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

Read the excerpt from poe’s "the fall of the house of usher." his ordinary occupations were neglected or forgotten. he roamed from chamber to chamber with hurried, unequal, an objectless step. the pallor of his countenance had assumed, if possible, a more ghastly hue -- but the luminousness of his eye had utterly gone out. which statement best describes the effect of the narration on the story? the narration reveals usher’s feelings of discouragement. the narration reveals usher’s absent-mindedness after his loss. the narration suggests usher’s confusion in the wake of his loss. the narration suggests usher’s mental decline after his sister’s death.