East Asia

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

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.

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.