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Iran's capital is counting down to "day zero" - the day the water runs out and the taps run dry.

Reservoirs that supply Tehran's 15 million residents are almost empty.

The Karaj dam, which supplies a quarter of the city's drinking water, is just 8% full.

Water rationing has begun in some areas, with the flow from taps reduced or even stopped altogether overnight.

President Masoud Pezeshkian has urged people to use water sparingly - or the city, or at least parts of it, may even have to evacuate.

So what's going on?

Rain should start falling in the autumn after Iran's hot dry summer.

But according to the country's National Weather Forecasting Centre, this has been the driest September to November period in half a century, with rainfall 89% below the long-term average.

The combination of low rainfall and high heat has lasted for more than five years, leaving the country parched.

But the weather - and the shadow of climate change - aren't the only factors in Tehran's water crisis.

According to the Centre for Strategic and International Studies, the population of the metropolitan area of the city has almost doubled from 4.9 million in 1979 to 9.7 million today.

But water consumption has risen even faster, quadrupling from 346 million cubic metres in 1976 to 1.2 billion cubic metres now. Increasing wealth has allowed more people to buy washing machines and dishwashers.

To supplement supplies from reservoirs, Tehran has had to turn to natural aquifers underground, which provide between 30% and 60% of its tap water in recent years.

But that puts the city in direct competition with farmers who draw on the water to irrigate crops.

Levels are falling by 101 million cubic metres a year around Tehran, according to analysis in the journal Science Advances. That's water that has accumulated from many decades of rain - and will take at least as long to replenish.

Professor Kaveh Madani, the former deputy head of Iran's environment department and now director of the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health, said chronic mismanagement of natural resources has led to what he calls water bankruptcy.

He told Sky News: "These things were not created overnight.

"They're the product of decades of bad management, lack of foresight, overreliance and false confidence in how much infrastructure and engineering projects can do in a country that is relatively water short."

Government ministers blame the water shortage on climate change, water leaks from pipes and the 12-day war with Israel.

Whatever the reason, it underlines the threat of water scarcity to global cities. Tehran is not alone.

Cape Town in South Africa narrowly avoided taps running dry eight years ago after a city-wide effort to save water.

Even London, known for its rain, is at risk of drought. Supplies haven't kept up with population growth and booming demand.

As Tehran has found, droughts that are being made more likely and more severe with climate change can expose the fragility of water supply.

https://news.sky.com/story/the-countdown-to-day-zero-major-city-may-have-to-evacuate-as-water-supplies-run-low-13479538

Mynd44 Lalasticlala Nlfpmod

Water rationing has begun in some areas, with the flow from taps reduced or even stopped altogether overnight.

President Masoud Pezeshkian has urged people to use water sparingly - or the city, or at least parts of it, may even have to evacuate.

Ahmback:
But water consumption has risen even faster, quadrupling from 346 million cubic metres in 1976 to 1.2 billion cubic metres now. Increasing wealth has allowed more people to buy washing machines and dishwashers.

When Egypt failed to allow the Israelites go, they suffered 10 plagues.

Now, Iran, the modern day Egypt, has sworn Israel will never have peace and their own plague has started coming.

But away from superstition, it’s been said that these global powers didn’t just stop their technological advancements in just manufacturing of weapons.

They’ve taken it further into the control of the weather, rainfall, earthquakes, tremors, etc. So, maybe, just maybe, Israel has a hand, scientifically, in Iran’s poor rainfall.

But I hope they get water soon. I don’t want them to die. I want them alive to be deradicalized.

Isreal dealt heavily with the water infrastructure of Tehran. The destruction was massive 🤷🏿, they government doesn't want to admit the their failure and call for international support.
Tehran will run from sponsoring axis of resistance , lessons learnt. They've luurnnn

Israel dealt Iran dirty dirty

😂 😆

Islamic terorists got served

1. Iran should be humble enough to seek help now from other nations.

2. Those with capacity to help need to act fast before it becomes a major disaster and avoidable loss of innocent lives.

3. Just like Nigeria, those people actively giving Iran that image of a pariah nation are less than 1% of the population.

