The situation in Tehran is the result of “a perfect storm of climate change and corruption,” says Michael Rubin, a political analyst at the American Enterprise Institute.

The overuse did not just deplete underground reserves—it destroyed them, as the land compressed and sank irreversibly. One recent study found that Iran’s central plateau, where most of the country’s aquifers are located, is sinking by more than 35 centimeters each year.

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    4 months ago

    What would prevent water depletion and corruption from dooming New Tehran the same way it doomed Tehran?

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      4 months ago

      The fact the all the none government workers stay in Tehran, so they can not storm the government.