Environment
Iran environment news, Read the latest environment news on Iran, including news on wetlands, wildlife, pollution, urbanization and sea life.
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December 16,2019A suffocating haze, consisting of dust and smoke particles, blanketed Tehran and forced 1,051 citizens to rush to medical centers on Saturday, Emergency Services Organization announced. According... -
December 07,2019Air pollution has become a source of serious concern to the Iranian capital’s residents in the absence of workable solutions, Tehran’s Mayor Pirouz Hanachi said while detailing plans to curb the...
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December 06,2019The water crisis unfolding across continents is a global challenge that needs to be addressed through meaningful collaboration and networking, the officer-in-charge of the UNESCO Tehran cluster...
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December 02,2019More than 57% of the population of 80 million is affected by the impact of dust storms, secretary of the Technology Development Council of Water, Drought, Erosion and Environment said. Referring...
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November 30,2019While the Iranian capital has been suffocating under a blanket of smog that has refused to budge over the past seven days, urban managers seem to be content taking ineffectual measures in the hope...
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November 29,2019Gasoline rationing that started on Nov. 15 will not have any significant effect on curbing air pollution if the temperature is below 15° C, head of the Department of Environment said. “When the...
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November 27,2019The Iranian capital’s sky has gone hazy again with a suffocating blanket of smog falling over Tehran and the urban officials’ only response was to close primary schools and kindergartens. Earlier...
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November 24,2019Since the beginning of the current water year (September 23) up until November 22, more than 42 millimeters of rainfall was registered across Iran, a 23% increase compared to the average in the...
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November 23,2019Iran's water rights from Hirmand (Helmand) River and the recurring dust storms in Sistan region were discussed at the 21st meeting of Joint Committee of the Hirmand Water Commissioners in Tehran...
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November 19,2019One anxiety in water management in Iran is the pattern of dwindling groundwater resources, and a key step taken in this regard is the unending fight against unauthorized water wells. The managing...
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November 17,2019Measures taken to revive Lake Urmia in recent years helped the flow of 4.6 billion cubic meters of water into the drying lake. The volume of water in the world famous lake now is almost double...
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November 13,2019Precipitation in Khuzestan catchment area has been reported at 30 millimeters since the beginning of the current water year on September 23, head of the Water Resources Planning Department in...
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November 13,2019Over the past seven days, Tehran residents have woken up to see their city blanketed in thick smog. On Tuesday, Tehran Mayor Pirouz Hanachi laid bare a fact that most were well aware off: Tehran’...
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November 12,2019Air Quality Index in Tehran on Tuesday hovered around 130, above the threshold of "unhealthy for sensitive groups", which has pushed authorities to take a further drastic measure to curb the smog...
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November 11,2019Outdoor physical exercises in all school grades have been cancelled until Friday (Nov. 15), as the sprawling city experienced its seventh consecutive day of dangerously high air pollution levels....
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November 11,2019Despite the visible reduction in per capita water consumption in southern Bushehr Province, the region is still struggling with severe water shortages, head of water quality department in Bushehr...
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November 09,2019Petrochemical, fertilizer and refinery projects with annual capacity to manufacture 5 million tons are facing rough times and some have been put on hold as the water problems worsen. According to...
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November 02,2019An estimated 91 million cubic meters of wastewater was transferred from the South Tehran Wastewater Treatment Complex to farms in the Varamin Plain 40km southeast of the capital in the past six...
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November 02,2019Tehran’s residents experienced a more stable air condition during October after being exposed to hazardous emissions in early fall, mostly due to traffic congestion coinciding with the opening of...
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October 29,2019A UN-backed tech event aimed at tapping the potentials of local startups and tech firms to boost efforts for restoring Urmia Lake will be held in November. Dubbed Festival of Innovative Ideas and...
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October 29,2019As access to water becomes a herculean task in countries big and small, an increasing number of regions worldwide are facing a looming crisis that has become a serious cause of concern threatening...
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October 27,2019Since September 23 (the beginning of the current water year), water flowing into dams has reached 2 billion cubic meters -- up 87% compared to last year. Dams across Iran can hold a maximum of 50...
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October 23,2019Since the beginning of the current water year (September 23) precipitation has declined 10% compared to last year. Average rainfall in the 31 provinces was 6 millimeters in the period. Five...
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October 21,2019Despite the fact that inter-basin transfer of water to far-flung locations has long been seriously challenged in most countries, some policymakers in Iran persist in implementing the costly but...
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October 16,2019The government has allocated 400 billion rials ($3.4 million) to curb the growing air pollution and smog in the metropolis of Isfahan in central Iran, the head of Isfahan Disaster Management...
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