Cape Town drought was made three times more likely by global warming
Climate change made Cape Town’s recent drought three times more likely, climate models suggest.
The water shortage has been so severe that water was limited to no more than 50 litres per person per day and at one stage the city almost had to switch off the water supply.
Cape Town’s situation was caused by three years of below average rainfall, starting in 2015. But, until now, it has been unclear exactly how much of a role global warming played. …