Air Pollution Behind Nearly 14 Percent of Natural Deaths in Iran
Iranwire - Iran’s Ministry of Health has attributed a staggering 13.9 percent of all natural deaths in the country to…
Environment
Expert Calls Iran’s Dried Lake Urmia An ‘Ecological Disaster’
iranintl - Water management researcher Aida Tavakoli calls the current condition of Lake Urmia “an ecological disaster” as the Middle…
€500m Titanium Mining Project Feared To Be Destroying Iran’s Lake Urmia
iranintl - Videos have shown trucks around Lake Urmia allegedly carrying titanium, sparking fears its mining may be destroying the Middle…
Fears Of Another Mismanaged Earthquake Tragedy Loom In Iran
iranintl - Twenty years since a 6.6-magnitude earthquake shook Bam city in southeast Iran, killing 34,000, fears of a repeat loom…
Iran’s Climate Migration Crisis Could Turn Into National ‘Disaster’
RFL/RE - Record temperatures, prolonged droughts, and the drying up of rivers and lakes are displacing tens of thousands of…
By RFE/RL’s Radio Farda Iran’s Water Reserves Plunge Amid Drought, Mismanagement
RFL/RE - The water level in Iran's reservoirs has seen a steep decline due to an increased production of hydroelectricity…
The Role of Mazut in Iran’s Air Pollution Crisis
Iranwire - Decades of misguided environmental policies have contributed to the air-pollution crisis in Iran, where Tehran and other major…
Iranian Schools Closed Amid Air Pollution Surge
Iranwire - Iranian authorities have closed schools in Tehran and several other provinces due to a surge in air pollution.…
Avalanche in West Iran Kills 5 Mountain Climbers, Injures Another 4
VOA — An avalanche killed five mountain climbers and injured four others from an all-Iranian climbing team in west Iran, state…
Facing Shortages, Iran’s Net Electricity Exports Reach Zero
iranintl - An Iranian official has acknowledged that the country’s net electricity export has reached zero, due to internal power…