The In the CNN article, "Satellite images show Cape Town's dwindling reservoir as the city slowly runs out of water", Murphy and Jones expresses that one of the largest cities in South Africa is currently in a water crisis. Cape Town is a powerful South African city, nursing a large population that grows at an impressive rate. Associated with climate change and drought, Cape Town is on the verge of having day where it is finally lacking water. Scientists believe that the official day of the happening will occur on April 12th, distinguishing Cape Town as the first city to exhaust their water supply in the history of mankind. The Theewaterskloof Dam, which is South Africa's largest reservoir is "at dangerously low levels" and that it is "Only 13 percent full this week - down a full percent this week" (Murphy). The world is in chaos, finally supporting the age-old debate whether not climate change is indeed a real thing or a fallacy. The vegetation is also experiencing the major drought as well, diminishing in quantity daily. With this happening, many theories are being proposed to the future of planet Earth and life as a whole. Is this the first sign of the last days of Mankind? Do we need to start heavily enforcing environmental-supporting laws, ultimately changing our approach and perspective on a pervading problem needing to be fixed?
The speaker of the article is Paul Murphy and Judson Jones. The occasion of the article was to inform readers on the impacts climate change has on the world if not taking with precaution. The purpose of the article was to show the world the association between natural disasters and climate change. The subject of the article is the loss of a water supplies in a South African city. The author uses an authoritative tone, while retaining a formal style of writing. Murphy and Jones both appeal to logos more due to the abundance of factual evidence such as the rates in which reservoirs are diminishing.
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