After one of the driest rainy seasons on record, Africa’s most developed economy is in the grip of a severe drought.
The drought has placed a strain on water supplies across South Africa,…
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The origin of Earth’s water has puzzled scientists for decades. Icy comets smashing into the planet seemed like natural donors, but many comets have water chemistry different from that of Earth’s…
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The Department of Environment office in Mazandaran Province in cooperation with the provincial law enforcement forces will begin enforcing anti-poaching measures from November 19 in Fereydounkenar…
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A green tax bill is being prepared which levies environmental taxes on industries to help cut healthcare costs, head of the Department of Environment was quoted as saying by IRNA.
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The Iranian public lacks the drive to fight for environmental concerns and this could prove costly, according to an official at the Department of Environment.
Speaking to ILNA, Mohammad…
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The United Nations Environment Programme has announced its preliminary agreement with Iran’s proposal to launch an international fund to fight dust storms, the head of the Department of…
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The population of China’s terrestrial vertebrates, which includes birds, mammals, amphibians and reptiles, declined by nearly half in the past 40 years, a report jointly released by World Wildlife…
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Continued deforestation of the Amazon rainforest could diminish the amount of rain that falls in the Amazon River basin, a new study says. These declines in rainfall could potentially alter the…
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Iran, one of the largest emitters of carbon dioxide, is targeting a 12% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.
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Tehran should follow the example set by developed cities and set up waste incineration plants to help manage waste and prevent their accumulation on streets. “In addition to its dire impacts on…
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A member of the Majlis (Parliament) Environment and Sustainable Development faction has criticized the head of the Department of Environment over the department’s alleged mishandling of…
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First Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri has instructed relevant bodies, including the Department of Environment and Energy Ministry, to ensure the Karoun River is not harmed in any way.
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Researchers from the United Kingdom revealed that worldwide temperatures are rising halfway to the global warming threshold as the planet’s global mean temperature continues to increase due to…
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The recent spell of rainfall has flooded Lake Maharlou’s tributaries, namely Khoshk River, which has helped fill a substantial portion of the imperiled lake with much-needed water.
Although…
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Global energy use is set to grow by one-third over the next 25 years, driven mostly by emerging economies, the International Energy Agency said on Tuesday.
Energy consumption in the most…
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In a rare public show of commitment to curb greenhouse gas emissions, Iran’s top energy and environmental officials convened at the weekend to discuss the country’s climate action plan called the…
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Industrial units that have worsened Tehran’s air quality over the past few years, will be moved out of the capital, ILNA reported.
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Climate and weather experts say some of 2014’s extreme weather events can be linked with human activities, including the global warming caused by greenhouse gases.
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A Department of Environment official has revealed the names of the capital’s most polluted neighborhoods in the past week.
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Greenhouse gas levels in the atmosphere reached a record high in 2014 as the relentless fuelling of climate change makes the planet more dangerous for future generations, the World Meteorological…
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A swathe of China was blanketed with dangerous acrid smog Monday after levels of the most dangerous particulates reached around 50 times World Health Organization maximums, with energy use for…
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Ending a seven-year political saga, President Barack Obama killed the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline project on Friday, declaring it would have undercut US efforts to clinch a global climate…
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US oil giant ExxonMobil is under investigation by the state of New York over whether it lied to the public about the risks of climate change.
A source familiar with the New York prosecutor’…
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Ever since an internal National Iranian Gas Company memo leaked online that suggested the company was preparing for an “unusually cold winter” thanks to El Nino, the weather phenomenon and its…
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The volume of water that flowed into the beleaguered Lake Urmia in the last water year (September 2014 –2015) was one of the lowest on record, according to a senior water official.
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