The forecast through July indicates that water surpluses in the Northern European Plain of Russia will shrink and downgrade. Intense surpluses are forecast for northern Kazakhstan and the Turkmen-Iran border. Moderate deficits are expected in the northern Caspian Basin.
Europe: Water deficits forecast to increase
The forecast through July indicates that exceptional water deficits will increase in Finland, the Baltics, Belarus, and Ukraine, and deficits of varying intensity will increase in Eastern Europe, many pockets of Central Europe, Italy, and the northern Balkans. Surpluses will shrink considerably in the U.K.