In Cape Town, 'Day Zero' is coming very soon — the day the water runs out
Cape Town, South Africa's second-largest city, is facing its worst drought in a century, with its water supply expected to run dry April 21.
They're calling it "Day Zero." In this city of 4 million, people will have to line up in the streets at just 200 water stations. The police and army will enforce a limit of 6.6 gallons per person and adopt measures tocontrol crowds. Some experts believe evacuations will be necessary
Water Aid’s report saying 732 million lack toilets in India used outdated data
Indian government calls report factually incorrect and irresponsible, saying Water Aid deliberately ignores current open-access data on progress under the Swachh Bharat Mission that aims to end open defecation by October 2019.
India has the highest number of people — 732 million —without access to toilets, a report by international charity WaterAid has said.
If all these people stood in a line, the queue would run more than four times around the earth, the report released ahead of World Toilet Day on Sunday, said. Women and girls are among the worst hit, with 350 million of them lacking access to basic sanitation, the report said.
"I sure am glad that the US has an administration that takes seriously the threat of climate change."
Maybe you should be hoping that South Africa gets an administration that knows how to heed warnings about possible approaching disasters....
"For years, Cape Town had been warned that it needed to increase and diversify its water supply. Almost all of its water still comes from six dams dependent on rainfall, a risky situation in an arid region with a changing climate. The dams, which were full only a few years ago, are now down to about 26 percent of capacity, officials say."
As far back as 2007, South Africa’s Department of Water Affairs warned that the city needed to consider increasing its supply with groundwater, desalination and other sources, citing the potential impact of climate change.
Mike Muller, who served as the department’s director between 1997 and 2005, said that the city’s water conservation strategy, without finding new sources, has been “a major contributor to Cape Town’s troubles.”
“Nature isn’t particularly willing to compromise,” he added. “There will be severe droughts. And if you haven’t prepared for it, you’ll get hammered.”
And severe droughts are nothing new in South Africa.....
"The extreme droughts of 1972–1973, 1983–1984 and 1991–1992 were continental in nature and stand unique in the available records. The available (though limited) evidence before the 20th century confirms the occurrence of several extreme and multi-year droughts during each century, with the most prolonged and intense droughts that occurred in Sahel and equatorial eastern Africa. The complex and highly variant nature of many physical mechanisms such as El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO), sea surface temperature (SST) and land–atmosphere feedback adds to the daunting challenge of drought monitoring and forecasting."
>>For years, Cape Town had been warned that it needed to increase and diversify its water supply. Almost all of its water still comes from six dams dependent on rainfall, a risky situation in an arid region with a changing climate.
As far back as 2007, South Africa’s Department of Water Affairs warned that the city needed to consider increasing its supply with groundwater, desalination and other sources, citing the potential impact of climate change
this excerpt seems to suggest that Cape town officals did not take seriously the threat of climate change
Trailhead -- I'm guessing the poor are dreaming daily that there is some way to pick up their families and leave. The rich dream daily about how they're going to spend their $$…taking 3 baths a day. I'm picturing Chevy Chase in 3 Amigo's --- he gargling and spitting out water while the other 2 are drinking sand.
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In Cape Town, 'Day Zero' is
In Cape Town, 'Day Zero' is coming very soon — the day the water runs out
Cape Town, South Africa's second-largest city, is facing its worst drought in a century, with its water supply expected to run dry April 21.
They're calling it "Day Zero." In this city of 4 million, people will have to line up in the streets at just 200 water stations. The police and army will enforce a limit of 6.6 gallons per person and adopt measures tocontrol crowds. Some experts believe evacuations will be necessary
http://www.latimes.com/world/africa/la-fg-south-africa-water-crisis-2018...
I sure am glad that the US has an administration that takes seriously the threat of climate change.
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What do we do?
What do we do?
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^Don't have the answers,
^Don't have the answers, Slack. Conserving water couldn't hurt.
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lol
lol
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build a desal plant stat?
build a desal plant stat?
heard this a few weeks ago. this is a problem.
