How Iran Destroyed Its Largest Lake.

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Hey Everyone, In today's video we focus on Lake Urmia. Lake Urmia, once the largest lake in the Middle East, has lost over 90% of its water since the 1970s due to damming, drought, and agricultural demands. What was once a vibrant pink saltwater ecosystem teeming with flamingos and brine shrimp has transformed into vast salt flats and exposed lakebed, creating devastating dust storms that affect millions. This ecological catastrophe serves as a stark warning about the consequences of water mismanagement in an era of climate change. Cheers, Academic Sources: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11737234/m https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2211464525000715 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0048969720306100 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-57150-y https://rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/joc.4630 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10708-020-10180-w https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/12/8/2153 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40333-023-0054-z Similar Videos: https://youtu.be/X2m__N62GbY https://youtu.be/adrbLz6YVvk https://youtu.be/JLZWmStBW2M https://youtu.be/vZ8HQadZ__I https://youtu.be/mnincTHcDfY Stock Footage: Envato Elements/VeMaps Follow me for more Geography Content! Follow my second Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@UCsRKO4suSorSbWyqdR6mwpg Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/urban_atlas_quest/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@terra_metropolis Patreon: https://patreon.com/UrbanAtlas?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink Disclaimer: None of the images used in this video belong to me. All images are the property of their respective owners. I do not claim ownership of any of the images used in this video. If you are the rightful owner of any image and wish for it to be removed or properly credited, please contact me and I will promptly take appropriate action. All images are Creative Commons Licensed. Creative Commons: Lake Urmia 13970826 20.jpg, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.en, Ali Entezari Lake Urmia, Iran1.jpg, Ninara, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en Aerial photograph of Lake Urmia 20151222 06.jpg, Azin Haghighi, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.en Lake Urmia 13970826 24.jpg, Ali Entezari, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.en Urmia lake, Iran from the air.jpg, JarrahTree, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/au/ Brine shrimp. Laboratory picture, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/, Hans Hillewaert Major global bird migration routes to the Arctic, GRID-Arendal, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en Lake Urmia in Iranian Azerbaijan 01.jpg, Ninaras, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.en Lake Urmia, Iran - 27492960868.jpg, Ninara, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en Hypothetical map of the Median kingdom at its maximum extent, Cattette -, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Urartu under Sarduri II, 743 BC, Sémhur, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ Greatest territorial extent of the Achaemenid Empire, achieved during the reign of Darius the Great (522–486 BC), Cattette , https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Iran - languages and religions.jpg, Claude Zygiel, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en Lake Urmia, Iran, https://www.flickr.com/photos/ninara/, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en Urmia lake drought.gif, Lake Urmia Causeway 2019-03-31 01.jpg, Vahid Abdi, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.en Remnants of Chad Lake, Chad, February 2015, GRID-Arendal, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en Lake Urmia, Iran - 39554823770.jpg, Ninara, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en