Drought is on going in United States
The Drought notification level is Green. · Severity: Minor impact for agricultural drought in 122634 km2
Geographic Context
This drought event occurred near North Platte (approximately 127 km away) in United States, an area that experiences a range of natural hazards. An estimated 24.2K people live within 200 km of the event location, placing this in the "significant" population impact tier.
Event Assessment
This event is a drought event classified as medium severity. Calamity.live has classified it as "medium" severity with a severity value of 40. The computed Calamity Score is 28 out of 100, suggesting contained impact at this time. The primary scoring components are: historical (80), population (40), intensity (20). Data for this event was sourced from gdacs, one of the 250 scientific monitoring sources aggregated by Calamity.live.
Regional Monitoring Context
United States has a documented history of drought events. Monitoring for drought events in the region relies on a combination of ground-based sensors, satellite remote sensing, and official reporting from national agencies. The frequency and severity of such events are tracked over time to support risk assessment and emergency preparedness.
Event Data
| Type | Drought |
| Severity | medium |
| Severity Value | 40 |
| Calamity Score | 28 / 100 |
| Confidence | 88% |
| Coordinates | 40.1870, -101.6300 |
| Nearest City | North Platte (127 km) |
| Population Exposed | 24.2K within 200 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-15T11:16:42.782Z |
| Source | https://www.gdacs.org/report.aspx?eventtype=DR&eventid=1018546 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| EventType | DR |
| AlertLevel | Green |
| Country | United States |
| Population | |
| FromRSS | true |
| Google News RssFeed | drought |
| Google News SourceName | MSN |
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Calamity.live data shows a drought event with CalamityScore 28/100, near North Platte (United States), based on data from gdacs. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 207 scientific monitoring sources.