The outlook for Canada from August 2015 through July 2016 indicates widespread water deficits across the country with large pockets of exceptional deficits expected in parts of eastern Ontario into Quebec.
United States: Water deficits forecast across the North, surpluses in Texas, Virginia, Carolinas
ISciences Worldwide Water Watch List November 2015
Regions likely to encounter significant water deficits in the coming months include: southern Mexico, northern Brazil, North Africa, coastal West Africa, southern Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, Western Russia, and Southeast Asia. Significant water surpluses are forecast for: southern South America, East Africa, and Southwest China. This watch list is based on ISciences' Water Security Indicator Model (WSIM) Global Water Monitor and Forecast issued 9 November 2015.
Road to Paris COP21 - UN Global Climate Change Summit Nov 30-Dec 11, 2015
Road to Paris COP 21, the latest installment in ISciences' presentation series on the evolution of multilateral agreements related to climate change, is now available for download. Representatives from 196 nations will convene in Paris on November 30, 2015 to negotiate a global agreement under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, applicable to all countries, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. ISciences authors its Kyoto and Beyond series to encourage public discussion of global environmental security issues.
Global Precipitation & Temperature Outlook for November 2015
The Outlook for November 2015 indicates much hotter than normal temperatures for the Eastern half of the United States, Caribbean, Mexico, Central America, northern South America, Western Europe, Scandinavia, India, China, Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Japan, and Australia. Dry conditions are expected in northern Brazil. Eastern Europe may be drier than normal, particularly Romania and Bulgaria. Wetter than normal conditions are forecast for: Southeast US, parts of East Africa, Central Asia, and China.