Luiz 4,253 Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 http://gizmodo.com/sao-paulo-is-running-so-low-on-water-people-might-be-w-1686313159 São Paulo is Brazil's largest and wealthiest city, a bustling concrete jungle of 11 million people. Now imagine the city going for days without water for drinking, bathing, or cleaningâ€â€it's a dystopian scenario not far from São Paulo's reality thanks to a water crisis made worse by drought. As the New York Times reports, taps are already running dry for days at a time, and officials are mulling a ration that turns water on only two day per week. A leaked conversation had one senior official from São Paulo's water utility saying the water situation could become so bad residents might have to be warned to flee. The Times reports on what the situation is already like: "Imagine going three days without any water and trying to run a business in a basic sanitary way," said Maria da Fátima Ribeiro, 51, who owns a bar in Parque Alexandra, a gritty neighborhood on the edge of São Paulo's metropolitan area. "This is Brazil, where human beings are treated worse than dogs by our own politicians." Some residents have begun drilling their own wells around homes and apartment buildings, or hoarding water in buckets to wash clothes or flush toilets. Public schools are prohibiting students from using water to brush their teeth, and changing their lunch menus to serve sandwiches instead of meals on plates that need to be washed. The terrible irony is that Brazil is actually rich in freshwater, with the Amazon and other rivers adding up to one-eight of the world's freshwater. But nearby pollution, deforestation, and a recent drought are putting strain on São Paulo's notoriously leaky municipal water system. Now the consequences are piling up, and the megacity is running out of water. I disapprove of what you say, but will defend to the death your right to say it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
faux 2,190 Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 This is horrible Why isn't the government or someone else in charge doing anything????? it's a serious problem Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan 219 Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 How frightening, and to think it could potentially happen anywhere with the causes identified being possible in any city. Hoping for a speedy resolution for the sake of those residents. How awful. :giveup: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gohan 16,857 Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 What the actual ****, Dilma Roussef. Get you **** together and do something. People die faster because of dehydration than from starvation :ohno: tryna go ask Alice, tryna catch that rabbit Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qualle1 1,385 Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Yes, I saw a report about it on German TV. It's their very own fault. Brazil, you better stop destroying your rainforest now and forever. By the way: Rio is also in danger. MAKE LOVE NOT WAR Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stigma 205 Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Well, they'll think again next time they decide to cut all the forests around the city....Here's the key: The terrible irony is that Brazil is actually rich in freshwater, with the Amazon and other rivers adding up to one-eight of the world's freshwater. But nearby pollution, deforestation, and a recent drought are putting strain on São Paulo's notoriously leaky municipal water system. Now the consequences are piling up, and the megacity is running out of water. You get what you deserve when you threat the nature like that.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howl 2 Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Yeah, we're having this problem since november/december and in some neighborhoods, there's no water at all. My dad bought like 100 gallons/bottles of water in case something happens. It's a terrible situation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HausOfGuy 10 Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Yes, I saw a report about it on German TV. It's their very own fault. Brazil, you better stop destroying your rainforest now and forever. By the way: Rio is also in danger. rio is not in danger, and the ppl who destroy our rainforest and KILL native americans are illegal immigrants :excuseme: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melech 9,900 Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Brazilians better come to Germany we need immigrants. Anyway I hope everything will turn out good with few casualties Yes, I saw a report about it on German TV. It's their very own fault. Brazil, you better stop destroying your rainforest now and forever. By the way: Rio is also in danger. Even if it's Brazil fault ,no human being should die. