Most exceptional surpluses in Maritime Southeast Asia will downgrade in severity, becoming mostly severe to exceptional surpluses in Indonesia and the Philippines, with near-normal conditions occurring in most other regions. Deficits are expected in northern areas of Thailand and Laos.
Pockets of severe to exceptional deficits will occur in northwestern and central Mexico. Significant portions of Central America will observe severe to exceptional surpluses.
Most exceptional deficits in the Middle East will resolve, but will linger in some areas of Saudi Arabia, the Levant, Oman, and Iran. Surpluses of varying intensity will continue in western coastal Yemen and southwestern Saudi Arabia.
Most exceptional surpluses in India will resolve. Some surpluses will persist in north-central and south-central India.
Extreme to exceptional surpluses will resolve in most northern regions of Australia. Isolated exceptional deficits throughout Australia are expected to resolve, but some will remain in southeastern coastal regions of the continent, as well as portions of New Zealand.
Regions forecast to have significant water deficits for the 12-month period of February 2021 through January 2022 include: Brazil, Iran, and the U.S. Southwest. Areas with a forecast of significant water surplus include: Northeast China, Botswana, and Java. This Watch List is based on ISciences Water Security Indicator Model v2 (WSIMv2) run on 4 May 2021.
Regions forecast to have significant water deficits for the 12-month period of January through December 2021 include: Brazil, Iran, and the U.S. Southwest. Areas with a forecast of significant water surplus include: Northeast China, Botswana, and Java. This Watch List is based on ISciences Water Security Indicator Model v2 (WSIMv2) run on 5 April 2021.
Regions forecast to have significant water deficits for the 12-month period of December 2020 through November 2021 include: Brazil, Estonia, Latvia, and the U.S. Southwest. Areas with a forecast of significant water surplus include: Northeast China, Botswana, and the Philippines. This Watch List is based on ISciences Water Security Indicator Model v2 (WSIMv2) run on 5 March 2021.
Regions forecast to have significant water deficits for the 12-month period of November 2020 through October 2021 include: Brazil, Estonia, Latvia, Egypt, and western Kazakhstan. Areas with a forecast of significant water surplus include: Northeast China, Vietnam, southern India, and Pakistan. This Watch List is based on ISciences Water Security Indicator Model v2 (WSIMv2) run on 4 February 2021.
Regions forecast to have significant water deficits for the 12-month period of October 2020 through September 2021 include: Brazil, Estonia, Egypt, Quebec (Canada), and the U.S. Southwest. Areas with a forecast of significant water surplus include: China, Vietnam, southwestern India, and European Russia. This Watch List is based on ISciences Water Security Indicator Model v2 (WSIMv2) run on 5 January 2021.
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