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In a dry climate, with rapid urbanization and relatively high per capita water consumption, Cape Town had all the makings of a water crisis. In 2018, after three years of poor rainfall, the city announced drastic action was needed to avoid running out. Reducing demand was a key priority.
Mar 5, 2018 · Why Cape Town is Running Out of Water, and Who’s Next. The South African city plans to shut off the taps to four million people. But it’s just one of many cities around the world facing a future with too little water. Grades. 5 - 12+. Subjects. Earth Science, Climatology, Engineering, Social Studies, Economics. Image. Villiersdorp South Africa.
If this had occurred, it would have made the City of Cape Town the first major city in the world to run out of water in the municipal supply. [4] [5] The Cape Town water crisis occurred at the same time as the Eastern Cape drought , located in a separate region nearby.
Nov 10, 2021 · BBC. Cutting down trees to save a city from drought might seem like an unlikely plan, but that is exactly what the South African city of Cape Town is doing, soon after it became the first...
According to current projections, Cape Town will run out of water in a matter of months. This coastal paradise of 4 million on the southern tip of South Africa is to become the first...
Nov 10, 2021 · 9 November 2021. By Andrew Harding, BBC News, Cape Town. BBC. Cutting down trees to save a city from drought might seem like an unlikely plan, but that is exactly what the South African city...
Mar 5, 2018 · The South African city plans to shut off the taps to 4 million people. But it's just one of many cities around the world facing a future with too little water. By Craig Welch. March 05, 2018. •...
