Cape Town drought limits people to 13 gallons of water a day
Fearing the complete depletion of their water supply amid an extreme drought, officials in South Africa's second most populous city have limited water consumption to 13 gallons per resident...
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>> Sreenivasan: CLIMATE SCIENCE TELLS US THAT AS THE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE WARMS, DROUGHTS ARE BECOMING MORE FREQUENT AND LASTING LONGER. CALIFORNIANS ARE WELL AWARE. THE STATE SUFFERED ONE OF ITS WORST DROUGHTS EVER FROM 2011 UNTIL LAST YEAR. IN 2018, IT'S CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA, IN THE NEWS. NOW IN ITS THIRD YEAR OF DROUGHT, CAPE TOWN IS PREPARING FOR THE DAY WHEN IT JUST MIGHT HAVE NO WATER AT ALL. NEWSHOUR WEEKEND SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT MARTIN SEEMUNGAL REPORTS FROM SOUTH AFRICA. THIS STORY IS PART OF OUR ONGOING SERIES, "PERIL AND PROMISE: THE CHALLENGE OF CLIMATE CHANGE." >> Reporter: THIS IS CAPE TOWN, WORLD FAMOUS FOR ITS BREATHTAKING SCENERY. TABLE MOUNTAIN, BEAUTIFUL BEACHES, STUNNING WINE LANDS. IT IS A...
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>> Sreenivasan: CLIMATE SCIENCE TELLS US THAT AS THE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE WARMS, DROUGHTS ARE BECOMING MORE FREQUENT AND LASTING LONGER. CALIFORNIANS ARE WELL AWARE. THE STATE SUFFERED ONE OF ITS WORST DROUGHTS EVER FROM 2011 UNTIL LAST YEAR. IN 2018, IT'S CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA, IN THE NEWS. NOW IN ITS THIRD YEAR OF DROUGHT, CAPE TOWN IS PREPARING FOR THE DAY WHEN IT JUST MIGHT HAVE NO WATER AT ALL. NEWSHOUR WEEKEND SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT MARTIN SEEMUNGAL REPORTS FROM SOUTH AFRICA. THIS STORY IS PART OF OUR ONGOING SERIES, "PERIL AND PROMISE: THE CHALLENGE OF CLIMATE CHANGE." >> Reporter: THIS IS CAPE TOWN, WORLD FAMOUS FOR ITS BREATHTAKING SCENERY. TABLE MOUNTAIN, BEAUTIFUL BEACHES, STUNNING WINE LANDS. IT IS A...
