The forecast through September indicates that water surpluses in southeastern Australia will shrink, persisting primarily in northeastern New South Wales. Exceptional deficits will emerge in western Tasmania, but deficits in New Zealand will shrink considerably.
Global Precipitation & Temperature Outlook August 2020
Australia & New Zealand: Water deficits will shrink in New Zealand
ISciences Worldwide Water Watch List July 2020
Regions forecast to have significant water deficits for the 12-month period of April 2020 through March 2021 include: Venezuela, French Guiana, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon. Areas with a forecast of significant water surplus include: Kenya, Tanzania, Pakistan, Afghanistan, northern European Russia, and British Columbia, Canada. This Watch List is based on ISciences Water Security Indicator Model v2 (WSIMv2) run on 6 July 2020.