In honor of World Water Day, Short Wave is exploring the ways water touches our lives. From increasing water shortages around the world, to how it’s affecting agriculture and aquifers. We’re starting with “day zero”: the day a city or place runs out of water. Cape Town, Mexico City, Chennai in India are just a few places that have come close to day zero events. Today, we talk to experts and hear from someone who lived in Cape Town during the crisis about why we’re overdue for rethinking our relationship to water.
This is part of a whole series on the world's dwindling water supply. Check out the rest of the water series:- Part 1: When the wells run dry
- Part 2: The world's groundwater problem
- Part 3: Freshwater's growing salt problem
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