Largely arid, Iran – like other nearby countries – has suffered chronic dry spells and heat waves for years, which are expected to worsen with climate change.
The famed river bridges of the Iranian city of Isfahan are a beloved tourist draw but much of the time their stone arches span just sand and rocks, not water.Drought and.
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Drought and upstream water diversions have seen the Zayandeh Rood, "fertile river" in Persian, run dry since 2000, with only rare exceptions. The famed river bridges of the Iranian city of Isfahan are a beloved tourist draw – but much of the time their stone arches span just sand and rocks, not water
The famed river bridges of the Iranian city of Isfahan are a beloved tourist draw - but much of the time their stone arches span just sand and rocks, not water.