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Cape Town’s Water is Running Out

A multi-year drought, a growing population, and management choices have put the city’s water supply in a precarious position.


NASA Earth Observatory images by Joshua Stevens, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey and water level data from South Africa's Department of Water and Sanitation. Story by Adam Voiland.

Published January 29, 2018
Data acquired 2012 - 2018

Sources:
In situ Measurement
Landsat 8 > OLI
Collection:
Applied Sciences