Latest data from the Water Research Institute, a subsidiary of the Energy Ministry, show the average water level in the Caspian Sea has dropped by 21 centimeters in 2021, up 19 centimeters compared to the previous year.
The huge decline was principally caused by a substantial increase in lake evaporation that was balanced neither by river discharge nor by precipitation.
The considerable rise in seawater temperature (1.5 degrees centigrade higher compared to that of 2020) exacerbated the critical situation, IRNA reported.
The WRI report shows that the water level’s downtrend is not expected to stop in the foreseeable future.
May 17, 2022 18:58
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