Care 2 - The water situation in São Paulo is so bad, that South America’s
largest city will likely run out of water in June. As in about
2-and-a-half months from now. That is the estimate set forth by Brazil’s own government.
According to Climate.Gov, the region is experiencing its worst drought in 80 years.
“The reservoirs that service the metro area of São Paulo and its 20
million residents were only at 8.9 percent of capacity during the middle
of February, a shockingly low level.”
The Associated Press reported in January that the biggest problem may
be the Cantareira water system. That system is the largest of six
reservoirs that provide water to nearly one-third of the people living
in the metropolitan area of São Paulo city.
“The water supply situation is critical and could become even more
critical if the lack of rain and hot weather continue and effective
demand management techniques are not created,” Mario Thadeu Leme de
Barros, head of the University of São Paulo’s hydraulic engineering and
environmental department, told the AP by phone in January.
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