Why Is Cape Town Running Out Of Water? | NowThis World
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- Опубліковано 23 лип 2024
- Cape Town, South Africa, is home to 4 million people who get their water from six major reservoirs. Those reservoirs are drying up quickly and pushing Cape Town closer to Day Zero. Why exactly is Cape Town running out of water?
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this should serve as a wake-up call to local and national governments around the world. Cape Town isn’t the first city to suffer severe water shortages - more than 800 cities across Brazil entered a state of emergency just last year after millions were forced to ration water, for many of the same reasons that led Cape Town to this point.
And it won’t be the last city, either.
Climate scientists are warning the international community that water crises are inevitable as the effects of climate change and urbanization build up.
So will local governments look to Cape Town as a cautionary lesson to prepare for the future - or will other cities soon face their own Day Zeroes?
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They don't use gallons as a measuring system in South Africa. They use litres like the rest of the world does.
Sergio Aguirre it’s gonna be a hard fall for you.
They also fired all of their white water engineers. Sold water access to neighboring countries that didn't build water storage infrastructure like the old SA governments did
"Without much government help or viral hashtags" Lmao
Ikr
I can't get The viral thing
This is future of dozen more cities around the world. We better start planning now .
Shivansh 2018 Nautiyal adjactly man ...this is more important than going to marsh and building home on moon ...they should just start looking for the option and how can we fix it .
susant kumar nand yep we need whole world support and coordination clean drinking water is shrinking every day.
next: Californian cities then Texans then etc
there is actually a good documentary called earth 2100 (there is a full version on youtube) about how cities likes Las Vegas and Phoenix not getting enough water because private companies don't want to ship desalinated water hundreds of miles inland
GhastCraft
I've watched that documentary, very interesting, but very conjectural but probable (obviously, cuz we talk about predictions).... loved it
This never happens in Wakanda. I wonder why?
Leon612 😂
crazysexyshiro cause it doesnt exist
Cause the water has barium
@@liamod3730 WAKANDA FOREVER
In India we ran a train filled with water to the drought village.
Rhul Lolp Yeah but every drop helps. Also it was a village.
Rhul Lolp their were hundreds of village bro they combined outnumbered population of capetown by 3 times.
Africans are not genetically stupid but the south African president Jacob Zuma didn't even complete elementary school
Jay Kay it wasnt village it was city latur
Anyone here because of Recently concluded Cricket Series between india and south Africa ? Cape town hosted 4 matches... That needs a Lot of water for Ground maintenance.
98% of comments: Identity politics/ flawed prejudicial rhetoric
2% of comments: About the actual video/ problem
If a youtube commentor sees an in to make some racially insensitive edgy joke, they will take it. Every. Time.
welcome to UA-cam's comment section
I live in Cape Town. It's bad. REALLY BAD.
When I watch TV and I see someone leave the tap running; I cry.
I capture the runoff water from my office's airconditioning unit. Other people go to one of the natural springs in Cape Town and queue for HOURS to get only 25lt.
Everyone showers in a bucket so that water can be used to flush the toilet. Most people's gardens (and especially pools) look derelict.
I hope that our current crisis can teach everyone around the world that water is a precious commodity, and we should stop taking it for granted; WE'RE RUNNING OUT.
I like how this channel beats around the bush in the weirdest ways. This video, for example, neglects the mining company that controls the livelihood conditions of much of the working class there. Mining companies need as much water as they can get after all, so it has the governing party legally restrict the poor and working citizens water while avoiding any change in company policy.
little to no mining in the Western Cape
Indaba Mining Co. controls whole communities.
Could you cover life in Sauid Arabia?
Matt Kid Definitely a good video if it happens
Matt Kid why saudi
Phantom Knight Because it's one ruled by one of the most authoritarian regimes on the planet. And 30% of it's population is like with Iran, under the age of 30
Matt Kid i thought those two hated each other suni vs shia
Matt Kid
Why
Good vid, from Cape Town.
Very brief, but informative.
