More than half of Brazil's rivers are at risk of reduced flow due to water seeping into underground aquifers. This is the result of an analysis of 17,972 wells throughout the country. Of these, 55 ...

The main threats to these populations are habitat loss and degradation, for example conversion of natural areas for agricultural expansion, followed by overexploitation of species, such as ...

Overexploitation of groundwater in Brazil is reducing river flows, with over half of the country's rivers at risk. Analysis of nearly 18,000 wells shows 55.4% have water levels below nearby rivers ...

More than half of Brazil’s rivers are at risk of reduced flow due to water seeping into underground aquifers. This is the result of an analysis of 17,972 wells throughout the country. Of these ...