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Middle East: Water deficits will intensify in Georgia

Middle East: Water deficits will intensify in Georgia

The forecast through January 2021 indicates that widespread water anomalies will shrink considerably. However, deficits will intensify in Georgia and re-emerge in southern Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia. Exceptional surpluses will re-emerge in central Syria and around Mosul.

Middle East: Intense water deficits forecast for Saudi Arabia & UAE

Middle East: Intense water deficits forecast for Saudi Arabia & UAE

The forecast through June indicates that water surpluses in the region will shrink overall, but persist from central Turkey through Syria, northeastern Iraq, western Iran, the Caspian Coast, and Iranian provinces near the Persian Gulf. Exceptional deficits will increase in central Saudi Arabia.

Middle East: Water surplus will persist in Syria, Iraq, & Iran

Middle East: Water surplus will persist in Syria, Iraq, & Iran

Through January 2020 moderate to exceptional surpluses will persist from northern Iraq through a vast expanse of western Iran reaching past the Iran-Turkmen border. Exceptional surpluses will re-emerge in northern Syria and moderate surpluses in western Iraq. Deficits will shrink and downgrade considerably, persisting in Georgia and Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia.

Middle East: Intense water deficits to emerge in Saudi Arabia

Middle East: Intense water deficits to emerge in Saudi Arabia

The forecast through November indicates that widespread, intense water surpluses will persist in the region from southeastern Turkey and northern Syria through northern Iraq into northwestern Iran, and along the southeastern shore of the Caspian Sea and the Iran-Turkmen border. Exceptional deficits are forecast to emerge in a vast block of central Saudi Arabia.

Middle East: Water deficits forecast to increase in Saudi Arabia

Middle East: Water deficits forecast to increase in Saudi Arabia

The forecast through March indicates intense water deficits on the Arabian Peninsula and surpluses in eastern Turkey, northern Syria, the Euphrates and eastern Iraq, and western Iran. Intense deficits are forecast for Saudi Arabia, Yemen’s western and eastern thirds, and pockets of Oman. Extreme deficits will emerge in Qatar but deficits in United Arab Emirates will downgrade. In Iran, deficits will be severe to extreme in southern Yazd and Kerman into Sistan and Baluchistan.