The forecast through February 2021 indicates that water surpluses will remain widespread in the Yellow and Yangtze River Watersheds, shrinking south of the Yangtze. Deficits are forecast for China’s coastal southeast, Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea, and surpluses in North Korea.
East Asia: Water surplus will persist in Yellow, Yangtze, & NE China
The forecast through January 2021 indicates that widespread, intense water surpluses will persist in Northeast China and the Yellow and Yangtze Basins, shrinking south of the Yangtze. Deficits will increase in northwestern and coastal southeastern China. Deficits are forecast in Japan and surpluses in North Korea.