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Iranian women pray for rain at the Saleh Shrine in Tehran on Nov. 14. (Abedin Taherkenareh/EPA/Shutterstock) Iran is best known as an exporter of terror and mayhem ...

Texas is running out of water. The booming population and industry growth, coupled with declining water supply, have many parts of the state on a path to severe shortages in the coming decades.

This story was originally published by Vox and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Tehran is running out of water. The city depends on five major reservoirs for its water ...

The extreme water shortage around Tehran, Iran’s capital, has led the clerical regime to draw up plans for the evacuation of the city. Iran’s government has carried out the first cloud-seeding ...

It's natural to be scared of spending down your entire nest egg. Having a smart withdrawal strategy from the start could help that money last. It's also important to invest wisely and protect yourself ...

Journal Editorial Report: The week's best and worst from Allysia Finley, Mene Ukueberuwa and Kim Strassel. Iran is running out of water. “If it doesn’t rain in Tehran by late November, we’ll have to ...

Anthony Turton is retired, but in the past he has received funding from the Water Research Commission, the Swedish Foreign Ministry, Green Cross International and the FAO. Water is often taken for ...

California's water crisis is one of the biggest challenges in the US. But why does it feel like it will never end? In this video, we uncover the real reasons behind the Golden State's water struggles.

Water reserves in Mashhad, Iran’s second-largest city and one of its most important religious centers, have fallen below 3 percent of capacity, putting the city’s 4 million residents on the brink of a ...

For most of this year, Texas Tribune reporters have aggressively reported on the state’s water supply crisis. As part of our special report, Running Out, we created a chatbot that we trained to answer ...