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Iran drought threatens sixteen million

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.

Le Monde

Iran facing its worst drought in decades

Of the country’s 31 provinces, 15 have not seen a single drop of rain since the start of autumn, according to local media.

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by Paul Dorfman

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Dr Paul Dorfman

@drpauldorfman.bsky.social

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

November 10, 2025 at 1:34 PM

The Independent

Tehran may be evacuated as Iran faces worst drought in decades

Iran is facing nationwide water shortages with more than 16 million people at risk of their taps running dry.

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by Michael B. Bishku

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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.

www.bbc.com

November 10, 2025 at 10:45 AM

Der Standard

"Countdown to catastrophe": Iran's water crisis reaches dramatic proportions

Groundwater reserves are threatened with total drying out due to excessive withdrawals, according to a newspaper report. The water levels of many reservoirs have fallen sharply.

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by Michael Wagner

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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

www.spiegel.de/ausland/iran...