The issue of “Global Warming,” clearly understood since the 1980s and now beyond debate, has led to changes in many aspects of our world today. We should not think of these changes only in terms of vehicle gas emissions or the types and amounts of fuel used in thermal power plants. In the middle and upper latitudes of the temperate zone, where over 70% of the world’s population lives, not only the increase in heat but also the increasingly alarming levels of rainfall scarcity and variability have become a major problem for humanity. The most concrete examples of this problem are currently being experienced in Iran, Turkey, and Pakistan. While access to drinking water in Iran has become nearly impossible, hundreds of lakes, ponds, and wetlands in Turkey have dried up and disappeared. Although these countries are located within the Alpine-Himalayan fold belt and have more water resources compared to surrounding countries, the people of Iran, whose interior regions are particularly covered by deserts, found themselves in a very difficult situation in 2025. The current state of Global Warming (as developed countries will not give up their growth obsession) looks quite bleak for the human family. In this situation,…