If the ANC (national government) accepted Israel's offer to help Cape Town, they wouldn't be in this mess.
maby they don't want to fix this...
Let me just correct you , our government was warned in 1993 about water in cape town not 2013
Thanks a lot for such video
Talk about the South African farmers who are enduring genocide and neglect from their own government.
Or talk about the crime in general that white farmers think it only affects them but in fact affects everyone.
Genocide?
raphael normie yes genocide
This is news to me. Care to elaborate?
Lauren Southern much? If you actaully lived here, you would understand
Amazing episode!! 👍
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Hey Judah! Great video!!!!!!
I literally got a tourist South African ad on this video lol
Israel offers help but the president of SA refuse
Exactly. And sadly, mainly the poor are suffering the consequences.
יחיאל .י that beniging man zuma
Israel offered to help people who are not Jewish? That's cool if it's true, but very surprising.
Cartoonishly Inept They have been helping non-jewish countries for years with their advanced technology.
Their running out of water because their heroes in capes died of thirst xD
Very well researched (balanced view points, accurate portrayal), excellent presentation, Informative and educational. VERY handsome presenter.
Scary scenario. Great video.
When day zero comes, I will move to Capetown from virginia, and buy a ton of wate4, then become a mercenary in Capetown and get ritch, flawless!
Why not discuss the farm murders that have been happening since the 90s, yet has had no government intervention because the murderers are targeting a minority.
Because they are killing mainly whites.
Yet statistically blacks are more likely to get killed. Nice try though
I have bathtub in my room. But I never use it. Now it's like those in horror film
Wow! A well balanced report. Thanks!
Hope that this next autumn is gonna be very good in terms of rains in South Africa 🤞🤞
Just a second, does this mean pools are illegal?
Video uploaded 47 mins ago.
Never been this early in my life
Get ready for water wars. You can go weeks without food but only 3 days without water..imagine potentially defending your life for a glass of water.
Unimaginable. Still hope that this can be resolved ASAP 😢
We gotta start planning now!
It’s either a faulty gasket or the float. Sometimes the pull chain will get tangled.
The local government was warned this would happen way back in 2004 and the councilors have done nothing. Incompetence.
Thank God I live in Scotland. No shortage of water here😂
David Ruffle yes you only have mud seagulls grannies and chavs in exchange
Scotch, Video Games, Oil, Nukes, Biotech, Food, breathtakingly moving scenery, Music, Culture and a world renowned education system too😉
Is Egypt likely to face the same thing?? Cuz, there have been frequent water cutoffs at home recently, and... I wanna know if I need to get ready.
mohammed mokhtar
You don't need to wait for reports if Egypt could get into that, start preparing for it, as long as you still depend on the Nile water, check the draught magnitude in Kenya and the massive man made dam in Ethiopia. Desalination is the way to go.
where do you live cause the water never cuts off in cairo
Ummm... I live in Cairo shifokh
Ethiopia is building a dam that is going to reduce the water of the Nile which reaches Egypt.
I live in Kenya, where most of the rivers draining into lake Victoria originates from. Recently, several rivers have dried up or water levels drastically dropped due to both environmental factors and human activities. If the pattern continues, and Ethiopia goes on with it's Dam, and perhaps S.Sudan ventures more into the blue Nile water, then a looming crises is inevitable.
When they turn off the taps, and then turn them on again when they can, will water hammer be a big problem?
The fact is that Germany and France donated to Cape Town Rand5billion for RO desalination plants but the money went missing.
From SA
When developing countries like China, Brazil and South Africa hosts events like Olympics and World Cups at the expense of Environment the residents have to suffer.
Some parts of Kolkata are suffering from a similar water problem, but the problem is not of scarcity but of pathogen contamination. Fortunately the issue is localised and hasn't spread to other parts of the city.
The rain decreased, but it is still a decent amount so there's no excuses.
*What a time it was , with so few friends to turn to ....*
On a lighter note, I think this has a lot to do with the recent kate beckinsale's visit.Her hotness evaporated all the underground water reserves in CapeTown
I always imagined that a water shortage as one of those apocaliptic-ish things that would happen in the far, far future.
