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Mexico, Central America, & the Caribbean: Water surplus forecast for Central America

Mexico, Central America, & the Caribbean: Water surplus forecast for Central America

Through January 2020 deficits around Mexico’s Gulf Coast will shrink considerably but severe anomalies will persist in northern Veracruz State and nearby. Surpluses are forecast in Nuevo León State in the northeast, Mexico’s central Pacific Coast, the Federal District, small pockets in the south, and throughout much of Central America.

Mexico, Central America, & the Caribbean: Water deficits forecast Querétaro, Hidalgo, Veracruz

Mexico, Central America, & the Caribbean: Water deficits forecast Querétaro, Hidalgo, Veracruz

The forecast through December indicates water deficits in Querétaro, Hidalgo, Veracruz State, central San Luis Potosi, and southeastern Chihuahua. Surpluses are expected along Mexico’s Pacific Coast from Jalisco into Guerrero, in pockets of the north, and in Pacific regions throughout much of Central America.

Mexico, Central America, & the Caribbean: Deficits in Belize, surpluses in the Bahamas

Mexico, Central America, & the Caribbean: Deficits in Belize, surpluses in the Bahamas

The forecast through November indicates that normal water conditions will return to much of Mexico but intense deficits will persist around the Gulf of Campeche. Extreme deficits are expected in southern Belize, moderate surpluses in Costa Rica, and intense surpluses in the Bahamas and central Cuba.

ISciences Worldwide Water Watch List August 2019

ISciences Worldwide Water Watch List August 2019

Regions forecast to have significant water deficits for the 12-month period from May 2019 through April 2020 include: Canada, French Guiana, Chile, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Egypt, Libya, Uzbekistan, and New Caledonia. Areas with a forecast of significant water surplus include: the United States, Syria, southern Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and southeastern China. This Watch List is based on ISciences Water Security Indicator Model v2 (WSIMv2) run on 5 August 2019

Mexico, Central America, & the Caribbean: Water deficits forecast for Haiti

Mexico, Central America, & the Caribbean: Water deficits forecast for Haiti

The forecast through August 2019 indicates that Mexico will transition to nearly normal water conditions in the north with some deficits in Baja and persistent surpluses in northern Coahuila. A small pocket of severe deficit is forecast for northern Puebla State. Moderate deficits are expected in pockets of northern Central America, and surpluses in pockets of the south. Exceptional deficits are forecast for Haiti.