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New NASA data shows Brazil's drought deeper than thought

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Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation - Fri, 30 Oct 2015 18:46 GMT

Author: Chris Arsenault

TORONTO, Oct 30 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - New satellite data shows Brazil's drought is worse than previously thought, with the southeast losing 56 trillion liters of water in each of the past three years - more than enough to fill Lake Tahoe, a NASA scientist said on Friday.

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