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nephihahalast Thursday at 8:57 PM1 replyview on HN

It would have to be a lot more than that. As a rule, rain is produced by large lakes and seas, and some evaporation from tree cover. At a guess, I suppose Iran would get precipitation from the Gulf and Caspian, maybe the Mediterranean to a lesser extent, and some of their water renewal must be off snow melt.

I flew over Iran many years ago. Much of it reminded me of central Australia. Very arid and desolate, but beautiful from thousands of feet up.


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neoromantiqueyesterday at 11:10 AM

My argument is not that said evaporation would make any sort of measurable improvement for Iran water situation, it is that it would not make it worse. I agree that there are local problems with water access, but that is a local concern, not a blank "AI/Datacentres bad" as it is being pushed right now.