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January 15, 2026
Longest drought in decades over in Morocco
Morocco has declared its seven-year drought over after heavy rain raised dam levels
TL;DR
- Morocco's seven-year drought has ended following heavy winter rainfall and snowfall.
- Rainfall from September 1 to January 12 reached 108 millimeters, 95% more than the previous year and 17% above the seasonal average.
- National average dam-filling rate rose to 46% from 31% in December, with total water stored at 7.7 billion cubic meters.
- Several major reservoirs reported fill rates between 80% and 100%.
- Snowfall covered 55,495 square kilometers of mountainous terrain.
- Prior to the rains, dam reserves were at one-third of total capacity due to prolonged drought.
- Morocco previously aimed to source 60% of drinking water from treated seawater by 2030 to offset water shortages.
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