WIRE โ Iran's Meteorological Organization chief warned that the Caspian Sea water level continues to decline, with a new study showing approximately 23,858 square kilometers โ about 5.5 percent of the sea's surface โ lost since 1996, along with roughly 630 cubic kilometers of water volume.
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