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Cape Town’s Reservoirs Rebound

After nearly running out of water in early 2018, the city’s reservoirs are being replenished by rain, conservation efforts, and engineering fixes.

This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story Cape Town’s Reservoirs Rebound.

NASA Earth Observatory images by Joshua Stevens, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey. Story by Adam Voiland.

Published July 16, 2018
Data acquired July 1, 2015 - July 9, 2018

Source:: Landsat 8 > OLI