Will Cape Town be the First City To Run Out of Water? (bbc.com)

Cape Town, home to Table Mountain, African penguins, sunshine and sea, is a world-renowned tourist destination. But soon it could also become famous for being the first major city in the world to run out of water. From a report: Most recent projections suggest that its water could run out as early as March. The crisis has been caused by three years of very low rainfall, coupled with increasing consumption by a growing population. The local government is racing to address the situation, with desalination plants to make sea water drinkable, groundwater collection projects, and water recycling programmes. Meanwhile Cape Town's four million residents are being urged to conserve water and use no more than 87 litres (19 gallons) a day. Car washing and filling up swimming pools has been banned.

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Solution

[edxwelch]

The obvious solution is to just drink beer.

Re:Solution

[Oswald McWeany]

The obvious solution is to just drink beer.

It hasn't rained beer in many years in Cape Town either. The last time beer-rain was suspected it turned out to just be someone peeing from a second floor window.

Wow, giant town with no water?

[Anonymous Coward]

What a.... shithole. Looks like Trump it right yet again.

Re:Non story

[houghi]

When it comes to California, I support them in times of drought financially by buying as much almond products from California as I can.