WTOP, New report shows vulnerability of DC area water supply: Shortages could lead to restrictions, taps running dry "The report by ICPRB shows the region will have enough water in most years, but there is an increasing chance — up to about 1% in 2030 and up to about 5% in 2050 — that there will be water shortages."
Real Clear Science, Iran's Water Woes: A Textbook Case of How Civilizations End "To put it bluntly, Tehran's fresh water is running out, a fact that even the country's authoritarian government cannot hide. A month ago, President Masoud Pezeshkian even floated the notion of evacuating the capital itself if rain does not arrive soon in needed quantities. Mashhad, Iran’s second-largest city with a population of four million, is in a similar predicament. Its water reserves register below three percent."
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