I have been following your channel for more than 2 years now, and you guys have some amazing perspective. I am not sure if you are aware of similar issues happening in India. Take Bangalore for instance, where lakes are catching fire and water shortages are inevitable. It would be nice if we can have some of your team's perspective on this issue as well.
It would be nice if you added a conversion to liters.
buddy the way of explaining is very well ..
Recently India cricket team toured south africa. That time I came to know that the situation is bizarre there. And now you add more to the knowledge.
Well some strategies - reprocess sewage and extract that water, or start desalinating sea water. And one thing that concerns me - gray water could in fact be easier to recycle into drinkeable water. Tie the sinks and shower to the gray water side, and toilet etc. to sewage and you can reclaim a literal ton of water.
kd1s a great long term solution that we in places not currently subject to a crisis like this should definitely look at but poor solutions for a present and potentially deadly need.
Please, attach the subtitles with the videos, that will be much help
I got an ad for south africa, lol
Why not talk about the white genocide in South Africa?
Gamin'Vorcolm So many white people are being killed by aids and the government keeps quiet.
Because it doesn't exist.
I think Desalination plant is still a better option than looking for groundwater. If the water was dried up on the top surface, I think the search for groundwater is just slim.
Windsor Lim there will definitely be ground water and accessing it will be a lot quicker than building a desalination plant. They need water quickly not eventually.
Drought is cape town anthem confirmed
a tough situation
So groundwater exists, but it isn't yet being used as a stop gap solution before long-term solutions come online? Hmm.
There is technology to desalinate the sea water. There are generators that can be powered by waves that can power a desalination plant. And also be a source of renewable power.
theylied1776 this is a great long term strategy and SA has invested in it but they needed to invest in short term strategies to deal with the real and present problem
Allie Doak short term? Its called trade. If south africa can't afford it due to the devaluing of their currency, then boo hoo.
kwazooplayingguardsman you think they should buy water?
yes, for the moment.
you can't run a city without water.
kwazooplayingguardsman importing water (even from other parts of SA) is not at all practical. It’s not like there’s no water in Cape Town at all either, there just isn’t the infrastructure to access it. It may be necessary to bring in some water for relief but that’s not a solution. They need to fast track infrastructure to access ground water while they develop desalination.
I like it when TestTube or Seeker Daily only take around 3-5 minutes.
cover a video on Ethiopia's current political state. The prime minister has just resigned and the country has gone into another state of emergency
Nahum Tadesse Didn’t know that, going to Check it out thanks
I'd doubt this would actually happen in the USA. The only big problem in the U.S is the Hoover dam. Supposedly the dam supplies Nevada, Arizona etc with water, but the levels are way below normal. On top of that it supplies power from moving water, so it's just a matter of time when the dam is useless.
Imagine being a swimmer and moving to Cape Town.
They should do a life in South Africa vid after this
We all should be ready for the worst.
finally some reliable news
They should just import a few pallets of henny.
How about using the metric system additionally?
One the that Cape Town should do is put in a salt water treatment plant
For those who don’t know a salt water treatment plant turns salt water in to fresh water
The plants are very expensive to build so Cape Town definitely won’t be able to put it in with out some funding from the National government
My aunt in Cape Town told me she can only shower for 90 sec
I doubt they are measuring this gallons in Cape Town
I'm from Cape Town. Here, in the ghettos (townships) they leave the taps running 24/7 and aren't charged because they're poor. It's ridiculous
Obsidian Sirius Blackheart let the rich feel the pain of the poor.
It's true, I'm "the evil one" hiding the water in my bathtub.
thank you for owning up
I think you know nothing about how free market works
you keep the tap running behind your walls
Judah is the best narrator!
The sea water cannot be use as normal water?
Cape town has grown 80% since 1995. there you have it. western south africa has always been a very dry place, throughout history places have gone through immense droughts and then flooding wet seasons. ethiopia went through a huge drought and today's its got massive amounts of rainfall. in the early and mid 2000s australia especially in melbourne we went through huge droughts and same as queensland and today we have too much water and queensland is constantly flooding.
