CFS2_R201504

Southern Africa: Severe-to-Exceptional Water Deficits to Spread and Intensify through January 2016

Severe to exceptional water deficits in southern and central Angola are forecast to continue through January 2016. The deficits spread to Namibia in June, decreasing in intensity in Northern Namibia in October but remaining exceptional in Southern Namibia through January 2016.

Southeast Asia and the Pacific: Severe to Exceptional Water Deficits through January 2016

Moderate to severe water deficits are forecast to continue in much of Southeast Asia and the Pacific through January 2016, with portions of central Vietnam and Southern Thailand being hit the hardest.