Namibia: Windhoek’s Water Situation: Rain Is Only Half the Story – Opinion

In July, I wrote about the possible return of El Niño this rainy season and what another prolonged drought could mean for Windhoek.

Since then, predictions of a strong El Niño occurrence have strengthened, prompting a broader question: what does Windhoek’s water history tell us about our ability to withstand another prolonged drought?

Windhoek has more than a century of recorded rainfall. When records from 1901/02 to 2019/20 are plotted, one factor stands out: the rainfall is…