Cape Town, South Africa, is running out of water due to a severe drought during since 3 years ago. So severe that is a first time in history, an event that should happen only one time in a millenium.
Cape Town, South Africa, is running out of water due to a severe drought during since 3 years ago. So severe that is a first time in history, an event that should happen only one time in a millenium.
Just to give some numbers: the average rainfall for cape town was usually around 788mm of rain per year.
* In 2017 was only 153mm
* In 2016 221mm
* In 2015 325mm
(source: [Climate System Analysis Group at the University of Cape Town](http://www.csag.uct.ac.za/current-seasons-rainfall-in-cape-town/))
Thanks to the climate change, anyway, Cape Town will be probably only the first major city in the world to experience such disaster, but sadly it will not be the last.
Thanks to the climate change, anyway, Cape Town will be probably only the first major city in the world to experience such disaster, but sadly it will not be the last.
The city of Cape Town, like any other city and/or nation will face the same issues in future, is working towards find new sources of water with the help of both technology and big public projects, but the water issue isn't and can't be only a government level issue, and we all needs to change our mind on how we use a such precious resource at all levels, even as private citizens.
The city of Cape Town, like any other city and/or nation will face the same issues in future, is working towards find new sources of water with the help of both technology and big public projects, but the water issue isn't and can't be only a government level issue, and we all needs to change our mind on how we use a such precious resource at all levels, even as private citizens.
