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Iran is Very Hot in Summer, Water Crisis Worsens
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jīn nián今年xià tiān夏天yī lǎng伊朗tiān qì天气fēi cháng非常hěnduōdì fāng地方tíng diàn停电

This summer, the weather in Iran is very hot, and many places have power outages.

zhèng fǔ政府guānleyī xiē一些gōng gòng公共bàn gōng shì办公室háikě néng可能quán guó全国fàng jià放假yī zhōu一周láishěng diàn省电

The government has closed some public offices and may declare a nationwide week-long holiday to save electricity.

yī lǎng伊朗hěnduōdì fāng地方dōuquē shuǐ缺水xiàngshǒu dū首都dé hēi lán德黑兰ā ěr bó zī shěng阿尔博兹省shuǐzuì shǎo最少

Many places in Iran are experiencing water shortages, especially the capital Tehran and Alborz Province, where water is the scarcest.

shuǐ kù水库deshuǐqù nián去年shǎolehěnduō

The water in reservoirs is much less than last year.

zhèng fǔ政府ràngdà jiā大家shǎoyòngshuǐ

The government is asking everyone to use less water.

zhuān jiā专家shuōrú guǒ如果dà jiā大家jié yuē节约yòngshuǐdé hēi lán德黑兰kě néng可能huìxiànghā méi dān哈梅丹yī yàng一样chū xiàn出现hěnzhǎngshí jiān时间méi yǒu没有shuǐdeqíng kuàng情况

Experts say that if people do not save water, Tehran might experience long periods without water, similar to Hamadan.

yīn wèi因为xià yǔ下雨xià xuě下雪dōubiànshǎoleshānshàngdexuěbù néng不能màn màn慢慢biàn chéng变成shuǐ

Because there is less rain and snow, the snow on the mountains cannot slowly turn into water.

hěnduōréndǎ jǐng打井qǔ shuǐ取水dì xià shuǐ地下水yuè lái yuè越来越shǎoyǒudedì fāng地方dì miàn地面xià chén下沉hěnkuài

Many people are digging wells to get water, and underground water is decreasing rapidly; in some places, the ground is sinking quickly.

dé hēi lán德黑兰yǒuhěnduōréndà jiā大家yòngshuǐtàiduōjié yuē节约yòngshuǐhěnzhòng yào重要

Tehran has many people, and everyone uses too much water, so saving water is very important.

xiàn zài现在háiméi yǒu没有hěnhǎodebàn fǎ办法jiě jué解决zhè ge这个wèn tí问题

There is currently no good solution to this problem.

rú guǒ如果qíng kuàng情况bù biàn不变dé hēi lán德黑兰yǐ hòu以后kě néng可能huìjīng cháng经常xiànshuǐ

If the situation does not change, Tehran may often have water restrictions in the future.

By Reza Talebi / Global Voices|CC BY 3.0|Modified & AI-assisted