The forecast through November indicates that water surpluses in China will shrink and downgrade but remain widespread in the Yellow and Yangtze River Watersheds, shrinking south of the Yangtze. Deficits are forecast in southern and southeastern China and Japan but will shrink in Taiwan.
East Asia: Widespread water surpluses will persist in China
East Asia: Water surpluses will retreat from southern China
The forecast through September indicates that water surpluses will retreat from the Pearl River Basin, downgrade in the Yellow River Basin, and moderate in the lower and middle regions of the Yangtze. Deficits will shrink in Mongolia and Xinjiang but intensify in Yunnan and Guangdong. Surpluses will increase in North Korea.