State-owned Aluminum Corp of China, or Chinalco, said on Monday it told its rare earth unit in southern China’s Guangxi region to suspend operations after inspectors found the company breached…
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In a recent speech, Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian said adaptation to water shortage is the government's key strategy today, assuring that Iran will be able to prevent disasters resulting from…
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Following recent criticisms and complaints on social media and in cyberspace regarding the hunting permits issued by the Department of Environment, the organization elaborated on the matter in a…
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Iran's Forests, Range and Watershed Management Organization has developed an online mapping system featuring drought patterns and hotspots of water crisis.
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Tehran is predicted to see a temperature rise over the next two months, which could exacerbate dust and ozone pollution in the capital.
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Air pollution caused one in seven new cases of diabetes in 2016, according to a US study, which found even low levels raised the chances of developing the chronic disease.
Diabetes has…
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A blistering heat wave sweeps the US Midwest and East on Saturday and Sunday, when temperatures and humidity levels are expected to reach well above normal.
Tens of millions of Americans…
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Afghanistan's ambassador in Tehran says his country has been providing Iran's fair share of water from the Hirmand (also known as Helmand) river and positive developments have taken place…
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The wildfire that broke out about a week ago in Iran's southwestern forests has been contained, a wildlife protection official announced, blaming its eruption on a tribal dispute between the…
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The extreme arid climate dominating the southeastern province of Kerman could destroy over 80% of the wildlife diversity by mid-fall if urgent action is not taken, a senior official at the…
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Navar Wetland sitting in Chaldoran County, West Azarbaijan Province, is in good environmental condition thanks to the springtime precipitation which has fed the surface water bodies in the area…
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Iran's average temperature was higher than the long-term average for the spring season (starts March 21), according to the National Drought Warning and Monitoring Center at Iran's Meteorological…
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Air pollution from farms, diesel engines and factories is leaving trees malnourished by killing off the fungi that feed them with nutrients, and "alarming" levels of disease in British trees are…
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The UK government has taken another step toward tackling plastic waste by creating a new £20 million research fund. The Plastics and Research Innovation Fund will be used to further circular…
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Flash floods and landslides triggered by torrential rains have killed at least seven people and left 12 missing in northern Vietnam since Saturday, the government’s Disaster Management Authority…
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The Ministry of Industries has recently issued a permit for mining activity in Muteh Wildlife Refuge in Isfahan Province despite objection by the Department of Environment.
The…
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A nonprofit institute devoted to protecting jaguars believes one that was spotted in Arizona mountains in recent years has since died.
Tucson-based Northern Jaguar Project obtained a…
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Despite the promising springtime rainfalls that improved the figures for the season, the total precipitation is still 29% below its long-term average, a senior official at Iran Meteorological…
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The Department of Environment's deputy head for legal and parliamentary affairs criticized Tehran's Municipality for its poor management of waste and dysfunctional system of disposal and…
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Russia will soon expand its cooperation with Iran in comprehensive marine studies on the Iranian part of the Caspian Sea in a wide range of areas, the head of Geological Survey and Mineral…
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A number of lawmakers have recently submitted a bill proposing once more the establishment of a ministry to be in charge of energy, water and the environment, a plan that a top official with the…
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The emissions from the Kilauea volcano in the Hawaiian Islands have been occurring since the early 80s, but the amount of volcanic smog (vog) has more than doubled since the latest eruptions.…
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A magnitude 6.1 earthquake shook Osaka, Japan's second-biggest metropolis, early on Monday morning, killing three people, halting factory lines in a key industrial area and bursting water mains…
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A drop in rainfall and poor vegetation in Shir-Ahmad Protected Wildlife Reserve in Sabzevar County, Khorasan Razavi Province, has driven thirsty and hungry deer toward nearby farmlands in search…
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Climate change and its consequences as the trigger for natural disasters are considered one of the top challenges menacing the world today.
Iran has not been an exception since it has so…
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