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Six products that helped beat Day Zero As drought brought severe water shortages to the people of Cape Town, it also inspired the use of some innovative water-saving products. A fully loaded dishwasher uses 2.5 gallons (9.5 liters) of water, compared to hand washing dishes which uses around 14.5 gallons (66 liters) per act.Photograph by Brent Stirton ByJon Heggie Email This content is brought to you by our partner. It does not necessarily reflect the views of National Geographic or its editoria...

In recent years, the Philippi Horticultural Area Food and Farming Campaign has been in the news because of its legal challenges to the plans of property developers to convert parts of the Philippi Horticultural Area into housing and commercial development. Together with Stellenbosch University doctoral student Matthew Wingfield, who is doing research on the Philippi Horticultural Area, I recently met the Philippi Horticultural Area Food and Farming Campaign’s founder, Nazeer Sonday, in an emp...

Day Zero: Where next? Cape Town may have dodged the Day Zero bullet, but all across South Africa drought and rising demand is escalating a national water crisis. 4:07 We follow a a NG photographer as they explore water scarcity in South Africa and new innovations to help tackle the issue. ByJon Heggie Email This content is brought to you by our partner. It does not necessarily reflect the views of National Geographic or its editorial staff. As pellets of rain pounded the dry earth of Eastern Ca...

Governor John Rankin receives a Covid-19 vaccine on Thursday, Feb. 11 at Dr. Orlando Smith Hospital. (Photo: CLAIRE SHEFCHIK) Ten people, including Governor John Rankin and Minister for Health and Social Development Carvin Malone, led by example by receiving the first of 8,000 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine that arrived in the territory this week. An array of officials queued up to receive jabs during a press conference at Dr. D. Orlando Smith Hospital, included Minister for Natural Resources,...

Cape Town may have dodged the Day Zero bullet, but all across South Africa drought and rising demand is escalating a national water crisis.

The ancient south Indian port has become a case study in what can go wrong when factors like industrialization, urbanization and extreme weather converge and a booming metropolis paves over its flood plain to satisfy demand for new homes, factories and offices.

How one of the world’s wettest major cities ran out of water Sorry, but your browser needs Javascript to use this site. If youre not sure how to activate it, please refer to this site: https://www.enable-javascript.com/ Residents fill pots from a water truck on July 4, 2019, when Chennai became one of the first major cities in the world to run dry. | BLOOMBERG Bloomberg Feb 4, 2021 Climate change is bringing rising sea levels and increased flooding to some cities around the wo...

Climate change is bringing rising sea levels and increased flooding to some cities around the world and drought and water shortages to others. For the 11 million inhabitants of Chennai, it’s both. India’s sixth-largest city gets an average of about 1,400mm (55 inches) of rainfall a year, more than twice the amount that falls on London and almost four times the level of Los Angeles. Yet in 2019 it hit the headlines for being one of the first major cities in the world to run out of water—...

How Chennai, Among Worlds Wettest Cities, Ran Out of Water How Chennai, Among Worlds Wettest Cities, Ran Out of Water Indias sixth-largest city gets an average of about 1,400mm (55 inches) of rainfall a year, more than twice the amount that falls on London and almost four times the level of Los Angeles. Updated: February 04, 2021 10:02 am IST Residents fill pots on July 4, 2019, when Chennai became one of first major cities in world to run dry. Climate change is bringing rising sea levels an...

); Tracing the start of the Third Wave: Over 3,000 close contact tests from socialising in November and early December Household settings made up the largest number of close contacts referred for a Day 0 test. By Cónal Thomas Sunday 31 Jan 2021, 12:05 AM Jan 31st 2021, 12:05 AM 57,490 Views 46 Comments SOCIALISING ACCOUNTED FOR the second-hi...