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Brazilian breadbasket's aquifers are falling, and new satellite maps show where water stress is growing

A collaboration of scientists from NASA and Brazilian research institutions has produced a detailed picture of groundwater change across Brazil. The images reveal significant declines in some of the aquifers that are critical to one of the world's largest agricultural producers.

Brazilian breadbasket's aquifers are falling, and new satellite maps show where water stress is growing
Image: Phys.org
A collaboration of scientists from NASA and Brazilian research institutions has produced a detailed picture of groundwater change across Brazil. The images reveal significant declines in some of the aquifers that are critical to one of the world's largest agricultural producers.

Originally published at Phys.org

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