*Water Watch Lists
ISciences staff
ISciences Worldwide Water Watch List April 2025

The forecast for April 2025 expects significant water deficits for the 12-month period of January 2025 through December 2025 in the southwestern United States, eastern Europe, Mexico, central and northern Africa, central and northern South America, and Central Asia. Areas expected to experience surplus include central and southern Africa, northeastern Australia, and portions of the Amazon rainforest.

ISciences Worldwide Water Watch List April 2025
*Special Topics, Proof Point, East Asia
ISciences staff
Proof Point: Drought in the Yangtze River Basin

In this new series, we examine recent prolonged drought in the Yangtze River Basin, its impact on the affected regions, and the historical accuracy of the Water Security Indicator Model (WSIM) forecasts in East Asia.

Proof Point: Drought in the Yangtze River Basin
Central Asia & Russia
ISciences staff
Central Asia & Russia: Deficits spread ...

Exceptional deficits will spread throughout the Russian Plain, northern coastal Russia, and regions near Lake Baikal. Surpluses are expected in some portions of northern Russia and north-central Kazakhstan. 

Central Asia & Russia: Deficits spread throughout Russian Plain, N Russia, Buryatia
East Asia
ISciences staff
East Asia: NW, SE China to observe continued ...

Exceptional deficits will continue in northwestern and southeastern China.

East Asia: NW, SE China to observe continued deficits
Middle East
ISciences staff
Middle East: Deficits remain in Levant, Iran, ...

Widespread exceptional deficits in the Middle East will downgrade in size, but remain in portions of the Levant, the Arabian Peninsula, and Iran.  

Middle East: Deficits remain in Levant, Iran, Arabian Peninsula

*Special Topics

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