South America

South America: Intense water deficit in French Guiana

South America: Intense water deficit in French Guiana

The forecast through June indicates that water deficits will shrink and downgrade but remain widespread. Intense deficits are forecast in Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, and Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; and French Guiana and Suriname. Surpluses are forecast in pockets of eastern Brazil.

South America: Water deficits in Brazil will shrink

South America: Water deficits in Brazil will shrink

The forecast through April indicates that water deficits will shrink considerably. However, intense deficits are forecast in Amapá, Pará, Amazonas, Rondônia, and Acre, Brazil, and French Guiana, Suriname, and Chile. Surpluses are forecast for the Orinoco Delta in eastern Venezuela.

South America: Water deficits to persist in Chile & central Brazil

South America: Water deficits to persist in Chile & central Brazil

The forecast through March 2020 indicates that water deficits in the region will shrink considerably. Nearly normal water conditions are forecast for much of the Amazon Basin in Brazil and eastern and southern states, but intense deficits will increase in central Brazil. Deficits will persist in much of Chile. Areas of surplus include Venezuela’s Orinoco Delta, central Colombia, and northern Peru.

South America: Exceptional water deficits forecast for Bahia

South America: Exceptional water deficits forecast for Bahia

Through January 2020 deficits will shrink and downgrade overall, persisting primarily in Brazil and Chile. In Brazil, intense deficits are forecast in Amapá, Pará, Maranhão, Bahia and its smaller east coast neighbors, Paraná, and São Paulo State. Areas of surplus include Colombia, southern Venezuela, Ecuador, northern Peru, Uruguay, and Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.