Unified alert feed

Theewaterskloof Dam — surface water

Theewaterskloof Dam surface area is 38.5% below its historical baseline.

Clanwilliam Dam — surface water

Clanwilliam Dam surface area is 31.9% below its historical baseline.

Kouga Dam — surface water

Kouga Dam surface area is 39.1% below its historical baseline.

Kouga Dam — surface water

Kouga Dam surface area dropped 21.1% over the last 12 months.

Umgeni catchment — flood watch

River levels rising at 94% of bankfull with 7-day rainfall +92% vs normal.

Free State — extreme fire danger

Vegetation dryness index at 88/100 with a 41% rainfall deficit.

Northern Cape — drought emergency

Northern Cape entering Emergency status — 11 consecutive months at 48% of seasonal average rainfall.

Msinga communal area — overstocked rangeland

Registered livestock exceeds estimated carrying capacity with poor veld condition.

Kuruman commonage — overstocked rangeland

Registered livestock exceeds estimated carrying capacity with poor veld condition.

Theewaterskloof Dam — surface water

Theewaterskloof Dam surface area dropped 19.6% over the last 12 months.

Hazelmere Dam — surface water

Hazelmere Dam surface area is 23.4% below its historical baseline.

Hazelmere Dam — surface water

Hazelmere Dam surface area dropped 11.5% over the last 12 months.

Loskop Dam — surface water

Loskop Dam surface area is 13.6% below its historical baseline.

Clanwilliam Dam — surface water

Clanwilliam Dam surface area dropped 14.2% over the last 12 months.

Limpopo catchment — flood watch

River levels rising at 81% of bankfull with 7-day rainfall +46% vs normal.

Northern Cape — very high fire danger

Vegetation dryness index at 81/100 with a 52% rainfall deficit.

KwaZulu-Natal — very high fire danger

Vegetation dryness index at 76/100 with a 22% rainfall deficit.

North West — very high fire danger

Vegetation dryness index at 78/100 with a 34% rainfall deficit.

Free State — drought warning

Free State entering Warning status — 7 consecutive months at 59% of seasonal average rainfall.

North West — drought warning

North West entering Warning status — 5 consecutive months at 66% of seasonal average rainfall.

Free State maize belt — below-average yield forecast

Maize canopy vigour is tracking below the 5-year average; elevated yield risk with high confidence.

Northern Cape irrigated lucerne — below-average yield forecast

Lucerne canopy vigour is tracking below the 5-year average; elevated yield risk with medium confidence.

QwaQwa communal grazing — overstocked rangeland

Registered livestock exceeds estimated carrying capacity with fair veld condition.

Eastern Free State veld fire — burn scar mapped

12 240 ha burned in Free State; vegetation index fell from 0.34 to 0.12.

Eastern Cape — drought watch

Eastern Cape entering Watch status — 3 consecutive months at 73% of seasonal average rainfall.

Western Cape — drought watch

Western Cape entering Watch status — 2 consecutive months at 86% of seasonal average rainfall.

Amathole ridge fire — burn scar mapped

2 180 ha burned in Eastern Cape; vegetation index fell from 0.53 to 0.26.