Iran's water emergency worsens amid heat and outagesCEFR A1
10 Aug 2025
Adapted from Reza Talebi, Global Voices • CC BY 3.0
Photo by Matin Hosseini, Unsplash
- Summer heat is severe across Iran and increases demand.
- Many areas have frequent power outages this summer.
- The government closed public offices in some provinces.
- Authorities say they may shut power nationwide for a week.
- Dry weather is hurting lakes and wetlands across the country.
- The capital, Tehran, is also facing water shortages now.
- Dams and wells are lower than normal this year.
- People may face water rationing and related problems soon.
Difficult words
- severe — very strong or extreme, especially weather or conditions
- outage — a time when a service stops workingoutages
- authority — a person or group that makes rulesAuthorities
- nationwide — in or across the whole country
- shortage — not enough of something neededshortages
- rationing — controlled sharing of a limited resource
- wetland — land with water, like marshes and swampswetlands
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Discussion questions
- Have you ever had a power outage at home?
- Do you save water at home?
- Have you seen a dry lake or wetland near you?
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