One in four of world's largest cities under water stress

Cape Town, South Africa is rapidly approaching what has been called "Day Zero," the moment when the diverse metropolitan area of nearly 4 million runs out of clean drinking water. While Cape Town has taken drastic measures to conserve water, it is simply not enough to avoid the imminent crisis. With Cape Town in the news, it's important to understand which other major cities around the world are also at risk. Lack of water is truly a global problem; one in four of the world's largest cities are currently...

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