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Iran’s Capital Is Moving. The Reason Is an Ecological Catastrophe

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/irans-capital-has-run-out-of-water-forcing-it-to-move/

The decision to move Iran’s capital is partly driven by climate change, but experts say decades of human error and action are also to blame

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Amid a deepening ecological crisis and acute water shortage, Tehran can no longer remain the capital of Iran, the country’s president has said.

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