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Cape Town Pushes Back Day Zero by Nearly One Month
Pointing to declining agricultural water use, Cape Town officials moved Day Zero back nearly four weeks, to May 11.
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Cape Town Outlines Plans for Emergency Water Distribution
Residents will be allowed 25 liters (6.6 gallons) per person per day at 200 collection points.
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Cape Town’s “Day Zero” Approaches
Local authorities estimate that taps will be turned off by April 29, 2018.
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Cape Town Rations Water Before Reservoirs Hit Zero
No end to water crisis in South Africa’s second largest city.
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North Korea Faces Drought Following Months of Low Rainfall
Dry weather is severely damaging North Korea’s crop production.
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To Avoid Drought Calamity, Cape Town Restricts Water Use
Reservoirs supplying city of 4 million are nearing bottom during…
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Drought, Heat, and Conflict Strand Residents of Dadaab
World’s largest refugee camp illustrates human costs of water-scarce…
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Better Water Decisions in the Age of Deep Uncertainty
Year-old scientific society seeks new responses for an era of…
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Drought-Hit Zimbabwe Unravels Amid Humanitarian, Economic, and Political Crises
Protests threaten to unseat Mugabe government, while four million people face hunger.
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Venezuela Drought Aggravates Instability
Shortages of power, food, supplies wrack country.
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India’s Severe Drought Causing Havoc
Water scarcity forces millions of people off of farms and into…
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Lake Mead Record Low Reflects Changing American West
In drier conditions, the desire to use more water confronts the…