04/08/2018 / By David Williams
As the days go by, the city of Cape Town in South Africa is coming closer to what is now called Day Zero, the day when the city’s sources of tap water finally run dry. And while it might seem like this kind of problem is not something that any U.S. states need to worry about any time soon, it may be time to rethink that notion.
After all, on the grand scheme of things, a few thousands miles of ocean water is really all that separates the U.S. from South Africa, where Cape Town is. It’s still on the same planet, and so its states are affected by the exact same forces that caused this kind of problem to befall on the African city in the first place.
Indeed, before you think that U.S. cities are somehow immune to problems with water shortage, consider the fact that there are already many places were there have been issues with the water supply. There are factors such as population growth and poor urban planning that can exacerbate things, but ultimately, certain natural forces are the ones that have a larger impact. (Related: Learning from Cape Town’s countdown to “Day Zero:” How to survive without tap water.)
Although similar problems as the one in Cape Town can happen to a number of different U.S. cities, there are three in particular that could suffer from widespread drought in the foreseeable future. They have been listed below with explanations as to why they might be the ones in trouble.
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All of the above cities may be in trouble, but there’s still hope. If people can just work together with their local governments and businesses, perhaps it might be possible to prevent future problems with their respective water supplies. As the saying goes, an ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure.
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