Cape Town may run out of water this year

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https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-01134-x

[Cassandra]

They say April 12 is "Day Zero" but with residents unable to keep their water usage anywhere close to the 50 liter/day max, I wouldn't be surprised if they ran out of water in the next two months. This is a big deal. Water scarcity, in a world 2C+ hotter, is the future.

Here is another article on the topic: theguardian. com/world/2018/ jan/24/cape-town-to-run-out-of-water-by-12-april-amid-worst-drought-in -a-century

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

Is it possible to build desalination plants in a hurry?

[Orthogonian Society Treasurer]

Isn't "safe drinking water" kind of a paternalistic western concept anyway?

[dead0man]

Is it possible to build desalination plants in a hurry?

if only somebody would have thought about this two years ago, thank Allah (pbuh) that BDS was there to save the day, no Jew water will ever touch the lips of a thirsty S.African.

[Bunwahaha [still dunno why, but well, so be it]]

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-42982959

[dead0man]

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-42982959

nearly every one of them were self caused by moronic or corrupt govts and a couple of them are because there are too many humans in a place that can't handle that many humans.  Some are rather easily solved (too many people in London), some not so much (Moscow after a hundred years of heavy handed govt control of everything, everything is gross, toxic or radioactive.)