The forecast through May indicates that widespread water surpluses will shrink, but surpluses will persist in Syria, near Mosul, and in Iran’s west, Caspian Sea Coast, and south. Deficits will downgrade on the Arabian Peninsula but will remain intense from eastern Yemen into Oman.
United States: Water surplus in N. Plains, TN, Carolinas, Deep South
The forecast through May indicates widespread water surpluses in the Northern Plains States and Upper Midwest, severe-to-exceptional in the Dakotas and Nebraska. Moderate surpluses are expected in Tennessee, the Carolinas, Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia. Areas of deficit include central Colorado, southeastern Texas, and northern California.
Australia & New Zealand: Water deficits forecast to retreat significantly
Africa: Water surpluses will persist in East Africa
Europe: Intense water surpluses persist in Ireland, deficits in Ukraine
The forecast through May indicates that water surpluses will shrink in Europe though remain widespread in the U.K., Ireland, and northern European Russia, and will be intense in Ireland and Russia. Intense deficits are forecast for Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Belarus, western Ukraine, and eastern Bulgaria.





