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Tag: water crisis
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Dried-out Bakhtegan Lake causes decline in air quality
National Parks officials say Bakhtegan Lake has completely dried out due to a water shortage and decline in precipitation. The Daneshjoo website reports that…
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Rate Increase proposed for high-volume water customers
Iran’s deputy minister of power says the country’s water crisis is linked to overconsumption, and a proposal has gone to the Council of the…
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Khuzestan wetland shrinks drastically due to oil extraction
Three-fifths of the Hour-ol-Azim wetlands have dried out due to non-standard oil extraction. Jasem Marmazi, the Khuzestan governor’s advisor on environmental issues, told ISNA…
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Half of Iran’s fields now dried out
Iranian environmental officials say Iran’s exploitation of water resources is three times the world standard and continuing this pattern will speed the country’s desertification.…