Climate Change May Have Helped Spark Iran’s Protests
One of Iran's biggest economic challenges has been a cycle of extreme droughts that began in the 1990s
By Scott Waldman, ClimateWire on January 8, 2018
The impacts of climate change are among the environmental challenges facing Iran that helped spark protests in dozens of cities across the Islamic republic.
At least 20 people have died in the uprising, driven by the sudden collapse of financial institutions, low wages and mistrust of national leaders. Rising temperatures are seen by some experts as an underlying condition for the economic hardships that led to the unrest.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/climate-change-may-have-helped-spark-iran-rsquo-s-protests/
