Is Cape Town Thirsty Enough to Drink Sea Water?

Is Cape Town Thirsty Enough to Drink Sea Water?

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      12. feb. 2018
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Cape Town is withering. If current projections hold, the South African city of 4 million will run out of water on May 11, known as Day Zero. It’s been three long years of drought—we're talking a once every 1,000 years kind of problem that Cape Town's water infrastructure just wasn't built for. The irony is that a whole sea of water laps at the shores of the coastal city. But if you wanted to drink it, you’d have to build an expensive, energy-intensive desalination facility.

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