Iran's Lake Urmia, once the largest lake in the Middle East, has shrunk to historic lows — and new satellite images suggest it may be on the brink of collapse. In August 2025, officials confirmed that ...
11/04/2023 Urmia, Iran. A group of Iranian women stage a performance on the dry bed of Urmia Lake to draw attention to climate change crises. (Photo by Hamid / Middle East Images / Middle East Images ...
New satellite images show that Lake Urmia, once the largest lake in the Middle East, has reached record lows and may vanish entirely by the end of summer. The lake, which spans northwestern Iran, has ...
Iran's Lake Urmia, once the largest lake in the Middle East, has shrunk to historic lows — and new satellite images suggest it may be on the brink of collapse. The European Space Agency's Sentinel-2 ...