Wired

In an opinion piece appearing in Wired, Prof. Elfatih Eltahir and postdoctoral researcher Yeon-Woo Choi examine the “ongoing water scarcity crisis” in Tehran. “With dry soils and high evaporation, rivers and wetlands shrank. Falling reservoir levels led to disruptions in hydropower generation, and water shortages prompted strict saving measures across parts of the capital,” they write. “These cascading impacts exposed how vulnerable Tehran’s infrastructure, economy, and communities have become under compounding heat and drought stress.”