Severe drought emergency: Brazil faces its worst drought in 84 years
- 9 years ago
Brazil's record drought has dried up once plentiful reservoirs to seriously low levels, causing the country's most populous city of Sao Paulo to consider having their water turned off five days a week
Thanks to changing weather patterns, and deforestation of watershed areas, many parts of Brazil are experiencing severe drought conditions."
Hardest hit is the southeast coast, home to Sao Paulo, the country's most populated city with 20 million residents in the region. It's explosive population growth coupled with river pollution, leaky pipes, and deforestation have caused already lean water supplies to become scarce.
Electrical services are also in danger as well since hydroelectric power makes up a sizeable amount of the power generation. Once reservoirs drop below 18% capacity, they will cease to generate power."
The situation has officials scrambling to come up with solutions in the wake of the looming danger. São Paulo governor Geraldo Alckmin may implement a drastic plan to provide running water only two days a week, much to the dismay of area residents who claim they weren't informed about the gravity of the situation during October 2014's elections. It may have swayed voters into action.
The lack of water shortage also raises the risk of power blackouts, since some 80% of Brazil's electricity comes from hydropower plants. Some 17% of Brazilian towns have declared a state of emergency in the face of the drought, forcing many of them to cancel their plans for Carnival festivals.
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Thanks to changing weather patterns, and deforestation of watershed areas, many parts of Brazil are experiencing severe drought conditions."
Hardest hit is the southeast coast, home to Sao Paulo, the country's most populated city with 20 million residents in the region. It's explosive population growth coupled with river pollution, leaky pipes, and deforestation have caused already lean water supplies to become scarce.
Electrical services are also in danger as well since hydroelectric power makes up a sizeable amount of the power generation. Once reservoirs drop below 18% capacity, they will cease to generate power."
The situation has officials scrambling to come up with solutions in the wake of the looming danger. São Paulo governor Geraldo Alckmin may implement a drastic plan to provide running water only two days a week, much to the dismay of area residents who claim they weren't informed about the gravity of the situation during October 2014's elections. It may have swayed voters into action.
The lack of water shortage also raises the risk of power blackouts, since some 80% of Brazil's electricity comes from hydropower plants. Some 17% of Brazilian towns have declared a state of emergency in the face of the drought, forcing many of them to cancel their plans for Carnival festivals.
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