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Something Iran has in common with California and other areas of the US, overuse and ground water depletion. This reminds me of the dust bowl in the US.
Lack of water is a critical issue, climate change coupled with overuse and population increase is a major issue whether it's Syria, Brazil, Puerto Rico, North Africa, Australia. We have ignored the importance of this critical resource and there will be a world wide impact.
"Iran is in the grip of a seven-year drought that shows no sign of breaking and that, many experts believe, may be the new normal. Even a return to past rainfall levels might not be enough to head off a nationwide water crisis, since the country has already consumed 70 percent of its groundwater supplies over the past 50 years.
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Always arid, Iran is facing desertification as lakes and rivers dry up and once-fertile plains become barren. According to the United Nations, Iran is home to four of the 10 most polluted cities in the world, with dust and desertification among the leading causes.
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Isa Kalantari, a former minister of agriculture, warns that more than half of Iran’s provinces could become uninhabitable within 15 years, displacing millions of people."
Something Iran has in common with California and other areas of the US, overuse and ground water depletion. This reminds me of the dust bowl in the US.
Lack of water is a critical issue, climate change coupled with overuse and population increase is a major issue whether it's Syria, Brazil, Puerto Rico, North Africa, Australia. We have ignored the importance of this critical resource and there will be a world wide impact.
"Iran is in the grip of a seven-year drought that shows no sign of breaking and that, many experts believe, may be the new normal. Even a return to past rainfall levels might not be enough to head off a nationwide water crisis, since the country has already consumed 70 percent of its groundwater supplies over the past 50 years.
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Always arid, Iran is facing desertification as lakes and rivers dry up and once-fertile plains become barren. According to the United Nations, Iran is home to four of the 10 most polluted cities in the world, with dust and desertification among the leading causes.
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Isa Kalantari, a former minister of agriculture, warns that more than half of Iran’s provinces could become uninhabitable within 15 years, displacing millions of people."
Massive agra factories and bottled water companies are wasting most of it. Regardless, we should be working on less expensive ways to desalinize sea water.
Water isn't "leaving"...it's just moved....up to us to find a way to clean it....Water is recycled, you know....the water in the ground today was elsewhere thousands of years ago. There is a set amount of water....we just need to know how to clean it for consumption!
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Water isn't "leaving"...it's just moved....up to us to find a way to clean it....Water is recycled, you know....the water in the ground today was elsewhere thousands of years ago. There is a set amount of water....we just need to know how to clean it for consumption!
Bottled water is a drop in the bucket, so to speak. Agriculture is the big drain. Hard to grow crops that people need to eat without water. Then add the crops grown for alternative fuels and feeding livestock, and any drought has a huge effect.
Bottled water is a drop in the bucket, so to speak. Agriculture is the big drain. Hard to grow crops that people need to eat without water. Then add the crops grown for alternative fuels and feeding livestock, and any drought has a huge effect.
Agriculture is also the issue in Iran consuming a large quantity, particularly pistachio nuts and antiquated irrigation techniques.
Bottled water is a drop in the bucket, so to speak. Agriculture is the big drain. Hard to grow crops that people need to eat without water. Then add the crops grown for alternative fuels and feeding livestock, and any drought has a huge effect.
Crops like lettuce and other vegan favorites are the worst offenders. Far worse than beef based on water used per nutrition gained.
Maybe it's Earth's way of saying "There are too many people."
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