Southeast Asia & Pacific

Southeast Asia & the Pacific: Water deficits to shrink; surpluses increase

Southeast Asia & the Pacific: Water deficits to shrink; surpluses increase

The forecast through July indicates that anomalies will shrink and downgrade in Southeast Asia, leaving surpluses in northern and central Vietnam. Surpluses are also forecast for many parts of Indonesia and will be intense in southwestern Sumatra and Flores Island.

Southeast Asia & the Pacific: Water deficits will downgrade in Thailand

Southeast Asia & the Pacific: Water deficits will downgrade in Thailand

The forecast through June indicates that water deficits will shrink and downgrade, particularly in Thailand where exceptional deficits will moderate. In Cambodia, a pocket of extreme deficit will persist north of Tonlé Sap. Areas of surplus include western Indonesian Borneo and western Java.

Southeast Asia & the Pacific: Water deficits to persist in Thailand

Southeast Asia & the Pacific: Water deficits to persist in Thailand

The forecast through April indicates persistent water deficits in Thailand and western Cambodia though the extent of exceptional deficits will shrink to small pockets. Intense surpluses will persist in western Myanmar, Vietnam’s North Central Coast, and northern Mindanao.