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Cape Town, South Africa, may run out of water in just 90 days
After three years of low rainfall, the South African city of Cape Town is staring down a potential humanitarian disaster.
City officials are warning that by April 21, Cape Town could run out of water, which would make it the first city in the world to face such a crisis.
For a metropolitan area with a population of 3.74 million people, the consequences of running out of water would be devastating.
Day Zero is now "very likely." Cape Town residents will have to queue for water at 200 collection points, each for 20,000 people.
Barring an unforeseen change of events, the city will shut off running water for Capetonians on April 21. At that point, the government will set up water stations throughout the city where residents would have to wait in line to receive a daily water ration. With 20,000 people assigned to each water station, the logistics of the proposed emergency system are unclear.
The situation is dire. Trevor Nace at Forbes has described the water crisis as "right out of a Mad Max movie." And climate scientists predict that as global temperatures continue to warm, the drought threat for Cape Town will increase, too. What has been dubbed a once-in-a-millennium drought could soon turn into a recurring nightmare. Cape Town's access to fresh water is a long-term problem that's all too easily eclipsed by the imminent "Day Zero" water shutdown.
Cape Town, South Africa, may run out of water in just 90 days
After three years of low rainfall, the South African city of Cape Town is staring down a potential humanitarian disaster.
City officials are warning that by April 21, Cape Town could run out of water, which would make it the first city in the world to face such a crisis.
For a metropolitan area with a population of 3.74 million people, the consequences of running out of water would be devastating.
Day Zero is now "very likely." Cape Town residents will have to queue for water at 200 collection points, each for 20,000 people.
Barring an unforeseen change of events, the city will shut off running water for Capetonians on April 21. At that point, the government will set up water stations throughout the city where residents would have to wait in line to receive a daily water ration. With 20,000 people assigned to each water station, the logistics of the proposed emergency system are unclear.
The situation is dire. Trevor Nace at Forbes has described the water crisis as "right out of a Mad Max movie." And climate scientists predict that as global temperatures continue to warm, the drought threat for Cape Town will increase, too. What has been dubbed a once-in-a-millennium drought could soon turn into a recurring nightmare. Cape Town's access to fresh water is a long-term problem that's all too easily eclipsed by the imminent "Day Zero" water shutdown.
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