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An abandoned village near the southern Iranian city of Sirjan, with a field that farmers left behind due to a lack of water. AFP
An abandoned village near the southern Iranian city of Sirjan, with a field that farmers left behind due to a lack of water. AFP
Groundwater rapidly declining around the world, largest study shows
Levels have dropped in more than two thirds of almost 1,700 aquifers studied