Jordan | Dry dams, barren land and alarming water deficit

Arab Weather - In light of the prevailing warnings and concern about the water situation in the Kingdom, the Arab Regional Weather Center conducted a study that concluded by issuing a report on the drought and the rainy reality prevailing in Jordan. We bring you to the most prominent of what was stated in this video (above).

Rainy performance for the current rainy season

The data of the Jordan Meteorological Department show that the rainy performance of the current rainy season until 8/11/2021 suffers from a significant shortage in the amounts of rain that are supposed to fall for this time of the year in most regions of the Kingdom.

These data show that some governorates of Jordan have not received any rainfall since the beginning of the season, and that the areas in which dams are concentrated in Jordan (northern and central of the Kingdom) suffer from weak rain performance despite its occurrence in several regions.

For more details: a comprehensive study with illustrative maps, showing facts about the current rain shortage and what could happen in the coming weeks

Current rain entrapment

There is no doubt that Jordan and several areas in the Levant and the Arabian Peninsula are suffering from rain confinement until this moment, as the region was not affected by any major weather conditions that contributed to the “significant” rains during the previous 45 days.

Cases of raindrop are repeated in the climate archives of the Kingdom, as Jordan's climate is characterized by the great fluctuation of rain from year to year due to its occurrence between two climates; Desert climate and Mediterranean climate.

Statistical climatic data issued by the Jordanian Meteorological Department indicate that the Kingdom suffered from weak or trapped rains at the beginning of the rainy season in about 50 previous rainy seasons out of 100 rainy seasons, and this reflects the large fluctuation in rain performance at the beginning of the seasons between year and another.

Precipitation and its relationship to climate change

Specialists do not believe that there is a close relationship between raindrops at the beginning of the rainy season (as is happening now) and the global phenomenon of climate change.

However, the performance of the past rainy season 2020/2021 was not good, and the important rains were cut off early in the early spring, and this increased the impact of the drought and rain shortage that is taking place now.

For more details: a comprehensive study with illustrative maps, showing facts about the current rain shortage and what could happen in the coming weeks

Causes of the current raindrop

The main reason for the current rain in Jordan is due to the absence of cold air masses in the upper layers of the atmosphere that cause rainy conditions (depressions and instability), especially cases of atmospheric instability that usually increase during the months of October and November, as these cold masses come from Europe towards The region, but the way the air systems were distributed in the northern hemisphere led to their rush towards the countries of the Maghreb and the central Mediterranean, which led to their failure to reach the Levant region and the Arabian Peninsula, but according to the monthly weather forecast issued by the Arab Weather Center, there are expected changes after The middle of the current month - God willing.

For more details: a comprehensive study with illustrative maps, showing facts about the current rain shortage and what could happen in the coming weeks

And the mercy of God Almighty remains above everything, and we ask the Almighty God to grant us relief and not make us despondent.