I think the extremes of Droughts, Floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, fires and flash floods and even arctic vortex drops like on the East coast are what we must expect more of worldwide now.
It's the boy scout motto in action "Be prepared!"
which is a shorter version of the Pioneer American Motto I was taught in the 1950s which was:
"Prepare for the worst and hope for the best"
Americans who lived by this motto often survived. The rest often didn't since the 1600s here in the U.S. and likely Native Americans were really good at this (the ones that survived anything.)
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Cape Town Is 90 Days Away From Running Out of ... - Time Magazine
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4 days ago - After three years of unprecedented drought, the South African city of Cape Town has less than 90 days worth of water in its reservoirs, putting it on track to be the first major city in the world to run out of water. Unless residents drastically cut down on daily use, warns Cape Town Mayor Patricia De Lille, taps ...
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Cape Town, South Africa, Is Running Out of Water | The Weather ...
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Cape Town Is 90 Days Away From Running Out of Water
After three years of unprecedented drought, the South African city of Cape Town has less than 90 days worth of water in its reservoirs,
putting it on track to be the first major city in the world to run out
of water. Unless residents drastically cut down on daily use, warns Cape
Town Mayor Patricia De Lille, taps in the seaside metropolis of four
million will soon run dry. On April 22, to be exact. Here’s what to know:
The date is just a scare tactic, surely?
Nope. Day Zero, as it is called, is real, and is
calculated every week based on current reservoir capacity and daily
consumption. On Jan. 8 Mayor De Lille revised the date down from April 29,
based on a citywide uptick in daily usage. The city won’t literally run
dry; in most cases, reservoirs can’t be drained to the last drop, as
silt and debris make the last 10% of a dam’s water unusable. City
authorities have decided that once the dams reach 13.5% capacity,
municipal water supply will be turned off for all but essential
services, like hospitals.
What happens when the taps are turned off?
Cape Town enters Mad Max territory (well, almost).
Residents will have to go to one of some 200 municipal water points
throughout the city where they can collect a maximum of 25 liters (6.6
gallons) a day. Armed guards will be standing by to keep the peace and
prevent anyone from taking more than their share. Of course, the truly
wealthy will be protected. The local version of Craigslist is already
full of listings for companies wiling to truck in tankers full of water
from less drought-prone parts of the country, for a price.
What steps are residents taking?
The city has capped household water usage at 87
liters (23 gallons) per person, per day. For most homes, that means
keeping showers under 2 minutes, no watering the garden or washing the
car, refraining from flushing the toilet unless absolutely necessary,
recycling bathing water where possible and severely limiting dishwasher
and washing machine use. Water storage tanks are already on backorder,
unwashed hair is now a symbol of upright citizenship, and public
restrooms are festooned with admonishments to “let it mellow.”
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