Europe

Europe: Water deficits to persist in many regions

Europe: Water deficits to persist in many regions

The forecast through October indicates a pattern of water anomalies similar to May through July though the intensity will downgrade in some regions. Areas of deficit include Finland, the Baltics through Ukraine, and France through Germany. Areas of surplus include Russia, Spain, and the U.K.

Europe: Water deficits in C. Europe & around the Baltic

Europe: Water deficits in C. Europe & around the Baltic

The forecast through September indicates a distribution pattern of water anomalies similar to the prior three months. Widespread deficits are expected in Central Europe and around the Baltic and Adriatic Seas. Areas of surplus include the Iberian Peninsula, the eastern Balkans, and Russia.

Europe: Water deficits forecast to increase

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.

Europe: Intense water deficits Finland, Baltics, Ukraine

Europe: Intense water deficits Finland, Baltics, Ukraine

The forecast through June indicates that water surpluses will diminish in Central Europe and will shrink and moderate in Ireland and the United Kingdom. Intense deficits are forecast from Finland through eastern Bulgaria, and deficits of varying intensity in Central and Eastern Europe and from Moscow to the Caspian Sea.