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20. The Caspian is rapidly diminishing.

Fri Nov 21, 2025, 08:26 PM

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For many of the same reasons. Aral sea syndrome.

https://carnegieendowment.org/russia-eurasia/politika/2025/03/caspian-environment-crisis?lang=en

Metro Tehran has 15 million residents. Trying to engineer their way out of this now is beyond their capabilities technically and economically. Working on it over a couple decades might have been viable but this would require a crash program that would stretch even the US. Sad thing is, they're just the first. They won't be the last. Climate driven mass migrations have begun. While our leaders continue to pay lip service at the latest COP and accomplish little of any significance.

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Tehran, Iran, has run out of water [View all] AverageOldGuy Friday OP

Holy shit! FalloutShelter Friday #1

I was just saying "Holy shit!" as I scrolled down the screen, and then saw your reply at the same time. Beartracks Saturday #39

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Data centers? Nittersing Friday #2

No. Indiscriminate drilling of individual wells for farming in Iran's case. littlemissmartypants Friday #16

Ogllalah acquifer, anyone? dobleremolque Saturday #49

Legal and illegal boreholes... Some of them industry JCMach1 Saturday #56

It's not data centers in Tehran. paleotn Friday #17

Some media reports talk about data center water usage. Makes no sense to me. Bluetus Friday #30

I'll admit to not understanding the details BUT RandomNumbers Saturday #42

I have probably been in 200 data centers from 1970 to 2005, some of the largest in the world at the time Bluetus Saturday #50

They are using evaporative cooling. hunter Sunday #59

I admit to never considering this years ago when fishing in the dead of winter rzemanfl Saturday #51

Iran is probably in a better position than many countries that will soon face this. At least they have oil reserves AZJonnie Friday #3

Desal plants are entirely insufficient for their needs NickB79 Friday #4

I thought my verbiage made it pretty clear I believe that avenue was "insufficient" AZJonnie Friday #6

Their southern coastline isn't good for human habitation Kaleva Saturday #36

Sucks for them JoseBalow Friday #5

Save your popcorn for the US wolfie001 Friday #24

Holy cats! mahina Friday #28

Yes! Almost 50 years ago wolfie001 Friday #29

Yikes!!! calimary Saturday #48

I've been hearing about the collapse in the central valley JoseBalow Saturday #52

Here in the states, we have Nestle doing much the same... Qutzupalotl Friday #7

In a rapidly warming world, it sure is. paleotn Friday #18

I'm in Arizona. Here, the Saudis are sucking the groundwater dry . . . wackadoo wabbit Saturday #35

Not anymore. Mosby Saturday #40

I wish you were correct that this isn't happening any longer, but, alas, it still is wackadoo wabbit Sunday #58

"warned not to pump the water so quickly, but they chose not to listen." Norrrm Friday #8

I believe our mid-west is also vulnerable. 3Hotdogs Friday #9

Depends. The Great Lakes and Mississippi are water sources since the Midwest shares weather ancianita Friday #21

That's a big engineering problem and a bigger political problem. hunter Friday #10

North of Tehran are snow capped mountains, green forests, and the Caspian Sea IronLionZion Friday #11

The Caspian is rapidly diminishing. paleotn Friday #20

We should pay attention and learn what it takes to move a city sarisataka Friday #12

I think the lesson will not be how to move a city like Los Angeles ToxMarz Friday #14

They are still arguing the cost BidenRocks Friday #23

Los Angeles will be fine. hunter Friday #31

I wouldn't bet on that. Phoenix would likely be hit by drought sooner. nt Exp Saturday #45

In the U.S.::: Ogallala Aquifer Exp Friday #13

I grew up in Amarillo on the Ogallala aquifer. markodochartaigh Saturday #41

We're about to run out of water here after years long drought. Reservoirs down to 10.7% surfered Friday #15

Abbott will be dead when the shit really hits the fan and he knows it. paleotn Friday #22

We have known there were going to be serious water issues... ananda Friday #19

+1000. And how many people won't pay attention to this canary RandomNumbers Saturday #43

Is the world just too large for people to process... ananda Saturday #54

I think that it is, at least for the average person RandomNumbers Saturday #55

Subsience was becoming a big problem there even before the water crisis Warpy Friday #25

maybe russia can ship water as payment for their drones. nt yaesu Friday #26

I'm really sorry for the people. We have to watch out for this here too. mahina Friday #27

Oh, dear, for the regular citizens there. electric_blue68 Friday #32

quite a while ago saw some tour show + they had a melon farmer + i never saw such a waste of water. pansypoo53219 Friday #33

Stories of things to come.... n/t gay texan Friday #34

The canary in the coal mine. raccoon Saturday #37

didn't see your post RandomNumbers Saturday #44

That's a good way of putting it. calimary Saturday #46

Tehran gfarber Saturday #38

"And now rescue may come far too late." calimary Saturday #47

NPR did a story on it last week tonekat Saturday #57