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  • A heat wave and water shortages

    From JAB@21:1/5 to All on Thu Aug 7 21:47:28 2025
    Is Iran running out of water?

    A heat wave and water shortages are paralyzing public life in Iran.
    Authorities call it an extreme drought, but climate experts say their
    warnings have been ignored for years.

    Authorities in Iran ordered many government offices and public
    institutions in 16 of Iran's 31 provinces, including Tehran, to remain
    closed on Wednesday in an attempt to cut power consumption amid an
    extreme heat wave that has been ongoing since mid-July.

    The extreme weather is expected to continue for at least five more
    days in many parts of the country, according to the meteorological
    agency, with temperatures forecast to hit 50 degrees Celsius (122
    Fahrenheit) in some areas.

    The heat wave has been accompanied by drought, with the capital,
    Tehran, experiencing its lowest rainfall in 60 years, severely
    impacting the city's water resources, according to the Tehran
    Provincial Water and Sewage Corporation.

    Water pressure in Tehran's pipeline network has been reduced to
    counteract the falling water levels in the city's reservoirs.
    ...
    ...
    "Tehran is not a place where authorities can simply resort to another
    source when water is scarce," the Norway-based researcher told DW

    https://www.dw.com/en/is-iran-running-out-of-water/a-73548239

    Water pressure...has been reduced

    All water districts have pipes that leak, so reducing the pressure
    reduces the total amount of lost water.

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  • From Retrograde@21:1/5 to JAB on Fri Aug 8 19:28:38 2025
    On Thu, 07 Aug 2025 21:47:28 -0500
    JAB <[email protected]d> wrote:

    Is Iran running out of water?

    Yes.

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  • From JAB@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Fri Aug 8 21:05:42 2025
    On Fri, 8 Aug 2025 19:28:38 -0600, Retrograde
    <[email protected]d> wrote:

    Is Iran running out of water?

    Yes.

    "Experts have been warning for decades that Iran -- whose population
    tripled from 28 million in 1969 to 92 million in 2025 -- does not have sufficient resources to support its growing number of inhabitants,
    expanding agriculture needs, or the high water consumption of its
    industry and households."

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  • From Michael Trew@21:1/5 to JAB on Sat Aug 9 18:54:03 2025
    On 8/8/2025 10:05 PM, JAB wrote:
    On Fri, 8 Aug 2025 19:28:38 -0600, Retrograde
    <[email protected]d> wrote:

    Is Iran running out of water?

    Yes.

    "Experts have been warning for decades that Iran -- whose population
    tripled from 28 million in 1969 to 92 million in 2025 -- does not have sufficient resources to support its growing number of inhabitants,
    expanding agriculture needs, or the high water consumption of its
    industry and households."

    LOL, all of that oil doesn't make up for lack of water and living
    conditions.

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  • From JAB@21:1/5 to All on Sat Aug 9 20:39:01 2025
    On Sat, 9 Aug 2025 18:54:03 -0400, Michael Trew <[email protected]>
    wrote:

    "Experts have been warning for decades that Iran -- whose population
    tripled from 28 million in 1969 to 92 million in 2025 -- does not have
    sufficient resources ....

    LOL, all of that oil doesn't make up for lack of water and living
    conditions.

    "Islam encourages marriage and family formation, with procreation
    being a significant aspect of these teachings."

    Religons' "procreation" policy is the issue

    "The term "population bomb" refers to the widespread fear in the 1960s
    and 70s that the rapid growth of the world's population would lead to widespread famine, resource depletion, and environmental collapse.
    This fear was fueled by the 1968 book The Population Bomb by Paul R.
    Ehrlich, which predicted dire consequences if population growth wasn't drastically curtailed"

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