Figure 2

Observed changes of the Urmia Lake area from 1990 to 2020 based on the satellite images: (a) shows how the area of the lake has decreased over time, and (b) shows the periods of increased water body from 1990–1995 and 2015–2019 based on the increase the annual precipitation. Figure created in Arc GIS 10.7 ESRI, https://www.esri.com/.