The forecast through July indicates water surpluses in the eastern Volga region, Middle and Lower Ob, northern Sakha, and Transbaikal. Deficits will be intense in the Yenisei’s eastern tributaries and moderate in Turkmenistan and Mangystau, Kazakhstan.
Central Asia & Russia: Exceptional deficits will emerge in Mangystau
Central Asia & Russia: Water deficit forecast for Turkmenistan; surplus for Volga Basin
In the near-term water, surpluses reaching exceptional intensity will continue to emerge in Russia’s Volga River Basin and on the Ob, Vakh, and Tom Rivers, and in Aktobe, northern Kostanay, and western Akmola Regions, Kazakhstan. Exceptional deficits will increase in Yamal, Russia. Moderate to severe deficits are expected in Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. In the spring, Volga Basin surpluses should downgrade, though remain widespread. Surpluses will persist between the Tom and Yenisei Rivers, and along the Ob and Irtysh Rivers. Severe deficits will continue to emerge in Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.