TAIPEI (TVBS News) — Due to low rainfalls in southern Taiwan in 2022, the Central Weather Bureau has recently estimated that Taiwan may suffer from water shortage again in 2023.
One of the main reasons behind the low water levels is fewer typhoons than in the previous year.
In the past, Taiwan relied on the "plum rain season" in May and typhoons in the fall to fill the nation's reservoirs.
Looking at the Zengwen Reservoir in Tainan City, water levels have fallen below 30%, which is 220 million tons less water than at the same time in 2022.
Tainan City is currently working hard to recycle water, but have called on the public to do all they can to preserve water, as another dry spell could be expected in 2023.
