Friday , 29 March 2024

Environment

Earthquake Rattles Iranian Capital

RFL/RE – An earthquake shook Iran’s capital early on May 8, killing at least one person and causing some residents fearful of aftershocks to leave their homes for the safety of the streets. The U.S. Geological Survey said that the shallow 4.6 magnitude quake hit at 00:48 am local time near the city of Damavand, about 55 kilometers east of …

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Conservationist Sam Rajabi contracted the COVID-19 in Evin Prison

Iran-HRM – Conservationist Sam Rajabi has contracted the COVID-19 while in detention in Evin Prison. Mr. Rajabi has been transferred to the prison’s infirmary according to his family. According to his lawyer, Sam Rajabi’s infection was diagnosed on Wednesday, April 22, 2020 when he had been taken to a civic hospital to undergo surgery and during examinations done before the …

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COVID-19 Poses Extreme Danger to Arbitrarily Jailed Conservationists, Dual Nationals

CHRI – Infected Wildlife Conservationist Sam Rajabi Refused Hospitalization, Cellmates Untested American Citizen Siamak Namazi Held in Same “Cell and Bunk Bed Row” as RajabiPrisoners Held on Politically Motivated Charges Excluded from Reported Prisoner Releases April 23, 2020 – Iranian authorities should immediately provide hospital treatment for an arbitrarily imprisoned conservationist who reportedly has COVID-19 as well as test and ensure treatment …

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Sister Of Jailed Ecologist In Iran Says Brother Suffering From Covid-19

Radiofarda – Imprisoned environmental activist Sam Rajabi’s sister says her brother contracted the novel coronavirus at Tehran’s notorious prison, Evin. Speaking to Radio Farda on Wednesday, April 22, Katayoun Rajabi disclosed that the result of a CT scan of her brother showed that he became ill with the deadly COVID-19 in recent weeks. In early March, there were reports about …

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New Wave Of Desert Locusts To Invade Southern Iran In Two Weeks

Radiofarda – An official of the Iranian Agriculture Ministry on Monday said a huge new wave of locusts is expected to invade the southern provinces of Iran in two weeks. In late February and early March massive swarms of desert locusts (Schistocerca gregaria) invaded the southern regions of Iran. The locusts that destroy all crops along their way have been …

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Widespread Floods Add To Coronavirus Pain In Iran

Radiofarda – Iran is grappling with potentially devastating floods in 16 provinces amid a coronavirus epidemic that has killed thousands, with tens of thousands infected. Unusual snowfalls have blanketed many highland regions in Iran since April 8 and countries to the east, including Tajikistan and other Central Asian countries. Rain has inundated many cities and villages. Emergency services have come …

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Lake Urmia level rises by half a meter year on year

PayvandNews – Lake Urmia water level has increased by 50 centimeters compared to the same time last year, Farhad Sarkhosh, head of the Lake Urmia Restoration Program’s office in West Azarbaijan province, has announced.  According to the latest monitoring, the lake’s level has reached 1,271 meters and 64 centimeters, which is 50 centimeters higher than the last year’s level, he stated, …

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Families Urge Judiciary Chief to Include Jailed Conservationists In Mass Prisoner Release

CHRI – The families of eight conservationists imprisoned in Iran on trumped-up charges have called on Iranian Judiciary Chief Ebrahim Raisi to release them on furlough along with the some 54,000 other prisoners who were released in March 2020 after rights organizations expressed serious concerns for their safety amid the country’s deadly COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. The families’ letter was published by the state-run Iranian Labor News Agency in …

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Massive Swarms of Desert Locusts Invade Iran’s Southern Provinces

Radiofarda – Massive swarms of desert locusts (Schistocerca gregaria) have been arriving in Iran’s southern regions since late February. Government officials say the invasion is too huge to counter except with the use of pesticides. Reza Mir, Spokesman of Plant Protection Organization, on Tuesday said the locusts have invaded the provinces of Hormozgan, Sistan and Baluchestan, Bushehr, Fars and Khuzestan. …

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The Carbon Brief Profile: Iran

carbonbrief.org – In the latest article in a series on how some of the world’s key emitters are responding to climate change, Carbon Brief profiles Iran, a major petrostate stricken by long-running droughts.Carbon Brief’s country profile series. Iran was the world’s eighth largest emitter of greenhouse gases in 2015. It is a resource-rich nation with enormous reserves of oil and …

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