HKS Snow Update 2025
<p>The HKH Snow Update 2025 highlights a significant decline in seasonal snow across the Hindu Kush Himalaya region, with snow persistence 23.6% below normal — the lowest in 23 years. This trend,
Drinking Water Scarcity
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South Africa: #CapeWaterGate- the Figures Prove That Capetonians Are Saving Water
We're not entirely sure where the 60% of water-wasters are hiding, but the City's own figures show that Cape Town's residents responded to calls to reduce usage, and have been hitting the targets set by
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Its not just Cape Town: More African cities face water crisis
African cities need to better plan and invest in water infrastructure, global accounting firm Deloitte said on Tuesday, as Cape Town counts down to dry taps due to severe drought. Officials predict
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Day Zero pushed out to May 11 as farmers’ water usage falls
Cape Town, contending with the worst drought on record, has pushed out the estimated date on which it may have to turn off water supplies to residents by more than four weeks to May 11, as use by farmers
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Cape Town warns of sanitation risks ahead of DayZero
Cape Town - The City of Cape Town's health department has emphasised the importance of washing hands and food with clean water as people skimp on water use to push DayZero even further. "We are all
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Warning! Not all spring water in Cape Town is safe
Beware: Not all of the spring water being collected by residents in Cape Town is safe for drinking. Neither is the water being sold illegally and delivered to private homes by profiteers across the
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Parliament invites GWCL over water crises
The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) management was summoned by the Parliament over the water shortage which has hit the state over two weeks now. The Communications Director of the GWCL, Stanley
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WaterCrisis: Gauteng forewarned of its own drought risks
It's the hub of South Africa’s economy, but the Gauteng-City region is fast “reaching the limits of existing water supply solutions”. And urbanisation and climate change will only amplify existing water
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Cape Town’s ‘day zero’ for water is pushed back to April 16
DA leader Mmusi Maimane announced on Tuesday that "day zero" — the day the taps are turned off — for the drought-stricken City of Cape Town has been pushed back to April 16. The original date was April
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Zimba district in anticipated water crisis
Zimba district in Southern Province is susceptible to experience another water crisis if rains do not intensify. Southern Water and Sewerage company (SWSCO) has since opted to source for ground water
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Dams that supply Cape Town fall further as water crisis looms
Water levels at dams supplying South Africa’s Cape Town fell further this week, data showed on Tuesday, the latest sign of a deepening crisis that could soon see taps in the tourist hub run dry by April.