• UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    Building dams in rivers who do not have enough water to sustain dams might be a dumb idea.

    Tell that to everyone managing the Colorado River Valley.

    When energy is expensive and water is cheap, you make decisions differently than when the situation is reversed

    The IRI ran headfirst into a water crisis and is now reaping the rewards

    The IRI don’t control snowfall in the Zagros. And replacing them with some Shah aligned goons won’t refill the Qanat system.

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      When energy is expensive and water is cheap

      Water has never been cheap in Iran, but go on.

      No, the IRI is not controlling the Snowfall in the Zagros. But it did control its water management and chose to fuck it up. The dams of Iran have massive consequences on its water budget. Once again, Sepahsad built more dams than necessary in place where dams were a net negative for the country. And they knew from the very beginning that this would be the case.

      The qanat system doesn’t need to be refilled, it needs to be maintained and reinstated. Same with any actual fucking protection of groundwater. Industrial run-off in Iran is treated like a nuisance at best.

      No, replacing the Allah aligned ghouls with Shah aligned ghouls won’t change much. Luckily, I am not advocating for shah aligned ghouls.

      Getting crucial infrastructure out of the hands of a religious army might actually have positive consequences, believe it or not.

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        Water has never been cheap in Iran

        You’re talking out your ass.

        Industrial run-off in Iran is treated like a nuisance at best.

        Why on earth do you think a reinstatement of the Shah would change that? Look at Iraq. Look at Syria. Look at Honduras right now. Look at Haiti.

        Have any of their ecological issues improved after Western regime change went into effect?

        Getting crucial infrastructure out of the hands of a religious army might actually have positive consequences

        That’s not what is being proposed. You’re talking about changing military leadership through armed insurrection and outside intervention.

        You’re talking about proxy rule by Israel.

        None of this improves the Iranian water reserves. None of it brings in more precipitation.