If you’ve been following international news lately, you know that Cape Town, South Africa, is about to run out of water after several years of a devastating drought. They have been undergoing significant water rationing and even so, are expected to run out of water by July 7. This is a huge city and it is not at all clear what they will do. Much more serious than the 2007 drought in Georgia where Atlanta was said to have only 30 days’ worth of water (but probably quite a bit more than that). How would you operate on an extremely low water supply? Where would you get water for your livestock, your crops or your family? Now is the time to think about it, before the next exceptional drought hits the Southeast. You can read more about Cape Town in Brookings.edu here and in National Geographic here along with a list of other world cities in potential danger.

Cape Town’s main water supply, at the Theewaterskloof Dam, is running dry, and the city may soon have to turn off its taps. Source: AP