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ISciences Worldwide Water Watch List June 2022

ISciences Worldwide Water Watch List June 2022

Regions forecast to have significant water deficits for the 12-month period March 2022 through February 2023 include: Chile, California, Quebec, France, and Estonia. Areas of significant water surplus include: North Dakota, eastern Australia, Java, China, European Russia, and Tanzania. This Watch List is based on ISciences Water Security Indicator Model v2 (WSIMv2) 6 June 2022.

South America: Intense water deficits on the Paraguay River

South America: Intense water deficits on the Paraguay River

The forecast through August indicates that water deficits will shrink and downgrade overall but widespread deficits are forecast from western Amazonas, Brazil through São Paulo State and in much of Peru. Surpluses are forecast for eastern Brazil.

South America: Severe water deficits forecast São Paulo State

South America: Severe water deficits forecast São Paulo State

The forecast through December indicates that water deficits will diminish across the continent, though intense anomalies will persist in French Guiana, Suriname, Amapá and Pará, Brazil. Severe to extreme anomalies are forecast for São Paulo State. Anomalies elsewhere include deficits in Chile and north-central Venezuela, and surpluses in central Colombia, northern Peru, and Uruguay.

South America: Water deficits to persist in central Brazil

South America: Water deficits to persist in central Brazil

The forecast through June indicates that water deficits in Brazil will shrink, with nearly normal conditions in Pará and Amazonas, but intense deficits are forecast for Mato Grosso, Tocantins, Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, western São Paulo, and along many rivers. Surpluses will increase in northeastern states. Exceptional deficits will trace a path along the Pacific Coast from Lima, Peru reaching almost to Santiago, Chile. Surpluses will increase and intensify in Paraguay.