ISciences Worldwide Water Watch List November 2023

ISCIENCES WORLDWIDE WATER WATCH LIST November 2023

16 November 2023

This map presents a selection of regions likely to encounter significant water anomalies during the one year period beginning in August 2023 and running through July 2024 using 3 months of observed temperature and precipitation data and 9 months of forecast data.

The synopsis that follows provides highlights of regional water forecasts. Regional details are available in ISciences Global Water Monitor & Forecast Watch List November 16, 2023 (pdf).

United States:  Severe to extreme surpluses are expected to linger until January 2024 or longer.

Canada: Widespread exceptional deficits are expected to linger in most Canadian provinces until April 2024 or longer.

Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean: Widespread deficits are expected to linger throughout Mexico until April 2024 or longer.

South America:  Much of South America is expected to endure exceptional deficits, though these anomalies are expected to dissipate after January 2024, becoming mostly near-normal conditions.

Europe:  The majority of Continental Europe is expected to observe prolonged surpluses, ranging from moderate to extreme intensity until April 2024.

Africa: Widespread deficits in northern African countries are expected to resolve, with near-normal conditions expected across much of the continent throughout April 2024.

Middle East: Exceptional deficits are expected to continue in southern regions of Yemen and Oman throughout April 2024.

Central Asia and Russia: Intense deficits are expected to persist in western and eastern Russia until April 2024, as are intense surpluses in eastern Kazakhstan.

South Asia: Exceptional deficits are expected to persist in areas of Pakistan and western India until January 2024.

Southeast Asia and the Pacific: Widespread intense deficits are expected to occur in most Indonesian regions in Maritime Southeast Asia, which are expected to resolve after January 2024.

East Asia: Intense deficits are expected to persist across northern China until January 2024.

Australia & New Zealand:  Much of Australia is expected to experience near-normal conditions through July 2024, though western Tasmania is expected to observe severe to extreme deficits through January 2024.

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