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Countdown to Day Zero
FromToday, Explained
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Length:
20 minutes
Released:
Feb 22, 2018
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Podcast episode
Description
Cape Town is just a few months away from being the first major city to shut off its taps in the history of the modern world. Day Zero - the day Capetonians in South Africa will need to line up at water distribution points for daily water rations - is currently scheduled for July 9th. Reporter Kristen van Schie tells Sean Rameswaram how the three-year drought is drastically changing life for millions of Capetonians. Plus three tips to ward off a water crisis in your own city from hydrologist Peter Gleick.
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Released:
Feb 22, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
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