{"id":54563,"date":"2025-11-15T15:12:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-15T15:12:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/54563\/"},"modified":"2025-11-15T15:12:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T15:12:12","slug":"letters-to-the-editor-if-california-isnt-careful-it-could-replicate-tehrans-water-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/54563\/","title":{"rendered":"Letters to the Editor: If California isn\u2019t careful, it could replicate Tehran\u2019s water crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nov. 15, 2025 5 AM PT <\/p>\n

To the editor: Has Iran followed policies that let industries use too much water and power (\u201cIranian capital faces water rationing and evacuations if it doesn\u2019t rain soon, president warns,\u201d<\/a> Nov. 7)?<\/p>\n

California\u2019s AI industry is using tremendous amounts of water<\/a> and electrical power. What Tehran faces may be California\u2019s future if we are not serious about preparing for a long drought.<\/p>\n

Lloyd A. Dent, Northridge<\/p>\n

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