Drought — Marshall Islands, Guam

2021-03-01 to 2021-03-31 · Marshall Islands, Guam

Event narrative

Drought conditions at Kwajalein has improved as it has gone from D2 Severe Drought to D1 Moderate Drought.

Conditions at Wotje has gotten worse and has gone from D2 Severe Drought

to D3 Extreme Drought.

Water conservation measures are in place across the far northern Marshall Islands. The most impacted islands have strict drinking water conservation measures in place while reserving well water for other needs. Several of the islands have RO units but some are not operational.

The Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Cluster is working closely with the Marshall Islands National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) to address the needs of the various atolls being impacted.

Wider weather episode

Drought conditions slowly improve at a few locations but worsen at one.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 942011. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.