Hehehe.

What about their bombs?

No water,no problem,but if their bombs finish, wahala go da.

Crazy people.

Some federal mugus on this platform already attributed this to Israel. Some people's stupidity is incurable.

I'm sure Israel will be willing to help Iran if they ask for help. Israelis are not wicked and heartless

BlackViper:
https://news.sky.com/story/the-countdown-to-day-zero-major-city-may-have-to-evacuate-as-water-supplies-run-low-13479538

Mynd44 Lalasticlala Nlfpmod

The money they should use to give their people water to drink is being spent on weapons to annihilate Israel.

We see the same pattern here in our country, with the financiers of terror shovelling billions into the gaping maws of devils while their people suffer and starve.

Anyone who understands the philosophy of jihad should please enlighten us!

Their fellow Islamic neighbours should help them out

Iran that supposed to work on their economy but pokenosing into a fight that shouldn't have concerned them

Watch how Nigerians who don't know what public water supply look like berate Iran and attribute it to God punishing them

can't provide water but have bombs and bullets in abundance.

Water is life. Although you might not understand this fact until you find yourself in such situations.

.. in fact, countries like Qatar imports water from abroad.

BlackViper:
https://news.sky.com/story/the-countdown-to-day-zero-major-city-may-have-to-evacuate-as-water-supplies-run-low-13479538

Mynd44 Lalasticlala Nlfpmod

And rather than spend resources on how to generate and sustain water levels and live good lives, all they think about is destroying Israel and supporting jihadist movement....

Just unbelievable...

If only countries focus on solving the internal crisis to make lives better for their citizens, na to dey engage in useless war that has done nobody any good....

Omo, i can feel the tension of not having water but i can't imagine it being true... 🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️

Nairaland Musleems are planning to fetch water from Naija wells to go and refill the dam

Iran never for once said it’s running out of water..all these fake news and propaganda.

kullozone:
Nairaland Musleems are planning to fetch water from Naija wells to go and refill the dam

Madridguy and seunmsg will not advise Iran to solved their water issues, But they'll encourage them to build nuclear weapons to exterminate Israel. What a people!. The energy and zeal they're using to create weapons should be directed to providing common water.

When you use all your resources to fund terrorism, that's what you get

Universe always repays evil people. Demons

Una Sure Israel no spray chemical for una skys like this

Penguin2:
When Egypt failed to allow the Israelites go, they suffered 10 plagues.

Now, Iran, the modern day Egypt, has sworn Israel will never have peace and their own plague has started coming.

But away from superstition, it’s been said that these global powers didn’t just stop their technological advancements in just manufacturing of weapons.

They’ve taken it further into the control of the weather, rainfall, earthquakes, tremors, etc. So, maybe, just maybe, Israel has a hand, scientifically, in Iran’s poor rainfall.

But I hope they get water soon. I don’t want them to die. I want them alive to be deradicalized.

Which one is the superstition.

The first point or the second that's without evidence and no trace of truth and fact?

Montana23:
Iran never for once said it’s running out of water..all these fake news and propaganda.

Am sure you are not living in Mars..... so you must be asleep for months now to say this

Weather?
Climate change?
Or induced by their arc enemies?

Some people in Iran already believe Isreal is using Juju on them...

The ironic part is that Israel’s Prime Minister was reportedly willing to provide Iran with support, especially given Israel’s advanced water technology that could help address Iran’s water crisis.

However, the deep-seated hatred from extremist elements toward Israel makes it nearly impossible for them to set aside pride and seek assistance, even when it is in their own interest.

na to enter like the Chadian group tk enter Nigeria na Mk dem come fetch water

CursedOsuPigs:
Some federal mugus on this platform already attributed this to Israel. Some people's stupidity is incurable.

read the article well, you will see where Iran officials blamed Israel for the water shortage.

Increasing wealth has allowed more people to buy washing machines and dishwashers.

Despite the sanctions, wars, natural disasters, nearly valueless currency, Iranians are increasing in wealth but my dear country with none of the above citizens are decreasing in wealth exponentially