Lake Urmia is in Iran. One leader there warned that the lake could completely dry out within three to five years. The lake has been drying out for several reasons. There has been a decade-long drought. Irrigation has also been taking water for farms. Many rivers that once fed the lake are now dammed, too. Recently, Iranian government leaders shared a three-part plan to save Lake Urmia. First, they would start a cloud-seeding program. This would encourage more rainfall. Second, they would lower the amount of water used by irrigation. Finally, they would supply the lake with water from other places Leaders hope to the lake. A measure
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Read the excerpt from part 2 of zeitoun. zeitoun woke with the sun and crawled out of his tent. the day was bright, and as far as he could see in any direction the city was underwater. . he could only think of judgment day, of noah and forty days of rain. and yet it was so quiet, so still. nothing moved. he sat on the roof and scanned the horizon, looking for any person, any animal or machine moving. nothing. as he did his morning prayers, a helicopter broke the silence, shooting across the treetops and heading downtown. why does the author include the details of zeitoun’s morning? to suggest the hopelessness of zeitoun’s situation to illustrate the solitary existence endured by survivors to establish zeitoun’s dedication to the rituals of his faith to reveal the military’s attempts at assistance