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Australia & New Zealand: Water deficits to persist in Tasmania

Australia & New Zealand: Water deficits to persist in Tasmania

The forecast through December indicates near normal conditions as exceptional deficits retreat. Deficits will persist in Australia’s southwestern tip and Tasmania. Areas of surplus include the central Murray-Darling Basin and the Avon River region in Western Australia.

East Asia: Water surplus to persist in Yellow, Yangtze, & NE China

East Asia: Water surplus to persist in Yellow, Yangtze, & NE China

The forecast through December indicates that water surpluses in China will remain widespread in the Yellow and Yangtze River Watersheds and in Northeast China, with exceptional anomalies shrinking in the river basins but increasing in the Northeast. Deficits are forecast in Japan.

Australia & New Zealand: Widespread deficits will retreat

Australia & New Zealand: Widespread deficits will retreat

The forecast through November indicates that widespread exceptional water deficits will retreat. Surpluses are forecast in Australia between the Macquarie and Lachlan Rivers in the Murray-Darling Basin and from Sydney to Victoria’s border. Deficits in New Caledonia will be severe.