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Jun 29, 2019 · Labelled “Day Zero”, 12th April, 2018, was to be the date of the largest drought-induced municipal water failure in modern history, the result of three consecutive years of anemic rainfall. One year on, Cape Town has apparently made it through the worst of a historic drought without turning off the taps, although the water supply is still ...
Meteorological droughts, or rainfall deficits, like the one that affected Cape Town have high societal and economic impacts. According to estimates, lower crop yields from the “Day Zero ...
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In June 2019, Chennai made international headlines when the city officials declared that Day Zero had arrived – the anticipated moment when all four of the city's reservoirs ran dry. The crisis ...
Sep 14, 2018 · SHAPIRO: Day Zero was the city's term for the day the taps would run dry and people would have to line up to get water rations. This victory announcement came with one very big caveat.
Feb 23, 2018 · Dhesigen Naidoo discusses Cape Town's "Day Zero," the date on which the taps are set to turn off due to drought and water mismanagement, and policies to combat the phenomenon in the region as a whole.
Nov 9, 2020 · JOHANNESBURG, Nov 9 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Cape Town faces an 80% higher chance of another 'Day Zero' drought by the end of the century if greenhouse gas-emissions keep rising at current ...
