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Extreme Weather - Drought in São Paulo

Jim Riley

2nd November 2014

The rainy season can’t some soon enough for the inhabitants of São Paulo, but this might only bring short-term relief.

The last time São Paulo in south-east Brazil was this dry - back in the 1930’s - the city’s population was a mere 200,000 people. But 80 years later, amid an even more severe dry spell, there are 22m people in need of water.

The videos below provide more explanation about the drought in Brazil:

Jim Riley

Jim co-founded tutor2u alongside his twin brother Geoff! Jim is a well-known Business writer and presenter as well as being one of the UK's leading educational technology entrepreneurs.

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