More than half of Brazil’s rivers are at risk of reduced flow due to water seeping into underground aquifers, a study warns. This is of great importance for Brazil, which could face increasing water stress with serious consequences for water supply, food security and ecosystems. The findings also serve as a global call to rethink water management strategies in tropical countries, where growing groundwater use is threatening surface water resources.
Overexploitation of groundwater is compromising river flows in Brazil, study warns
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