1.由“Cape Town (开普敦), the second largest city in South Africa, is home to 4 million people.”可知答案。 2.由“However, it may also be the first major city in the world to run out of water.”和“But in the last three years, the city has faced the worst drought (干旱) in ...
1Cape Town, the second-largest city in South Africa, is home to 4 million people. However, it may also be the first major city in the world to run out of water.The city's water mainly comes from six reservoirs(水库). They hold about 870, 000 cubic meters(立方米) of water. But in...
In 2017, officials in Cape Town, South Africa, designated the term "Day Zero" to demark an exact time when the city's taps would be switched off due to critically low reservoir levels. Beyond Day Zero, residents would need to converge at communal water collection points to access a 25-L...
CAPE TOWN, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) -- South Africa's Cape Town has managed to steer itself away from disaster known as Day Zero, when the city runs out of water, executive deputy mayor Alderman Ian Neilson said on Monday. Giving the latest update on rainfall the city has received in the past...
Cape Town, South Africa's legislative capital and the oldest city with more than 3.7 million residents, in 2018 faced a difficult situation that it could be the first city in the world to run out of water after a three-year drought led to low capacity of dams that supply the city. ...
Cape Town's water crisis“Day Zero" is approaching as South Africa's showcase city of Cape Town prepares to turn off most water taps amid the worst drought in a century. Tensions among the four million residents are highlighting a class divide in the country with one of the world's highe...
Cape Town(开普敦),the second largest city inSouth Africa, is home to 4 million people. However,it may also be the first major city in the world to runout of water.The city's water mainly comes from six reservoirs(水库). They hold about 870,000 cubic metres(立方米) of water. But in...
In early 2018, Cape Town (population ~3.7 million) was at risk of being one of the first major metropolitan areas in the world to run out of water. This was due to a severe multi-year drought that led to the levels of supply dams falling to an unprecedented low. Here we analyze ...
JOHANNESBURG — Authorities in South Africa say “Day Zero,” the date when Cape Town would have to turn off most water taps because of a drought, might not happen at …
In 2018, the City of Cape Town experienced its worst drought in over a century. This site was created to make that obvious to everyone. Thankfully, in 2018 the region had a relatively bountiful rainy season, and the city was able to escape it's "Day Zero" plans for turning off the...