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Southeast Asia & the Pacific: Retreat of water surpluses forecast

Southeast Asia & the Pacific: Retreat of water surpluses forecast

Though a significant retreat of exceptional water surplus in the region is forecast through October, exceptional surpluses remain in the forecast for: western Myanmar; eastern Thailand into southern Laos; and, southeastern Sulawesi and Sumbawa and Flores Islands in Indonesia. Exceptional deficits are forecast for a large block of western Cambodia, and deficits of varying severity are forecast for the Mekong Delta, southern Thailand, Singapore, Malaysian Borneo, southern Sumatra, and pockets in central Papua New Guinea. After October, near-normal conditions are expected in many parts of the region and deficits in western Cambodia will moderate.

ISciences Worldwide Water Watch List August 2017

ISciences Worldwide Water Watch List August 2017

Regions forecast to have significant water deficits for the 12-month period from May 2017 through April 2018 include: Brazil, Belgium, Spain, Italy, Finland, northern Africa, Gabon, Somalia, Saudi Arabia, Turkmenistan, Cambodia, Mongolia, and Tasmania. Water surpluses are forecast for: La Pampa (Argentina), Tanzania, western Russia, Bangladesh, Manipur and Mizoram (India), and eastern Thailand. This Watch List is based on ISciences Water Security Indicator Model (WSIM) Global Water Monitor and Forecast issued 9 August 2017.

Southeast Asia & the Pacific: Water deficits forecast for Papua New Guinea, Myanmar, & Thailand

Southeast Asia & the Pacific: Water deficits forecast for Papua New Guinea, Myanmar, & Thailand

From May through July moderate to severe water deficits are forecast to emerge in eastern Myanmar and western Thailand. Exceptional deficits in Papua New Guinea will downgrade but severe to extreme deficits will persist and emerge farther west into Papua, Indonesia. Moderate deficits are forecast to emerge in the western two-thirds of Indonesian Borneo. Surpluses reaching exceptional severity will persist in Sumbawa and Flores Islands, Indonesia, and moderate surpluses are forecast for northeastern Borneo and southern Philippines. After July deficits in the region will downgrade and surpluses will nearly disappear. 

ISciences Worldwide Water Watch List May 2017

ISciences Worldwide Water Watch List May 2017

Regions likely to have significant water deficits for the 12-month period from February 2017 through January 2018 include: Florida (US), Brazil, northern Chile, French Guiana, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, northern Africa, Gabon, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Papua New Guinea, and Tasmania (Australia). Water surpluses are forecast for: Idaho (US), La Pampa (Argentina), western European Russia, eastern Romania, southeastern Tanzania, the Volga River Basin, between the Ob and the Tom Rivers (Russia), and Kazakhstan. This Watch List is based on ISciences Water Security Indicator Model (WSIM) Global Water Monitor and Forecast issued 9 May 2017.