Climate Politics
War Is Pushing Iran’s Water Supply to the Brink of Collapse
Climate-fueled drought and mismanagement have left the country with a severe water shortage, and war only adds to the strain.
The Dukan Dam and reservoir near Sulaimaniyah, Iran, on June 4.
Photographer: Shwan Nawzad/AFP/Getty ImagesA bright ball of fire traveled along the Tehran boulevard, so fast that people initially thought it was a drone attack. But the video shows no explosion and, instead, a long tail of flames where a water canal used to be.
Multiple posts shared on social media show what look like drainage channels burning after Israeli airstrikes hit oil depots on the outskirts of Tehran last weekend. Bloomberg could not independently verify the videos.