New low approaching - Morocco bursting to life after rain

New low approaching
Morocco bursting to life after rain

Green hills dotted with fields and trees under a blue sky with a few clouds.

Yellow flowers in the foreground, with blurred trees and a green meadow in the background.

A close-up of orange flowers with green leaves in the background.

A hilly landscape with olive trees, green fields and yellow flowers under a cloudy sky

Fields of row crops, with ruins and mountains in the background beneath a cloudy sky.

A hillside town with closely packed houses, green roofs and a wooded hill behind it.

Olive trees in a green meadow with hills in the background.

Ancient ruins behind a meadow full of yellow flowers under a cloudy sky.

The ruins of an ancient site, with stones and walls, surrounded by lush vegetation.

Colourful wildflowers on a stone wall against a blue sky with clouds.

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Parts of North Africa are unusually green.

After two months of exceptionally heavy rainfall, the previously parched landscape in North Africa has visibly recovered. This is particularly evident in Morocco.

Satellite images clearly show that, across large parts of the country, the dry land has quickly turned back into green countryside. The effects are also measurable: the reservoirs have filled up significantly and some are now over 70% full.

In Tunisia and Algeria, the situation has also improved thanks to the rain, albeit to a lesser extent.

Even in the outlying areas of the Northern Sahara, patches of greenery and pools of water appear briefly. However, these phenomena are usually short-lived and disappear quickly.

In parts of Morocco, the wet weather is set to continue for the time being. Although water reserves have recovered, this does little to alleviate the fundamental water shortage in the region.

Weather & Radar editorial team

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