Iran’s Water Crisis Worsens as Temperatures Soar Past 122F - One Green Planet

Iran’s Water Crisis Worsens as Temperatures Soar Past 122F - One Green Planet

Iran faces 50°C heat and a deepening water crisis, prompting holidays, power cuts, and desperate talks to import water. The post Iran’s Water Crisis Worsens as Temperatures Soar Past 122F appeared first on One Green Planet.

Is Iran’s water crisis fueled by military-backed illegal wells?

Iran’s environmental collapse is accelerated by military forces bypassing regulations to exploit groundwater reservesOriginally published on Global VoicesThe dry basin of the Zayandeh-Rood river in central Iran. Photo by Mostafameraji. Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. By Mohsen Jafari As Iran faces one of the most complex environmental crises in West Asia, growing evidence suggests that its water shortage is not merely the result of drought or …