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Pee outside
Pee outside
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^Pee outside.
^Pee outside.
Meanwhile, in India...
Water Aid’s report saying 732 million lack toilets in India used outdated data
Indian government calls report factually incorrect and irresponsible, saying Water Aid deliberately ignores current open-access data on progress under the Swachh Bharat Mission that aims to end open defecation by October 2019.
India has the highest number of people — 732 million —without access to toilets, a report by international charity WaterAid has said.
If all these people stood in a line, the queue would run more than four times around the earth, the report released ahead of World Toilet Day on Sunday, said. Women and girls are among the worst hit, with 350 million of them lacking access to basic sanitation, the report said.
https://www.hindustantimes.com/health/in-india-732-million-people-lack-a...
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Shitholes
Shitholes
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As I have said before there
As I have said before there is only one problem
http://www.worldometers.info/
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LOL
LOL
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Totally agree, El Nino. That
Totally agree, El Nino. That's a great site, btw.
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lol
lol
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When I first started going to
When I first started going to that site we hadn't even hit 7 Billion people yet
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the overpopulation crowd
the overpopulation crowd should be the first ones to go
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>>>>>As I have said before
>>>>>As I have said before there is only one problem
Talk about myopic.
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"I sure am glad that the US
"I sure am glad that the US has an administration that takes seriously the threat of climate change."
Maybe you should be hoping that South Africa gets an administration that knows how to heed warnings about possible approaching disasters....
"For years, Cape Town had been warned that it needed to increase and diversify its water supply. Almost all of its water still comes from six dams dependent on rainfall, a risky situation in an arid region with a changing climate. The dams, which were full only a few years ago, are now down to about 26 percent of capacity, officials say."
As far back as 2007, South Africa’s Department of Water Affairs warned that the city needed to consider increasing its supply with groundwater, desalination and other sources, citing the potential impact of climate change.
Mike Muller, who served as the department’s director between 1997 and 2005, said that the city’s water conservation strategy, without finding new sources, has been “a major contributor to Cape Town’s troubles.”
“Nature isn’t particularly willing to compromise,” he added. “There will be severe droughts. And if you haven’t prepared for it, you’ll get hammered.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/30/world/africa/cape-town-day-zero.html
And severe droughts are nothing new in South Africa.....
"The extreme droughts of 1972–1973, 1983–1984 and 1991–1992 were continental in nature and stand unique in the available records. The available (though limited) evidence before the 20th century confirms the occurrence of several extreme and multi-year droughts during each century, with the most prolonged and intense droughts that occurred in Sahel and equatorial eastern Africa. The complex and highly variant nature of many physical mechanisms such as El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO), sea surface temperature (SST) and land–atmosphere feedback adds to the daunting challenge of drought monitoring and forecasting."
https://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/18/3635/2014/hess-18-3635-2014.pdf
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troll time
troll time
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Did you read the article,
Did you read the article, Thom?
>>For years, Cape Town had been warned that it needed to increase and diversify its water supply. Almost all of its water still comes from six dams dependent on rainfall, a risky situation in an arid region with a changing climate.
As far back as 2007, South Africa’s Department of Water Affairs warned that the city needed to consider increasing its supply with groundwater, desalination and other sources, citing the potential impact of climate change
this excerpt seems to suggest that Cape town officals did not take seriously the threat of climate change
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are they gonna have to shut
are they gonna have to shut down their micro brew pubs?
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Who is overusing the water
Who is overusing the water down there?
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^Swimming pools and golf
^Swimming pools and golf courses
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Those limey cocksuckers don't
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What happens to the swimming
What happens to the swimming pools and golf courses on day zero?
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No more pool cleaning.
No more pool cleaning.
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they become skate pools and
they become skate pools and mtb courses
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I hope they run out of water.
I hope they run out of water. I don’t want people to suffer. However, wake up calls are one of the things that get people out of a dream state.
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Wasn't apartheid there dream
Wasn't apartheid there dream state?
Can they get there again?
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Trailhead -- I'm guessing the