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Doomsday predictions of Day Zero in Cape Town led many individuals and businesses to seek alternative water supplies from the Western Cape Water Supply System. Many locals, armed with plastic containers, collected water from mountain streams and natural springs around the city.
Nov 10, 2021 · 10 November 2021. By Andrew Harding, BBC News, Cape Town. Share. BBC. Cutting down trees to save a city from drought might seem like an unlikely plan, but that is exactly what the South African...
Cape Town may have avoided Day Zero, but other regions face severe water shortages and drought. Learn about the causes, effects, and solutions of South Africa's water problems from National Geographic.
- Jon Heggie
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And Day Zero – the point at which Cape Town’s municipal water supply would be shut off – never came to pass. Having been threatened by one of the worst-ever drought-induced municipal water crises, residents became water-wise.
Nov 9, 2020 · In a warming world, Cape Town’s ‘Day Zero’ drought won’t be an anomaly, Stanford researcher says. Using new high-resolution simulations, researchers conclude that climate change made the Cape Town ‘Day Zero’ drought five to six times more likely and suggest extreme drought events could become common in southwestern South Africa.
Feb 20, 2018 · Day Zero is when most of Cape Town's taps will be switched off due to severe drought and low dam levels. Learn what it means, how it affects residents, and what the city is doing to avoid it.
Feb 3, 2018 · Day Zero is looming for Cape Town. According to the latest estimates 16 April is when the city’s water supply will be turned off until the rains arrive, leaving residents to line up for...
