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US and Iranian researchers collaborate on Lake Urmia restoration

by Kelsie Holman , Utah State University   Iran’s Lake Urmia — a sister to Utah’s Great Salt Lake — has lost nearly 95 percent of its volume in the span of two decades. Credit: Somayeh Sima In a rare exchange, scientists and water resources engineers from Iran and Utah are collaborating on a bold …

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Urmia Lake

  Green and tan shades show the extent of the water in Lake Urmia (also Orumiyeh or Orumieh) in western Iran. The lake is highly saline and only a few tens of meters deep even at high water. The shoreline appears as a white margin of salt. The lake is one of the largest in the Middle …

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