<P> After good rains in 2013 and 2014 , the city of Cape Town began experiencing a drought in 2015 , the first of three consecutive years of dry winters brought on by the El Niño weather pattern and climate change . Water levels in the city 's dams declined from 71.9 percent in 2014 to 50.1 percent in 2015 . Water restrictions , in place at `` Level 1 '' since 2005 , were increased to Level 2 on 1 January 2016 and to Level 3 on 1 November 2016 . </P>
<P> After good rains in 2013 and 2014 , the city of Cape Town began experiencing a drought in 2015 , the first of three consecutive years of dry winters brought on by the El Niño weather pattern and climate change . Water levels in the city 's dams declined from 71.9 percent in 2014 to 50.1 percent in 2015 . Water restrictions , in place at `` Level 1 '' since 2005 , were increased to Level 2 on 1 January 2016 and to Level 3 on 1 November 2016 . </P>
when did the drought started in south africa
when did the drought started in south africa
2015
2015