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NEWS 24 January 2018
As Cape Town water crisis deepens, scientists prepare for ?Day Zero?
Researchers make plans to modify studies and prioritize public health as city reservoirs run dry.
Amy Maxmen
Panic about the looming water crisis in Cape Town, South Africa, strikes Jodie Miller unpredictably during otherwise ordinary days. ?I was making cupcakes this weekend and burned my finger on the pan, and whipped it under the tap,? says Miller, a water scientist at Stellenbosch University in Cape Town. ?What will we do when no water comes out??
The city?s government estimates that ?Day Zero? ? when Cape Town becomes the first major city in the world to run out of water, as reservoirs dip too low to deliver a potable supply ? will come on 12 April. The city is experiencing its worst drought in the p ast century. And with less than 80 days before taps are likely to be shut off for all but essential services, scientists are scrambling to determine how the crisis will affect their research ? and their daily lives. Information about the amount of water that universities will be able to draw from municipal or private sources, and for how long, is almost non-existent. Local researchers are also concerned about how the water crisis will affect their staff and the city as a whole...
NEWS 24 January 2018
As Cape Town water crisis deepens, scientists prepare for ?Day Zero?
Researchers make plans to modify studies and prioritize public health as city reservoirs run dry.
Amy Maxmen
Panic about the looming water crisis in Cape Town, South Africa, strikes Jodie Miller unpredictably during otherwise ordinary days. ?I was making cupcakes this weekend and burned my finger on the pan, and whipped it under the tap,? says Miller, a water scientist at Stellenbosch University in Cape Town. ?What will we do when no water comes out??
The city?s government estimates that ?Day Zero? ? when Cape Town becomes the first major city in the world to run out of water, as reservoirs dip too low to deliver a potable supply ? will come on 12 April. The city is experiencing its worst drought in the p ast century. And with less than 80 days before taps are likely to be shut off for all but essential services, scientists are scrambling to determine how the crisis will affect their research ? and their daily lives. Information about the amount of water that universities will be able to draw from municipal or private sources, and for how long, is almost non-existent. Local researchers are also concerned about how the water crisis will affect their staff and the city as a whole...