Sao Paulo Riots Imagine telling the residents of Toronto that they have to flee the city and travel elsewhere in search of water. Well something along those lines may be in store for the millions of residents of Brazil’s largest city, Sao Paulo.As south-east Brazil grapples with its worst drought
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The Disaffected Lib: A Tipping Point of Amazonian Proportions
It’s the largest and wealthiest city in South America. With a population of 12-million, Sao Paulo, Brazil, came to be known as “Cidade da Garoa” or the city of drizzle. The once reliable drizzle resulted from the hydrological cycle of the Amazon rainforest. It’s what made Sao Paulo capable
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper and the Monstrous Planet Burners
He would have us believe that terrorism is a greater threat than climate change. But with every day that passes the burning planet proves Stephen Harper wrong.For imagine what might happen if a city of 20 million people runs out of water. Read more »
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: How South Americans are Killing Their Environment
In some places, cutting down trees can have huge consequences. In South America, the impacts are especially far-reaching. Deforestation has picked up again in the Amazon. That, in turn, is causing havoc to the region’s hydrological cycle, triggering severe drought. The unprecedented drought now affecting São Paulo, South America’s giant
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