Southeast Asia & Pacific

Southeast Asia & the Pacific: Water deficits will downgrade in Thailand

Southeast Asia & the Pacific: Water deficits will downgrade in Thailand

The forecast through June indicates that water deficits will shrink and downgrade, particularly in Thailand where exceptional deficits will moderate. In Cambodia, a pocket of extreme deficit will persist north of Tonlé Sap. Areas of surplus include western Indonesian Borneo and western Java.

Southeast Asia & the Pacific: Water deficits to persist in Thailand

Southeast Asia & the Pacific: Water deficits to persist in Thailand

The forecast through April indicates persistent water deficits in Thailand and western Cambodia though the extent of exceptional deficits will shrink to small pockets. Intense surpluses will persist in western Myanmar, Vietnam’s North Central Coast, and northern Mindanao.

Southeast Asia & the Pacific: Intense water deficits forecast for Cambodia & Java

Southeast Asia & the Pacific: Intense water deficits forecast for Cambodia & Java

Through January 2020 surpluses will persist in Laos, Vietnam, eastern Cambodia, and Myanmar. Intense deficits will persist in northwestern Cambodia and deficits of lesser intensity are forecast for much of Thailand. Deficits are also forecast for southern Sumatra, Java, southern Borneo, and Papua New Guinea. Anomalies will be especially widespread and intense in Java.