Kiribati Drought Update - Issue 19, March 2017
- Countries
- Kiribati
- Sources
- Govt. Kiribati
- Publication date
- Origin
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SUMMARY STATEMENT
- Season: Kiribati is currently in Wet season, AU MEANG (Nov-April).
- ENSO Status: Neutral
- Drought Highlights using Rainfall records:
- Only Butaritari was in drought for the 12 month period (affects household wells).
- Beru and Kiritimati in drought for the 3 and 6 months (affects rainwater tanks and household wells).
- Tarawa, Abaiang and Kanton in warning for the 3 and 6 months.
(Drought in 3, 6, 12, 36, 48 month means the accumulated rainfall over the last 3, 6, 12, 36, 48 months was below the lowest 10% of the historic records).