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, San Marino, Ukraine · since 21 Dec 2025

Source: GDACS ↗
Source updated: 2 Oct 2026, 07:08 UTC
Event start (source): 21 Dec 2025, 00:00 UTC
Last checked: 2 Oct 2026, 08:30 UTC
Last change ingested: 2 Oct 2026, 07:30 UTC

At a glance

What happened: Drought — Medium impact for agricultural drought in 1759971 km2. GDACS Orange alert.
Where: Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Belgium, Belarus, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Spain, France, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, San Marino, Ukraine (48.76, 13.70 per source)
When: Began 21 Dec 2025, 00:00 UTC
Who is affected: People in Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Belgium, Belarus, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Spain, France, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, San Marino, Ukraine. Population exposure is in the source report.
Has it escalated?: Only one observation of the source alert level so far.
Latest development: No dated reports matched yet.

What the source confirmsFacts · from GDACS

Alert: GDACS Orange alert — source record ↗
Severity (source's statement): Medium impact for agricultural drought in 1759971 km2
Affected countries listed by the source: Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Belgium, Belarus, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Spain, France, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, San Marino, Ukraine
Start: 21 Dec 2025, 00:00 UTC
GLIDE number: DR-2025-000239-ALB
Source description: “Drought in Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belgium, Belarus, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Spain, France, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, San Marino, Ukraine,”

Reported, not independently verifiedNews organisations

No news reports matched to this event in the last 30 days.

TimelineNewest first · UTC · grey = older than 7 days

2 Oct 2026, 07:30 UTC · RedAlertDirect
First recorded by RedAlertDirect.
2 Oct 2026, 07:08 UTC
GDACS alert level: orange.
21 Dec 2025, 00:00 UTC
Event began, according to GDACS.

AssessmentRule-based · not a measurement

High GDACS Orange alert — the source expects a significant humanitarian impact.

Factor	Rating	Basis	Why
Hazard severity GDACS (UN OCHA / European Commission): Medium impact for agricultural drought in 1759971 km2	Medium	Source	GDACS (UN OCHA / European Commission): Medium impact for agricultural drought in 1759971 km2
Geographic spread 29 countries listed by the source: Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Belgium, Belarus, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Spain, France, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, San Marino, Ukraine.	High	Rule on source data	29 countries listed by the source: Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Belgium, Belarus, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Spain, France, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, San Marino, Ukraine.
Escalation Only one observation of the source alert level so far.	Not rated	Not assessed	Only one observation of the source alert level so far.
Civilian impact GDACS alert levels combine hazard severity with exposed population and vulnerability — a model estimate, not a count.	Medium	Source	GDACS alert levels combine hazard severity with exposed population and vulnerability — a model estimate, not a count.
Economic impact No structured, authoritative source for this factor; not rated.	Not rated	Not assessed	No structured, authoritative source for this factor; not rated.
Displacement No structured, authoritative source for this factor; not rated.	Not rated	Not assessed	No structured, authoritative source for this factor; not rated.
Infrastructure No structured, authoritative source for this factor; not rated.	Not rated	Not assessed	No structured, authoritative source for this factor; not rated.
International involvement No structured, authoritative source for this factor; not rated.	Not rated	Not assessed	No structured, authoritative source for this factor; not rated.
Uncertainty Impact estimates are modelled by the source and may be revised.	Medium	Rule on source data	Impact estimates are modelled by the source and may be revised.

Ratings marked “Source” restate the source. “Rule on source data” applies a published rule (see methodology). Nothing here is produced by a language model.