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We Have Seen The Future Of Water, And It Is Cape Town

Peter Gleick, Huffington Post column

· Climate change,Water,CommunicatingScience

Cape Town is parched. Severe drought and high water use have collided in South Africa’s second largest city, and unless the drought breaks, residents may run out of water in the next few months when there simply isn’t enough water left to supply the drinking water taps.

In response to this looming “Day Zero” ― currently projected in May ― city managers have imposed new and unprecedented restrictions, including limiting residential water use to 50 liters (around 13 gallons) per person per day. They released plans to open 200 community water points to provide emergency water in the event of a shutoff – for four million people. As the crisis worsens, water scarcity will sharpen South Africa’s economic inequalities, inflaming tensions between wealthier and disadvantaged communities.

Cape Town is not alone. Water crises are getting worse all over the world...

The full essay can be found at Peter Gleick's Huffington Post column:

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/opinion-gleick-cape-town_us_5a7cac75e4b08dfc93019ac2

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