Canada can expect widespread exceptional water deficits through February 2023 across the central regions of British Columbia, Manitoba, Alberta, and Quebec, as well as western and eastern Ontario.
United States: Water deficits persist throughout California, PNW
ISciences Worldwide Water Watch List December 2022
Regions forecast to have significant water deficits for the 12-month period September 2022 through August 2023 include: North Africa, Saudi Arabia, Venezuela, Canada, and China. Areas of significant water surplus include: Pakistan, Thailand, Cambodia, southeastern Australia, and eastern Russia. This Watch List is based on ISciences Water Security Indicator Model v2 (WSIMv2) 5 December 2022.
Global Precipitation & Temperature Outlook December 2022
Our December 2022 Global Precipitation and Temperature Outlook indicates that several regions of the world will experience exceptionally hotter than normal temperatures, including northwestern Africa, Iran, and Indonesia. Precipitation deficits, moderate overall, will be widespread in several regions of China including the Yellow River Watershed. Surpluses are expected in Russia’s far northeast.