The March 2016 Outlook indicates exceptionally warmer temperatures in many areas, particularly northern Brazil, Central Asia, India, and Indonesia. Northern Brazil is also forecast to be exceptionally dry. Exceptionally wetter conditions are forecast for the Yucatan Peninsula.
Is the Past Decade of Persistent Drought In Brazil a New Normal?
A sixty-year record of extreme weather conditions shows a disturbing pattern of deficit surface water conditions throughout Amazonia.The Water Security Indicators Model (WSIM) developed by ISCIENCES LLC is used to examine average monthly hydrological conditions throughout the basin. An apparent correlation with the emergence of temperature extremes over the same period begs the question whether man-made climate change is the root cause.The literature however points to man-made deforestation as the critical factor, raising concern that "the Amazon is losing the ability to control it's own climate." If true, consequences will have profound impact on the region and the global environment.
Global Temperature and Precipitation Outlook for July 2015 #temperature #precipitation #forecast #cfsv2 #elnino
Exceptionally high temperatures are expected to dominate the global outlook for July 2015, including: Western US and Canada; Central America, west coast of South America, and Brazil; much of Europe; southern Africa; northeast India and Myanmar; Indonesia and Malaysia; and, northeast Siberia. The July outlook for global precipitation shows both exceptional surpluses and deficits. Surpluses are expected in: the US Southwest and Central Plains; northwestern Mexico; Western Amazonia and southern Brazil; and, northern Australia. Dryness is forecast for: southern Mexico; parts of Central America; parts of northern South America; Central and Eastern Europe; the Horn of Africa and Yemen; Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua Guinea, and the Philippines; and, northern China.