Day Zero

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Not Just Chennai, Satellite Data Portends Major Water Crisis Across Globe

Anusuya Datta 05/07/2019

Shrinking reservoirs in Morocco, Iraq and Spain specifically could...

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India Among Four Countries Where Water Taps May Run Dry, Says Report

According to the developers of the new satellite early...

Dried-out branches are seen amongst caked mud at Theewaterskloof dam near Cape Town, South Africa in January, 2018. Credit: Reuters/Mike Hutchings/Files

Cape Town ‘Day Zero’ Pushed Back to 2019 as Dams Fill Up in South Africa

Ed Stoddard 04/04/2018

The city of Cape Town announced that the day...

The Wider Image: Cape Town dreads "Day Zero" when taps will run dry

Drought-Hit Cape Town Dreads “Day Zero” When Taps Will Run Dry

Reuters 22/02/2018

A tough water-saving regime and the generosity of farmers...

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Watch: Why Indian Cricketers Won’t Shower For More Than Two Minutes in South Africa

The Wire Staff 06/02/2018

With barely a few months worth of water left...

Cityscape of Cape Town. Credit: Reuters/Euroluftbild.de

‘Day Zero’: Reeling Under Drought, Cape Town to Run out of Water by April

The Wire Staff 19/01/2018

In a portent of a Mad Max-like situation, South Africa's...