The plan to transfer water from Caspian Sea in the north to the drought-stricken Semnan Province will cost the country's ecosystem dear, environment experts say.
Inter-basin transfer or…
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A semi-natural habitat will be created for Asiatic Cheetahs in the Ardakan County of Yazd Province to facilitate the semi-captive breeding of the engangered animal. According to Hassan Akbari, a…
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As heavy snow blankets much of the country and wild animals are likely to move toward urban areas in search of food and water, the Department of Environment has called on the public to avoid…
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Southeast Asia faces a “cooling crisis” as more and more people crank up inefficient air-conditioning to cope with rising temperatures and worsening air pollution, researchers said.
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The recent snow was a sparkle of hope for Iranians to balance water supplies, but a senior meteorological official has announced that it is not a sign of recovery from the prevailing water…
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The National Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology has recently synthesized a biomulch that is claimed to be able to stabilize the soil in dust storm hotspots with minimum…
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The world's biggest carmaker Volkswagen faced fresh scrutiny over reports it helped finance experiments that saw monkeys breathe car exhaust fumes.
VW "distances itself clearly from all…
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A blast of frosty weather brought several centimeters of snow to Iran on Saturday and covered various parts of the country with a picturesque white blanket.
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An ambitious new global partnership to save life in the ocean–the Friends of Ocean Action–was announced at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland.
United Nations…
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Following a recent order by President Hassan Rouhani, foreign finance can be used in Urmia Lake restoration projects, the governor general of West Azarbaijan Province said. Mohammad Mehdi…
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The Iranian Bottled Water Association reacted to the recent decision of the Department of Environment to prohibit the use of bottled water in all its offices, describing the measure as…
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In a surprise move, the US Environmental Protection Agency reversed itself on Friday and halted the approval process for the proposed Pebble Mine copper and gold mine project in southwest Alaska…
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The idea of spraying a haze of sun-dimming chemicals high above the Earth as a quick way to slow global warming faces so many obstacles that it may not be feasible, a leaked draft UN report says…
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All projects aimed at controlling dust storms in the country will be finalized by April, the head of the National Headquarters for Combating Dust Storms said.
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Over a dozen islands have recently appeared in the middle of Karoun River in the southeastern Khuzestan Province, presaging an actual drought.
Although the appearance of the islands is…
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A rare snowstorm hit Tokyo on Monday, snarling train services, forcing the cancellation of scores of flights and prompting hordes of workaholic Japanese to heed official advice to head home…
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Air pollution in Hong Kong hit some of its worst levels on Monday, posing a serious risk to residents’ health for the second time in just five days.
The Environmental Protection…
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Following heavy snowfall and a sharp drop in temperature over the past two days in the western province of Chaharmahal-Bakhtiari, two lagoons were completely frozen, a senior official at the…
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While a huge wave of dust storm has shrouded Iran's southern provinces since Friday, the suspension of funds for combating the phenomenon in the proposed budget bill and contradictory statements…
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Holidaymakers trapped by bushfire had to be rescued by boat from a national park south of Australia’s largest city of Sydney and 200 people were evacuated by firefighters, as a heat wave struck…
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The project on mulching domestic sources of dust storms in seven provinces, which started in late September 2017, is progressing successfully.
Empty fields are common sources of dust…
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Officials continue to adopt the same stopgap solutions such as school closure or traffic restrictions to alleviate the capital's air quality without any success.
However, an urban design…
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Local residents in Doroud County, Lorestan Province, have recently cut 10 oak trees in the protected area to use as fuel, compelling environment authorities to investigate the case.
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Thai police have arrested a man alleged to be the head of Asia's biggest illegal wildlife trading networks.
Boonchai Bach, a 40-year-old Thai of Vietnamese origin, was detained in a town…
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