Cape townCrisis constructionDay Zero was a purposefully designed narrative in political communication to change middle-class water consumption behaviour in a highly visible metropolitan context of persistent drought. As an "affective fact", however it didn't so much elicit panic, but elicited a sense...
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 ...
Free Essay: The article “Cape Town Pushes Back ‘Day Zero’ as Residents Conserve Water” by Richard Perez-Pena speaks about the measures citizens have to take...
Cape Town(开普敦) said it was facing Day Zero in 2018. That was the date when the city's taps would go dry. It was first expected to arrive in April, 2018. Thanks to hard work and a rainy season, it has been put off. However, the problem of water shortage will probably happen ag...
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, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- The drought-stricken city of Cape Town in South Africa warned on Thursday that the chance of reaching Day Zero when water supply is cut off "is now very likely". The chance of reaching Day Zero on April 21 is now very likely, the city said in an ...
Ⅱ.阅读理解Last year, Cape Town(开普敦) said it was facing Day Zero. That was the date when the city's taps would go dry. It was first expected to arrive in April 2018.Thanks to hard efforts and a rainy season, it has been put off(推迟). However, the problem of water shortage is...
Urbanisation is increasing in many countries, leading to the establishment of 33 megacities, representing huge water demand which is increasingly difficult to supply, exemplified by the recently avoided Day Zero event in Cape Town (2018) and the ongoing water crisis in Chennai, India. The ongoing ...
【1】细节理解题,根据:“This restriction (限制) was introduced in preparation for April 22nd, also known as Day Zero,这一限制是为4月22日,也就是所谓的零日(Day Zero)做准备”和“When Cape Town reaches Day Zero, there will be 200 water stations scattered(分布) across the town for people to...
The city previously announced April 21 as Day Zero and later changed the date to April 12. With a population of about 6 million, Cape Town has been hit by the worst drought in history. If Day Zero arrives, the city would be the world's first metropolis to run out of water. ...