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Drought plagues Brazils richest metropolis
2014-10-11 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inter Press Service: Agricultural losses are no longer the most visible effect of the drought plaguing Brazil's most developed region. Now the energy crisis and the threat of water shortages in the city of So Paulo are painful reminders of just how dependent Brazilians are on regular rainfall. Nine million of the 21 million inhabitants of Greater So Paulo are waiting for the completion of the upgrading of the Cantareira system, made up of six reservoirs linked by 48 km of tunnels and canals, which can no longer...
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