The Los Angeles Times had an interesting article this week about how years of protracted drought have impacted farmers in Iran, leaving them worried that their way of life is not sustainable. In Iran, “environmental mismanagement, water overuse, the pressures of population growth and a government more concerned with security and economic challenges have exacerbated Iran’s agricultural problems,” according to the Times. You can read about the parallels between California’s water shortages and the similar conditions in Iran and how farmers are trying to survive at https://www.latimes.com/world/la-fg-iran-drought-snap-story.html.
