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Why Cape Town Is Running Out of Water, and Who’s Next
February 3rd, 2018
Via National Geographic, a look at the hydrocopalypse unfolding in Cape Town and other cities around the world that may face similar crises: By late spring, four million people in the city of Cape Town—one of Africa’s most affluent metropolises—may have to stand in line surrounded by armed guards to collect rations of the region’s most […]
Read more »Water Scarcity: Threat To India and South Africa
January 24th, 2018
Via the Climate News Network, an article on how more than a third of India’s electricity supply is at risk from water scarcity, which also threatens urban life in parts of South Africa: Water scarcity is now a real threat in two developing countries at the forefront of efforts to reduce climate change, India and […]
Read more »Cape Town Could Run Out Of Drinking Water By April
January 1st, 2018
Via Circle of Blue, a report on Cape Town’s water crisis where local authorities estimate that taps will be turned off by April 2018: In 123 days, South Africa’s second largest city could run out of drinking water. Cape Town, a city of 4 million, continues to grapple with severe water scarcity following three consecutive […]
Read more »Will Cape Town Run Out of Water?
December 11th, 2017
Via Bloomberg, a report on Cape Town’s water crisis: Cape Town Mayor Patricia de Lille says she has a new reason to hate Mondays. That’s when she gets weekly reports on levels in the dams that supply South Africa’s second-biggest city, and on how much water its 4 million residents are using. The numbers regularly […]
Read more »Cape Town Rations Water Before Reservoirs Hit Zero
October 28th, 2017
Via Circle of Blue, a look at Cape Town’s water crisis: It’s called Day Zero, the day when the six main reservoirs that supply Cape Town will be drained of water. For Cape Town and the Western Cape province of South Africa, which enter the dry season after three consecutive years of significantly below-average rainfall, […]
Read more »Cape Town: Down to Its Last Drops
May 25th, 2017
Via Future Directions International, a report on South Africa’s dire water crisis: The South African province of Western Cape is at serious risk of running out of water. Cape Town has experienced two years of its lowest-ever recorded rainfall and high summer temperatures. In early April, it was declared that the 26.2 per cent of […]
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