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMROD 117,063 Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 The nature fight back. I hope they will regrow the rain forests. It is needed for creating rains! Hope they will find way until then. The government must act as well! (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ✧*:･ﾟ ᶠʳᵒⁿᵗ ᵗᵒʷᵃʳᵈ ᵉⁿᵉᵐʸ (*´艸｀*) ♡♡♡ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphine Prince 109,671 Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 The nature fight back. I hope they will regrow the rain forests. It is needed for creating rains! Hope they will find way until then. The government must act as well! The problem is that even if they regrow the rain forests, the conditions to maintain a rainforest might not even be possible because there isn't enough rain/water. So it could become impossible to restore the natural state of the area Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qualle1 1,385 Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 rio is not in danger, and the ppl who destroy our rainforest and KILL native americans are illegal immigrants :excuseme: I have read within the last couple of weeks a lot of articles and seen a couple of reports on TV, that cleatly say, that both Sao Paulo as well as Rio de Janeiro are in danger to "dry-out". On top of that my neighbour is originally from Sao Paulo and confirmed everything, especially after visiting his already worried family in Sao Paulo in January. Stop cutting down the rainforest, modernise your water pipelines - who seem to be in a desolat condition, rethink your extremely high water consuming agriculture and start to save the water use in private! Hopefully this will prevent the doom of both Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro... MAKE LOVE NOT WAR Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HausOfGuy 10 Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 I have read within the last couple of weeks a lot of articles and seen a couple of reports on TV, that cleatly say, that both Sao Paulo as well as Rio de Janeiro are in danger to "dry-out". On top of that my neighbour is originally from Sao Paulo and confirmed everything, especially after visiting his already worried family in Sao Paulo in January. Stop cutting down the rainforest, modernise your water pipelines - who seem to be in a desolat condition, rethink your extremely high water consuming agriculture and start to save the water use in private! Hopefully this will prevent the doom of both Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro... "Stop cutting down the rainforest, modernise your water pipelines - who seem to be in a desolat condition, rethink your extremely high water consuming agriculture and start to save the water use in private!" im obviously not in charge of what happens in my country, its not the brazilian ppl you should blame honey, in fact you shouldnt even worry about it cause thats not ur business. there are thousands of ppl protesting everyday in cause you didnt know, and next month there is gonna be a national protest to impeach the president. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qualle1 1,385 Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 "Stop cutting down the rainforest, modernise your water pipelines - who seem to be in a desolat condition, rethink your extremely high water consuming agriculture and start to save the water use in private!" im obviously not in charge of what happens in my country, its not the brazilian ppl you should blame honey, in fact you shouldnt even worry about it cause thats not ur business. there are thousands of ppl protesting everyday in cause you didnt know, and next month there is gonna be a national protest to impeach the president. DUH! Of course I also know about the demonstrations. I am not stupid. I have been working for several years in the energy and water industry and know what I am actually talking about. MAKE LOVE NOT WAR Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melech 9,900 Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 I have read within the last couple of weeks a lot of articles and seen a couple of reports on TV, that cleatly say, that both Sao Paulo as well as Rio de Janeiro are in danger to "dry-out". On top of that my neighbour is originally from Sao Paulo and confirmed everything, especially after visiting his already worried family in Sao Paulo in January. Stop cutting down the rainforest, modernise your water pipelines - who seem to be in a desolat condition, rethink your extremely high water consuming agriculture and start to save the water use in private! Hopefully this will prevent the doom of both Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro... Okay now that we are at the point that we blame people personally because they are from a specific country. Then you stop the Pegida demonstrations, the growing anti-semitism, the austerity bullshiit against Southern European states, the aging population, the growing poverty etc. "Stop cutting down the rainforest, modernise your water pipelines - who seem to be in a desolat condition, rethink your extremely high water consuming agriculture and start to save the water use in private!" im obviously not in charge of what happens in my country, its not the brazilian ppl you should blame honey, in fact you shouldnt even worry about it cause thats not ur business. there are thousands of ppl protesting everyday in cause you didnt know, and next month there is gonna be a national protest to impeach the president. I think worrying is okay even if you are not living in the country. People just educate themselves a little more about a topic before writing . And shouldn't blame a whole group of people. I personally do worry about that and hope that everything will turn out good lately with none or only few casualties even if I'm not from brazil. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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