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Iran drought threatens sixteen million

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Iran faced its worst drought in decades, leaving 15 provinces without autumn rainfall and threatening the water supplies of more than 16 million people as reservoirs and groundwater neared exhaustion.

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Michael Wagner

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In Teheran sowie in den zentralen Provinzen ist das Wasserniveau vieler Stauseen demnach bereits auf das sogenannte »tote Volumen« gesunken... Dementsprechend drohe dem Land schon bald der völlige Zusammenbruch der Grundwasserreserven und somit eine »verheerende Dürre

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Iran: Staatliches Medium warnt mit Blick auf Wasserkrise vor »nationaler Katastrophe«

Die Dürre in Iran erreicht dramatische Ausmaße. In mehreren Landesteilen wird das Wasser für die Bevölkerung bereits rationiert. Präsident Pezeshkian erwägt angeblich eine Evakuierung der 15-Millionen...

November 9, 2025 at 11:31 PM

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Dr Paul Dorfman

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#Renewables vs #nuclear - water consumption in an increasingly water-stressed world.

November 10, 2025 at 1:34 PM

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Michael B. Bishku

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www.bbc.com/news/article... — This is a crisis that will affect other countries in coming years!

Iran faces unprecedented drought as water crisis hits Tehran

The government is pleading with Iranians to save water as reservoirs dry up and rainfall is at a record low.

November 10, 2025 at 10:45 AM

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