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In a dry climate, with rapid urbanization and relatively high per capita water consumption, Cape Town had all the makings of a water crisis. In 2018, after three years of poor rainfall, the city announced drastic action was needed to avoid running out. Reducing demand was a key priority.
The Cape Town water crisis in South Africa was a multi-year period in 2015–2020 of water shortage in the Western Cape region, most notably affecting the City of Cape Town. Dam water levels began decreasing in 2015 and the Cape Town water crisis peaked during mid-2017 to mid-2018 when water levels hovered between 14 and 29 percent of total dam ...
Mar 5, 2018 · The path to Cape Town's crisis is both typical—and not. Much like southern California, South Africa is arid, but Cape Town's most recognizable land mass, Table Mountain, traps onshore breezes coming off warm ocean waters, creating local rains that power rivers and fill underground aquifers.
Nov 10, 2021 · In the years since then, perhaps inevitably, water usage has increased in Cape Town. But it remains far below the peak, set back in 2014, of 1.2 billion litres per day.
Mar 5, 2018 · Now, according to NASA data, reservoirs stand at 26 percent of capacity, with the single largest, which provides half the city's water, in the worst shape. City officials plan to cut the taps...
The Cape Town crisis stems from a combination of poor planning, three years of drought and spectacularly bad crisis management. The city’s outdated water infrastructure has long struggled...
Nov 10, 2021 · Halting irrigation. In the years since then, perhaps inevitably, water usage has increased in Cape Town. But it remains far below the peak, set back in 2014, of 1.2 billion litres per day....
