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Taps May Soon Run Dry in South African Cities Housing 12 Million
October 15th, 2024
Via Bloomberg, a report on South Africa’s water crisis: Rand Water says Gauteng reservoir levels are critically low Temperatures as high as 37C was recorded over the weekend Reservoir levels in South Africa’s most populous province are plunging and continent’s biggest bulk-water supplier has warned that taps may soon run dry in cities where about […]
Read more »The Only Major City In The World Not Built On a Water Source
September 17th, 2024
Via Medium, an article on Johannesburg, the only major city in the world not built on a water source: One thing that all major cities have in common is often their proximity or access to water. Even cities considered to reside in the desert, like Phoenix and Las Vegas, get water from the nearby Salt […]
Read more »Mexico City Is Just The Beginning: 11 Other Cities at Risk of Running Out Of Water
June 7th, 2024
Via Business Insider, a list of 11 other cities at risk of running out of water: Mexico City is on the brink of a water catastrophe. Experts predict that the city of 8.8 million people could run out of drinking water this month. But Mexico City is not the first city with a water crisis […]
Read more »‘New Climate Reality’ Stretches Global Freshwater Supply
April 7th, 2024
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a report on how the new world’s climate reality is stretching global freshwater supply: As Pere Aragonès, Catalonia’s regional president, declared a drought emergency across the Spanish region in February, he issued a stark warning: “We are entering a new climate reality.” With water reserves falling to below 16 per […]
Read more »Taps Run Dry in Africa’s Richest City
March 20th, 2024
Via VoA News, a look at South Africa’s water crisis: Residents of Africa’s richest city, Johannesburg, are experiencing a severe water shortage in the middle of a summer heat wave. The shortages, which have lasted nearly two weeks, have affected some 50% of Johannesburg Water’s supply area, officials said. The South African city has a […]
Read more »Failing Water System Is South Africa’s Next Crisis
March 20th, 2024
Via Bloomberg, a report on Johannesburg’s water crisis: Large swath of Johannesburg left without water for 11 days Africa’s biggest bulk water company unable to meet demand South Africa is facing the prospect of a breakdown in the water supply to its industrial heartland and most-populated region, adding to the woes of an economy battered […]
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