Impacto de los eventos de sequía en la región de la cuenca hidrográfica de la laguna Sauce Grande provincia de Buenos Aires Argentina
Summary
The study examines water extremes in the Sauce Grande lagoon watershed from 1971 to 2010, finding that while 49% of cases were mild or incipient droughts, extreme events caused a 19% decrease in grain yields. Severe and extreme droughts occurred most frequently during summer months, with the 2008-2009 period significantly impacting regional agricultural and livestock production.
Key insights
- Between 1971 and 2010, 49% of the analyzed water extreme cases in the Sauce Grande lagoon watershed were classified as mild or incipient droughts.
- The most extreme dry events, reaching values of -4.31, led to irreparable damage to grain yields, which fell by 19% compared to the current average.
- Severe and extreme dry cases occurred in 12% of instances, primarily during summer months, with the years 2008 and 2009 identified as the periods with the greatest impact on regional agricultural and livestock production.
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- APA
- Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (2025). Impacto de los eventos de sequía en la región de la cuenca hidrográfica de la laguna Sauce Grande provincia de Buenos Aires Argentina. https://iai.int/es/pub_acad/impacto-de-los-eventos-de-sequia-en-la-region-de-la-cuenca-hidrografica-de-la-laguna-sauce-grande-provincia-de-buenos-aires-argentina/
- Chicago
- Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. Impacto de los eventos de sequía en la región de la cuenca hidrográfica de la laguna Sauce Grande provincia de Buenos Aires Argentina. 2025. https://iai.int/es/pub_acad/impacto-de-los-eventos-de-sequia-en-la-region-de-la-cuenca-hidrografica-de-la-laguna-sauce-grande-provincia-de-buenos-aires-argentina/.
- Wikipedia
- {{cite report |author=Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research |title=Impacto de los eventos de sequía en la región de la cuenca hidrográfica de la laguna Sauce Grande provincia de Buenos Aires Argentina |date=15 January 2025 |url=https://iai.int/es/pub_acad/impacto-de-los-eventos-de-sequia-en-la-region-de-la-cuenca-hidrografica-de-la-laguna-sauce-grande-provincia-de-buenos-aires-argentina/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}
- BibTeX
- @techreport{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearch2025impacto, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{Impacto de los eventos de sequía en la región de la cuenca hidrográfica de la laguna Sauce Grande provincia de Buenos Aires Argentina}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, year = {2025}, month = jan, url = {https://iai.int/es/pub_acad/impacto-de-los-eventos-de-sequia-en-la-region-de-la-cuenca-hidrografica-de-la-laguna-sauce-grande-provincia-de-buenos-aires-argentina/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }
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