The forecast through November indicates water surpluses in southern Durango and Zacatecas, surrounding Mexico City, on Mexico’s central Pacific Coast, Nicaragua, and northern Costa Rica. Areas of deficit include Baja, Tabasco, and western Haiti.
Mexico, Central America, & the Caribbean: Water surplus forecast for Central America
Through January 2020 deficits around Mexico’s Gulf Coast will shrink considerably but severe anomalies will persist in northern Veracruz State and nearby. Surpluses are forecast in Nuevo León State in the northeast, Mexico’s central Pacific Coast, the Federal District, small pockets in the south, and throughout much of Central America.
Mexico, Central America, & the Caribbean: Water deficits forecast Querétaro, Hidalgo, Veracruz
The forecast through December indicates water deficits in Querétaro, Hidalgo, Veracruz State, central San Luis Potosi, and southeastern Chihuahua. Surpluses are expected along Mexico’s Pacific Coast from Jalisco into Guerrero, in pockets of the north, and in Pacific regions throughout much of Central America.
Mexico, Central America & the Caribbean: Water deficits ahead for much of Mexico
Water deficits are forecast to continue in much of Mexico, increasing in extent and severity through February 2018. For the next few months exceptional deficits are forecast in Nayarit, along with deficits of varying severity in other states including Hidalgo, Michoacán, Sinaloa, and Tamaulipas. Surpluses in Central America are expected diminish but will remain in the forecast through November in Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama.
ISciences Worldwide Water Watch List September 2017
Regions forecast to have significant water deficits for the 12-month period from June 2017 through May 2018 include: Montana (US), Nayarit (Mexico), Amapá (Brazil), Italy, the Arabian Peninsula, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh (India), Cambodia, Mongolia, and Tasmania (Australia). Water surpluses are forecast for: US Gulf Coast, La Pampa (Argentina), Tanzania, Bangladesh, Tripura and Mizoram (India), western Myanmar, Laos, Jiangxi and Guangxi (China), and Transvolga (Russia). This Watch List is based on ISciences Water Security Indicator Model (WSIM) Global Water Monitor and Forecast issued 8 September 2017.