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Nik Kowsar
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Iranian-American-Water/Environmental Analyst
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@ianjames.bsky.social’ and Sean Greene’s recent reporting on California’s disappearing groundwater is essential reading.

California is not Iran. It has the advantage of democratic institutions, a free press and civic activism. But ...

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Letters to the Editor: California can’t afford to repeat Iran’s water management mistakes
'Unless California treats recharge and sustainable use as urgent priorities, it risks repeating Iran’s mistake — becoming a global warning rather than a model,' writes an L.A. Times reader.
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September 10, 2025 at 4:41 AM
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While headlines often focus on Iran’s nuclear
ambitions or its proxy wars, the real existential
threat lies beneath the surface—literally. #Aquifers are collapsing.

Even if the Islamic Republic falls, the next
government will inherit a devastated landscape.
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Iran’s Taps Are Nearly Empty
After five straight years of drought, the country is running dry.
foreignpolicy.com
August 10, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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1- @petergleick.bsky.social talks about water, peace, and conflict at the 2023 UN Water Conference.
August 9, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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After five straight years of drought, the country is running dry. foreignpolicy.com/2025/08/07/i...
Iran’s Taps Are Nearly Empty
After five straight years of drought, the country is running dry.
foreignpolicy.com
August 7, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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Water, Waste, and Willful Ignorance: Iran’s Path to Ecological Collapse
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Water, Waste, and Willful Ignorance: Iran’s Path to Ecological Collapse
It’s painful to witness how far things have deteriorated in Iran. As long as corruption defines the system, hope is a luxury reserved for fools.
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July 19, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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Meeting David Levine: The Master Who Changed My Life Through Art
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Meeting David Levine: The Master Who Changed My Life Through Art
David Levine gave me the courage to become who I am. His work taught me how to stand tall in the face of power—and to aim my pen like a scalpel at the liars, the cowards, and the enemies of truth. For...
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July 18, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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Flash Floods, Dry States, and Willful Amnesia
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Flash Floods, Dry States, and Willful Amnesia
Whenever I hear about lives lost in flash floods—especially in arid states like Texas or New Mexico—I’m pulled back to the places I grew up, where we knew building homes in flood-prone areas was a rec...
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July 13, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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The Water Compact That Failed, And Why Iran Should Pay Attention
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The Water Compact That Failed, And Why Iran Should Pay Attention
The relevance of the Colorado Basin to Iran goes far beyond climate similarities — it also lies in parallels of governance.
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July 11, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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This is no time for silence.
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More US scientists must speak out
Nature Human Behaviour - The Trump administration has launched an extraordinary and dangerous attack on US science. Climate and water scientist Peter Gleick calls on scientists who are able and...
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July 1, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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Next Time, Please Send Smarter Bombs
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Next Time, Please Send Smarter Bombs
Collateral damage is making more Iranians question not just the regime—but the war itself.
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July 1, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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The Hydraulic Mission Impossible!
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The Hydraulic Mission Impossible!
What Happens in Vegas… Ends Up in Your Reservoir—and Drains Your Groundwater Too!
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May 28, 2025 at 5:55 AM
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Never Say Never: When Trump Hit Carney With a Bieber Bomb
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Never Say Never: When Trump Hit Carney With a Bieber Bomb
Who knew that our President was a true Belieber?
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May 7, 2025 at 1:10 AM
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You Can’t Pump Forever
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You Can’t Pump Forever
From Wells to Warnings: The Cost of Over-pumping in Central Iran and the Central Valley
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May 4, 2025 at 5:47 AM
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Iran: Where EIAs Go MIA
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Iran: Where EIAs Go MIA: But disastrous projects always come back to haunt people—and the environment
The future of millions of Iranians is about to be wagered—again—on glittering megaprojects with zero environmental accountability. Whether it’s regime 2.0 courting foreign dealmakers, or diaspora savi...
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April 15, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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You Can’t Enrich Groundwater

Rivers don’t read press releases. Aquifers don’t respond to regime change. And farmers don’t wait for talking points.
Do you want to understand Iran’s future? Don’t watch the centrifuges. Watch the wells.

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You Can’t Enrich Groundwater
Why the Collapse Beneath Iran is Bigger Than the Deal Above
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April 13, 2025 at 5:53 AM
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Are we a smart generation, or just proudly enrolled in the University of Dumb?

Descartes once said, “I think, therefore I am.” Adorable. If René were on Twitter today…he would have said " “I scroll, therefore I rage-comment.”
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Are we Dominated or Dumbinated?
Are we a smart generation, or just proudly enrolled in the University of Dumb?
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April 12, 2025 at 5:20 AM
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The Danger Behind Ignoring Iran’s Water Bankruptcy
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The Danger Behind Ignoring Iran’s Water Bankruptcy
No nuclear deal will refill a dead river or rehydrate a collapsed aquifer.
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April 9, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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Tariff Monday: The Day the Vibes Died and Death Took the Day Off
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Tariff Monday: The Day the Vibes Died and Death Took the Day Off
Death was bored.It was Tariff Monday—his least favorite made-up economic holiday, right behind Quantitative Easing Eve and Federal Reserve Cosplay Day. He felt as low as the Dow Jones after a Trump ta...
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April 8, 2025 at 5:44 AM
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در باره اختلافات میان یزد و اصفهان بر سر آب چه می‌دانیم؟
چرا دولتی که می‌خواهد با سرکوب، آرامش ایجاد کند، سیاست‌های و برنامه‌های آبی‌اش بحران زا است؟
April 6, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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نتایج طرح‌های اجرا شده جمهوری اسلامی بدون انجام “ارزیابی اثرات محیط زیستی” چه بوده؟
انتقال آب از سرشاخه‌های کارون به زاینده‌رود و بعد به یزد چه اثراتی روی سرزمین ما داشته است؟ آیا نفع خانواده خاتمی و دیگر سیاسیون مهم‌تر بود یا محیط زیست و زندگی مردمان سرزمین؟
واقعیت‌ها و ریشه‌های ماجرا چیست؟
April 6, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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From Mulholland to Rafsanjani: The Copy-Paste Catastrophe of Water Mismanagement
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From Mulholland to Rafsanjani: The Copy-Paste Catastrophe of Water Mismanagement
Ah, the 1990s—a glorious time when Lake Urmia was so full that landowners worried it might swallow their precious properties.
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March 13, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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New York, New York
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New York, New York
The first time I visited New York was Christmas week of 1976.
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March 13, 2025 at 7:56 AM
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Enter Sustainable DEVILopment
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Enter Sustainable DEVILopment
How Did Our Cool, Blue Planet Turn Into a Giant Burning Sauna?
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February 17, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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To Deal or Not to Deal—That’s the Question!
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To Deal or Not to Deal—That’s the Question!
A Deal with Tehran: Who Wins When Corruption Can Get a Free Pass
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February 5, 2025 at 6:43 AM
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Lord of the Rings, Persian Edition: Khomeini’s Curse
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Lord of the Rings, Persian Edition: Khomeini’s Curse
How Revolution Killed Evolution: A Nation’s Downfall
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February 4, 2025 at 7:35 AM