2018: The Year of Day Zero and the Mega-Drought

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By Justin MikulkaDec 26, 2018, 6:00 am198 pts
Read time: 8 mins In 2018, Cape Town, South Africa, one of the wealthiest cities in Africa, faced the prospect of running out of water. This city of four million people was counting down the days to “Day Zero,” when they would turn on the taps and find them dry. Ultimately, Cape Town's water…

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