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Using an aridity index, the study demonstrates that the Caatinga faces more frequent and intense droughts than other Brazilian biomes, leading to relative productivity drops of 16% for beans and 35% for corn. Beyond agriculture, the report establishes a correlation between increased aridity and severe socioeconomic declines, including a 13% increase in poverty, a 10% increase in child mortality, and a 19% increase in school delay rates for a one-unit increase in the aridity index. 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