Tag: rainfall
Cape Town dam levels top 101%
More rain this past week has seen Cape Town’s dam levels increase to 101%. This is more than the same time last year.
Over the past week, Cape Town dam levels increased...
What to know about dam levels and building a water-secure future
Recent heavy rains saw Cape Town’s dam levels increase drastically and currently stands at 97,1%. This is about a 30 percentage point increase since the start of June. Last year this...
Future water security depends on sources other than rain
The 10th Edition of Cape Town’s Water Outlook is now available on the City’s website for download. Published annually, its objective is to make information about the City’s water supply readily available...
Cape Town’s July rainfall way below average
Rainfall in Cape Town's water catchment areas was way below average during July, with one weather station recording less than a third of the normal July rainfall.
Rainfall in the...
Dams that supply Cape Town now up to 42% full
The sustained winter rainfall has seen dam levels in the Western Cape continue to rise.
The average level for dams across the Western Cape for the week starting on Monday...
Two days of rainfall forecast for the Cape
Cape Town dam levels rose by 0.9% last week, thanks to rainfall from the previous week, and the good news is more rain is expected this week. Looking at rainfall predication...
Tech that fruit
The lack of rainfall in the Western Cape is starting to have a knock on effect, not just in the sustenance for plants and drinking water, but also for animals and...
Heavy rains don’t mean relief at taps
The City of Cape Town has reminded residents to continue using water sparingly and only for permitted essential use, irrespective of the rainfall that is currently being experienced in the province.
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Drought-stricken Cape Town braces for wet, windy cold front
A cold front is expected to hit Cape Town. The City of Cape Town said its services and external agencies are on standby after a warning was issued by the South African...
It’s an ill wind, but not for drillers
The crippling draught that currently grips South Africa and the Western Cape region in particular has generally negative consequences for food producers, livestock, industry and the economy.
Water, so often...
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