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US Threat Assessment: Water A National Security Risk, For Iran in Particular
March 16th, 2024
In their annual threat assessment, US spy agencies note climate, water, food stress abroad as national security risks, calling out Iran’s water shortages in particular: The Annual Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community reports: “The accelerating effects of climate change are placing more of the world’s population, particularly in low- and middle-income countries, at […]
Read more »Iran’s Lake Urmia Is Lying On Its Deathbed With A Small Window Of Time Left To Save It, Experts Warn
February 11th, 2024
Via Forbes, an article on the deteriorating condition of Iran’s Lake Urmia: This is a sad story but one with a little bit of hope in the end. Like the famous Aral Sea in central Asia and the Great Salt Lake in Utah, the expanse of Iran’s Lake Urmia has been drying up for years. […]
Read more »Groundwater Levels Around the World Are Dropping Quickly, Often at Accelerating Rates
January 28th, 2024
Via Inside Climate News, highlights of a starting report showing rapid declines in groundwater are most common in aquifers under croplands in drier regions, including California: Groundwater supplies are dwindling in aquifers around the world, a groundbreaking new study found, with the rates of decline accelerating over the past four decades in nearly a third […]
Read more »Iran and Afghanistan Water Wars: Feud over the Helmand River Has No End In Sight.
January 26th, 2024
Via the Atlantic Council, a look at the feud between Iran and Afghanistan over the Helmand River: Water disputes between Iran and Afghanistan date back to as early as the 1870s. However, with the Taliban back in power in Kabul since 2021, the Helmand River has become an increasing topic of contention between the neighboring […]
Read more »A Thirsty Reality: Iran’s Dire Water Situation
January 26th, 2024
Via the Atlantic Council, an article on Iran’s water scarcity crisis: Despite climate warnings since 1988, Iranian officials have consistently ignored regional environmental concerns, especially following the Iran-Iraq war (1980-1988). For example, they prioritized dam construction and increased groundwater extraction for food self-sufficiency, disregarding environmental impacts. Former Agriculture Minister Issa Kalantari is now warning of irreversible groundwater […]
Read more »Scientists Blame Climate Change for ‘Extreme Drought’ in Iraq, Iran and Syria
November 13th, 2023
Via Terra Daily, a report on ‘extreme drought’ in Iraq, Iran and Syria; The “extreme” drought gripping Iraq, Syria and Iran would not have occurred without climate change caused primarily by burning fossil fuels, scientists said Wednesday, warning that punishing dry spells will become more intense as the world warms.High temperatures due to human-caused climate […]
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