South African weather officials said Sunday that just in the past week there have been 11 fatalities from heatstroke in the Free State Province after a week of record high temperatures. Officials…
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Relatively heavy rainfall —by Iranian standards — over the past 100 days has seen nearly nine billion cubic meters of water flow into Iran’s ever thirsty dams.
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Careless campers have once more left their mark Iran’s dwindling forests, dealing yet another blow to the arguments made by the proponents of ecotourism who claim Iranians are environmentally-…
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London has failed annual European Union limits on air pollution just eight days into 2016, data from the capital’s main air quality monitor show.
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There is little doubt now that Earth has entered a new geological age, believes an international scientific panel. The team, which has been tasked with defining the so-called Anthropocene, says…
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The tourist resort ‘Sib Village’ under construction in Tehran Province’s Aminabad region (in the north), has already inflicted damage to the forest in the area due to the contractors’ negligence…
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The National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company has asked the government to replace polluting taxis in Tehran that run on gasoline with cabs using the environment-friendly compressed…
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Blessed with fertile soil in a region full of sand dunes, Iran is in no position to allow this valuable natural resource to be degraded and destroyed — but that is precisely what’s happening.
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Solutions to the environmental impacts of the Gotvand Dam in Khuzestan Province have so far eluded the authorities, according to Iran’ top environment official.
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The role of agriculture in the destruction of mangrove forests in Southeast Asia has been underestimated, according to a new study. Rice plantations were a major driver of mangrove loss in Myanmar…
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The environmental costs of Tehran’s push for development and urbanization rise by the day, with the latest threat to the environment — and by extension people — being the overflowing of…
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A senior member of the Tehran City Council says the municipality has failed to shut an asphalt plant that has been emitting pollutants far above the acceptable limits.
“Despite a warrant…
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The air pollution committee at the Department of Environment has approved a measure that would finally put an end to the production of substandard motorcycles equipped with outdated carburetors.…
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Tehran residents snapped back to reality on Tuesday when they noticed a palpable drop in air quality following two surprisingly pollution-free days.
While the drop was expected, it reminded…
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Climate change could lead to significant declines in electricity production in coming decades as water resources are disrupted, said a study published on Monday.
Hydropower stations and…
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Despite this good rainfall in recent months, water may be rationed in the summer if consumption continues at the present unsustainable pace, Iran’s top energy official has warned.
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At least eight people were killed and scores injured Monday when a strong 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck northeast India, sending panicked residents fleeing into the streets even hundreds of…
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Unexpectedly high precipitation in the past three months has helped breathe new life into several wetlands in Fars Province which were on the verge of total desiccation due to constant drought.…
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Moayed Hosseini Sadr, spokesman of the Majlis Environment Commission said Sunday he will urge the legislature to urgently review the Clean Air Bill that has been backlogged for more than a year.…
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Tehran Mayor Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf has reiterated the municipality’s ability and willingness to lead the suffocating capital’s unending fight against air pollution, and challenged the Rouhani…
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A conservation group says the number of rhinos poached in South Africa in 2015 was slightly lower than in the previous year, a statistic that, if confirmed, would be the first annual drop in…
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Tehran’s air quality finally showed some improvement on Saturday, following three weeks of unprecedented pollution and smog.
Mohammad Rastegari, environment monitoring deputy at the…
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The Indian capital on Friday kicked off a sweeping plan to reduce its record-high air pollution by limiting the numbers of cars on the streets for two weeks.
New Delhi is testing a formula…
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Local media report that Qatar has often contacted officials in Tehran appealing for the import of Iranian soil to develop the country’s green space for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, but has been…
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Water officials have prepared five-year plans to reduce Iran’s annual water deficit, according to an Energy Ministry official.
The next economic development plan (2016-21), which will go…
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