Iran Faces Widespread Land Subsidence Amid Escalating Water Emergency.
Land across Iran is subsiding at an alarming rate, mainly driven by excessive groundwater extraction for farming, causing damage to aquifers that can’t be repaired in some regions, even if they are replenished.
Many parts of the country are experiencing land subsidence, and studies suggest it is among the most affected in the world, alongside Costa Rica, Indonesia, Uzbekistan, and the Philippines.
In provinces like Tehran, Kerman, and Isfahan, where a lot of industrial and agricultural activity takes place, scientists reckon the land is subsiding at rates of more than 30cm a year, wrecking pipelines, drainage systems and other vital infrastructure.
