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drought Drought Risk in Philadelphia, PA

Risk Level: Low — Score 1/10

FEMA: 1Historical: 10

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Key Risk Factors

  • 2 events on record in proximity
  • Average annual frequency: 5.8 events per year
  • Largest recent event exposed 16,600,000 people

Peak season: June-September

Last significant event: Drought - Eastern United States (2024-07-01) — 16,600,000 people exposed

Highest Risk Cities for Droughts

1
Fresno, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 0
2
Mexico City, Mexico
Risk: 9Historical: 0
3
Istanbul, Turkey
Risk: 9Historical: 10
4
Bogota, Colombia
Risk: 9Historical: 1
5
Santiago, Chile
Risk: 9Historical: 0
6
Beijing, China
Risk: 9Historical: 0
7
Cairo, Egypt
Risk: 9Historical: 10
8
Kathmandu, Nepal
Risk: 9Historical: 0
9
Yangon, Myanmar
Risk: 9Historical: 0
10
Phoenix, AZ
FEMA: 7Historical: 10
Philadelphia is not in the top 10 for drought risk among tracked cities.

How Philadelphia Compares

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Notable Drought Events Near Philadelphia

DisasterAWARE's historical archive records 2 notable drought events near Philadelphia, ranked below by impact. The most impactful: Drought - Eastern United States (July 2024) — 16,600,000 people exposed; $3,775,573M capital exposed.

Drought - Eastern United States

July 1, 2024 — WARNING

16,600,000 people exposed; $3,775,573M capital exposed

Drought - Northeastern United States

October 23, 2019 — WATCH

Impact data not available

Drought Preparedness Tips

  • 1.Reduce water usage — fix leaks, use water-efficient appliances
  • 2.Use drought-resistant landscaping and native plants
  • 3.Follow local water use restrictions and conservation guidelines
  • 4.Store emergency water supplies for drinking and sanitation
  • 5.Be aware of increased wildfire risk during drought conditions

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How this data is built

Philadelphia, PA drought risk combines Historical Event Intelligence with authoritative hazard modeling from the Geospatial Intelligence Layers catalog. Live drought monitoring is available through the Event Intelligence API and the DisasterAWARE Platform.

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Every score and event here comes from DisasterAWARE's hazard database — available as downloadable historical datasets and a real-time API.

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