I think cape town has too much people in such a dry area and without the infastrcutre and technology, one dry season could cause catastraphic problems. cities that build in dry areas must always prepare for potential drought years and must always be safe when it comes to using water even after you have years of rain, but years of rain can always come to an end at some point.
The aussie patriot this was extremely unlikely though. I’m becoming an urban planner and I work with planners and the prospect of trying to sell a plan to prepare for a 1 in 1000 year event that no one predicted is insane. It’s hard enough to sell plans that prepare for things that we know will probably happen. People don’t like to prepare, people don’t like to change their lives in response to an abstract threat. Now that this has happened in Cape Town planners elsewhere have a proof of need in places where drought could effect us. Now we can say you can’t develop there if you’re going to threaten that potentially valuable aquifer, or you can have more density if you provide a sustainable water management plan and have a basis in a proven reality in the wake of climate change. They were prepared for normal drought, they weren’t prepared for a drought on a scale no one expected. The criticism can only be of the way the drought has been managed since it started.
The price of living in a paradise... I live in a shithole, so never have to worry about water
I don't think a drought/day zero is a danger to Scotland it's always raining 😂😂😂
Day Zero in Scotland refers to the day that the Buckfast tonic wine runs out.
Judge Morville yup 😂
r/nooneasked
Glad i live by the Great Lakes ;) Endless fresh water, On top of the many rivers & lakes in my area.
sirgrundel best make sure that’s being protected
Y'all should thank the Good Lord for your abundance of water
Places in the Middle East desert have plenty of water while Cape Town a fertile land and next to the ocean is in a drought?
Michael Que one word, incompetence.
Talk about the brutal crisis that white people in South Africa are being murdered because of their race!!! They need help and people need to start talking about it!
That's not true though...
Fake news (take it from a white south african there is no white genocide)
Dankie chopper
Imperial79 lol
Ever heard of the white farmers being killed?
*Scary thoughts* 😥
Does cape town hasn't underwater reservoirs??
Day zero pushed back from April to June,which luckely means we are saving water.
Ikr. Leaving that little detail out. Smh
It’s because farmers are releasing water from their dams.
It’s July now
Can you do a video on how you'd be able to make a disputed piece of land (such as the hala'ib triangle) into an independent nation? I think it would be interesting!
I may just be an ignorant guy but what about all these bottled water companies are selling? I know Spar takes water from a fountain in Franchoek or something if i remember correctly? How is this legal? Its almost the same as selling the last remaining clean air to people when most of the other free air isn't breathable.
I got a VISIT SOUTH AFRICA ad, talk about irony...
Like for real now, the "water games" have actually begun.
Wow I live in la county or I live on the other side of la or the mountains next to la I live in Palmdale it gets up to 110 but we get more rain like right now it's 19 degrees
Desalination or evacuation.
a very costly desalination, especially if you don't already have the infrastructure ... not a solution for Capetown
it is. That's why they are building desalination plants, three of them.
GhastCraft
Oh really?....that's good
So no more how powerful is series?
Make a video about How powerful is Romania ! It is my 20 petition :))
....these water lines shown really are the people that are taking things to far and seeking attention. I live in CapeTown- and really get along on my 25l per day without making a scene about it.
Talk about Egypt's and Ethiopia's Nile water crisis!!!
Ok guys. Time to start building those desalination plants!
Well I am suddenly happy I live next to a river
Bengaluru,India comes in queue after Cape Town
You forgot to mention that the israeli ambassador offerd to help with the new israeli water purifiction system in the bds pressured to say no
Exellent, let them suffer for their missing backbone
What about life in Africa (like comparisons of housing, gdp per capita living, standards, heathcare and education to find witch one is the best
Why they didn’t try to desalinate sea water ?
Well the situation is sad but I think they can probably try cloud seeding and/or desalinate water from the sea
God bless 🙏