Articles by Piotr Wolski

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Was the water shortage caused by farmers, city dwellers or drought?

We have analysed the data, and can now answer this question

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19 July 2018

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Will there be more rain this winter?

The sooner we know the answer, the sooner we can prepare for summer 2019

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15 March 2018

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How severe is the drought? An analysis of the latest data

Facts are few, opinions plenty, on the cause of the water crisis

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22 January 2018

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Water crisis: the more we know, the better we can respond

More transparency will improve the public response

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16 November 2017

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Is Cape Town’s drought the new normal?

Here is what climate science tells us

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1 November 2017