A farm dam sits on the outskirts of Cape Town.  In early 2018, after years of sustained drought, the city faced yet another water crisis.  Severe water restrictions had been enacted, and as supplies continued to dwindle and time ran short, city officials announced that extreme measures might be necessary.  They even named the date: May 11th, 2018.  On that day, water to the homes of local communities in the area might be turned off, so that people would need to queue to collect their supplies of water at designated standpoints.  Fortunately, thanks to the resolve of the local community and the timely arrival of the rains, this situation was narrowly avoided.  All the same, it serves as an important reminder for us to treat our natural world with respect, as these severe climactic events are becoming ever more frequent.

Image from a wider story titled – Day Zero – By Joel Redman