Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, sits on the western shore of the Caspian Sea, but falling water levels could leave the city and oil infrastructure cut off from the sea.
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Ports, oil rigs and coastal settlements will remain within a kilometer of the shore. climate change It causes water loss in the Caspian Sea, according to a study that highlights a huge economic threat global warming raises in Azerbaijan, Host of the COP29 climate summit.
Water levels are already falling rapidly in the Caspian, the world’s largest inland body of water,…
