Negligence in the management of natural resources, a severe period of drought and the culture of waste: the largest metropolitan area in Brazil the verge of collapse
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The Guardian: Drought bites as Amazon’s ‘flying rivers’ dry up
The unprecedented drought now affecting São Paulo, South America’s giant metropolis, is believed to be caused by the absence of the “flying rivers” − the vapour clouds from the Amazon that normally bring rain to the centre and south of Brazil.