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Iran's Capital Is Moving. The Reason Is an Ecological Catastrophe
- sema4hacker 1y agoThe article identifies pumping too much ground water, but not the "corruption" aspect. Were politicians being paid off to allow too much pumping?
- ceejayoz 1y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_Mafia_in_Iran?wprov=sfti1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_Mafia_in_Iran?wprov=sfti...
- 8bitsrule 1y agoInteresting timing ... 6 western Irani provinces had flood warnings 4 days ago. https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/land-use-biodiversity/rainfall-causes-floods-parts-drought-stricken-iran-2025-11-17/ https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/land-use-biodiversity...
- snypher 1y agoI wonder if the aquifer capacity is depleted, does the now surplus rainfall cause surface flooding?
- OptionOfT 1y agoRemember that draught severely diminishes the soil's ability to absorb water. So if it starts to rain it can be that instead of the water being absorbed, it just moves to a lower point.
- ceejayoz 1y agoWon’t help all that much. > The overuse did not just deplete underground reserves—it destroyed them, as the land compressed and sank irreversibly.