The current hot to extremely hot temperatures caused by El Nino are drying up Botswana water resources. An expert and consultant on water issues Comfort Molosiwa, explained that El Niño is causing water deficit in most water resources in the country due to both limited recharge as well as increasing water demand. He said lack of rainfall since the start of the rainy season resulted in no water going into the country’s dams and the situation was exacerbated by high evapotranspiration.
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