ISciences
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ISciences provides expertise on water and climate, corporate sustainability, remote sensing, and human security.
"the most devastating blow to Iran’s future is not coming from Washington, Jerusalem, or New York. It is coming from the sky that no longer rains, from rivers that no longer flow, and from aquifers that have been pumped beyond their limits. It is coming from #drought."
www.forbes.com/sites/kavehm...
www.forbes.com/sites/kavehm...
Iran’s Water Crisis: When Drought Hits Harder Than Sanctions and Bombs
Iran faces a sixth year of drought as Tehran nears Day Zero. How mismanagement, ‘water bankruptcy’ and politics made nature a threat beyond sanctions and airstrikes.
www.forbes.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:35 PM
"the most devastating blow to Iran’s future is not coming from Washington, Jerusalem, or New York. It is coming from the sky that no longer rains, from rivers that no longer flow, and from aquifers that have been pumped beyond their limits. It is coming from #drought."
www.forbes.com/sites/kavehm...
www.forbes.com/sites/kavehm...
"... Shervin returns to his apartment in the centre of #Iran 's capital, #Tehran, hoping for a shower and a clean change of clothes. But over the last week, turning on the tap has become like playing Russian roulette — some nights, not a single drop flows out."
www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
'The worst possible situation': This major city only has a few days of water left
Tehran's main water sources are in a dire situation, with two major dams reaching what officials are calling "dead capacity".
www.sbs.com.au
November 18, 2025 at 9:33 PM
"... Shervin returns to his apartment in the centre of #Iran 's capital, #Tehran, hoping for a shower and a clean change of clothes. But over the last week, turning on the tap has become like playing Russian roulette — some nights, not a single drop flows out."
www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
“Water #rationing should have started much earlier. Right now, 62 percent of #Tehran ’s #water comes from underground sources, and the level of these #aquifers has dropped sharply.”
www.iranintl.com/en/202511084...
www.iranintl.com/en/202511084...
Tehran began water rationing too late, officials admit as crisis deepens
Iran’s water industry officials warned on Saturday that rationing in Tehran began far too late, as the capital’s water situation deteriorates rapidly amid one of its driest periods in nearly fifty yea...
www.iranintl.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:59 AM
“Water #rationing should have started much earlier. Right now, 62 percent of #Tehran ’s #water comes from underground sources, and the level of these #aquifers has dropped sharply.”
www.iranintl.com/en/202511084...
www.iranintl.com/en/202511084...