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Canada: Exceptional water surpluses to emerge in southeastern BC

Canada: Exceptional water surpluses to emerge in southeastern BC

The forecast through July indicates that exceptional water deficits in northern Quebec will shrink though vast areas will persist. Moderate surpluses are forecast in the Gatineau River Watershed north of Ottawa. Deficits will increase in Southern Ontario but a pocket of moderate surplus will persist west of Toronto. Surpluses will increase in southeastern British Columbia and will be exceptional.

Mexico, Central America, & the Caribbean: Water deficits persist in Chihuahua

Mexico, Central America, & the Caribbean: Water deficits persist in Chihuahua

The forecast through July indicates that water anomalies will shrink considerably throughout the region but intense deficits will persist in Chihuahua, Mexico and surpluses will persist in Sonora.  Surpluses are also forecast in pockets of Central America.

Central Asia & Russia: Intense water surplus in N Kazakhstan

Central Asia & Russia: Intense water surplus in N Kazakhstan

The forecast through July indicates that water surpluses in the Northern European Plain of Russia will shrink and downgrade. Intense surpluses are forecast for northern Kazakhstan and the Turkmen-Iran border. Moderate deficits are expected in the northern Caspian Basin.

East Asia: Yangtze water surpluses will retreat

East Asia: Yangtze water surpluses will retreat

The forecast through July indicates that water surpluses will retreat from the Yangtze River Basin, shrink in Northeast China and the Pearl River Basin, but persist along the Lower Yellow River and in the upper watershed. Exceptional deficits in southern Yunnan will disappear.

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