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Its Great Lake Shriveled, Iran Confronts Crisis of Water Supply

Its Great Lake Shriveled, Iran Confronts Crisis of Water Supply

Only 20 years ago, this was a 35-mile wide lake, surrounded by tourist bungalows, bathed in by flocks of peach flamingos. Now, the lake is gone. “We kept waiting for the water to return, but it never did.” Let us not think this is a single case. It is happening elsewhere, and can happen to us all, unless policies– which are only the will of the people– change drastically and immediately. Hope is in your hands.

Read More at http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/31/world/middleeast/its-great-lake-shriveled-iran-confronts-crisis-of-water-supply.html?smid=fb-share