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Southeast Asia & the Pacific: Water deficits in Thailand will downgrade but will be severe

Southeast Asia & the Pacific: Water deficits in Thailand will downgrade but will be severe

The forecast through July indicates that water deficits in Thailand and Cambodia will downgrade from exceptional but remain widespread and severe in Thailand and moderate in Cambodia. Prior surpluses in Southeast Asia and Indonesia will nearly disappear as deficits emerge. Severe to extreme deficits are forecast for peninsular Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo, pockets of Sumatra, southern Philippines, and Papua New Guinea.

Southeast Asia & the Pacific: Widespread, severe water deficits forecast for Thailand & Cambodia

Southeast Asia & the Pacific: Widespread, severe water deficits forecast for Thailand & Cambodia

The forecast through June indicates that water deficits in Thailand and Cambodia will downgrade but will be widespread and severe, and deficits will emerge in much of Southeast Asia. Moderate to severe deficits are expected in the Philippines, northeastern Borneo, and scattered pockets of Indonesia. Exceptional deficits will persist around the Gulf of Papua in Papua New Guinea. Surpluses will downgrade slightly in north-central New Guinea around Jayapura.