As climate change reduces rainfall across Middle East, communities are increasingly turning to groundwater for irrigation, which, combined with region’s fragile soil structure, is leading to formation of massive sinkholes
Wednesday 15 October 2025
Anadolu Ajansi - 8 hours ago
Climate change driven groundwater loss accelerates sinkholes in the Middle East


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