Day Zero - What happens when a city runs out of water?
- published: 29 Jan 2018
- views: 917
Cape Town is on the verge of running out of water. This is what happens when Day Zero arrives. Design + animation: Wolf and Halo...
developed with YouTube
Report rights infringement
Before man-made climate change kicked in—and well before "Day Zero" in Cape Town, where taps may run dry in early May—the global water crisis was upon us. ...
Related Videos
developed with YouTube
1:15
1:14
2:27
2:26
5:23
2:19
0:41
2:04
10:02
3:14
24:06
0:56
11:00
28:57
15:57
2:39
21:27
47:06
2:39
Related News
DA welcomes that the water crisis has been declared a national disaster
The DA welcomes the announcement today that the water crisis, affecting the Western Cape, Northern Cape and the Eastern Cape, has been declared a national disaster. The department must now immediately release drought-relief funds to these affected provinces to ensure that these provinces can effectively fight this drought. This means that the Western Cape which was previously...
Public Technologies 2018-02-13EPA Chief Downplays Global Warming as Unexpected Climate Impacts Stack up
More Scott Pruitt, administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), is well-known for his comments denying the established science of climate change, and this week he touted yet another talking point of the climate denial community. “I...
Yahoo Daily News 2018-02-12The day the water runs out in Cape Town has been pushed back
Cape Town officials pushed back their projections for "Day Zero" -- the day the South African city's taps are expected to run dry -- from April 16 to May 11, citing a decline in agricultural water use. Executive Deputy Mayor Ian Neilson said in a statement on Monday that the agricultural sector, which uses the same supply system the city draws its water from, has used its...
WPTV 2018-02-11These 11 cities may run-out of water like Cape Town
CAPE TOWN - The City of Cape Town's strict control measures on water usage has forced Capetonians to change their water usage behaviours as the city is battling to avoid 'Day Zero', but water scarcity seems to be affecting other global cities, according to BBC News. The BBC identifies a few other cities that may run out of water - just like the Mother city: 1. São Paulo File...
Independent online (SA) 2018-02-13#EveryDropCounts: Cape's water plan too expensive, says expert
Cape Town - Dr Kevin Winter of UCT’S Future Water Institute says he is happy the City of Cape Town’s plans for desalination are going slowly because it’s too expensive. Winter hosted a water crisis talk at the university on Monday to delve into the City’s Day Zero plans. “I would prefer for us to test our oceans so that we can learn how they function and how to deal with the...
Independent online (SA) 2018-02-13