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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe largest city in Brazil is running dangerously low on water
http://www.vox.com/2014/10/23/7047533/sao-paulo-drought-water-crisis-brazil-electionSão Paulo, in southeast Brazil, is the largest city in South America and the 7th largest metropolitan region in the world, with more than 21 million people. It's the engine behind Brazil's richest state, which is responsible for one-third of the country's GDP.
And right now, the region is running dangerously low on water, thanks to the worst drought in eight decades.
São Paulo's reservoirs have dwindled to less than 5 percent of their original capacity, 13 million people are facing water outages, and officials are warning that the area could face "collapse" if it doesn't rain soon with businesses and households struggling to find fresh water.
NASA's Earth Observatory recently posted satellite photos showing just how dire the situation has gotten. Water levels in the Jaguari Reservoir one of five reservoirs that supplies water to some 10 million people have plummeted between 2013 and 2014. The slider tool below helps you see the change:
And right now, the region is running dangerously low on water, thanks to the worst drought in eight decades.
São Paulo's reservoirs have dwindled to less than 5 percent of their original capacity, 13 million people are facing water outages, and officials are warning that the area could face "collapse" if it doesn't rain soon with businesses and households struggling to find fresh water.
NASA's Earth Observatory recently posted satellite photos showing just how dire the situation has gotten. Water levels in the Jaguari Reservoir one of five reservoirs that supplies water to some 10 million people have plummeted between 2013 and 2014. The slider tool below helps you see the change:
Looks familiar. At this rate, "São Paulo" may become Portuguese for "Los Angeles".
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The largest city in Brazil is running dangerously low on water (Original Post)
KamaAina
Oct 2014
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Octafish
(55,745 posts)1. Thank you, KamaAina!
I had no idea this was happening in São Paulo.
PS: Great photo tool at the link!
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)2. Isn't it, though?
The only drawback is I couldn't rip it down like I could with an ordinary JPEG.
Octafish
(55,745 posts)3. Here's one from Fukushima...
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)4. Wow! Just read - 40 million people in booming Sao Paulo, another 40 million in Sao Paulo State.
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