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Tag: dust particles
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Rising dust particles force school closures in Khuzestan
Schools in Abadan and Khoramshahr have once again been shut down due to the rise of airborne dust particles during the afternoon shift of…
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Ahwaz air pollution skyrockets due to dust particles
Ahwaz officials say the concentration of dust particles in the city’s air has risen to over 24 times the acceptable level. IRNA reports that…
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Khuzestan once more plagued by dust particles
Head of Khuzestan Public Health announced emergency conditions in Ahwaz due to heavy pollution and all citizens are recommended to stay at home. On…
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Zagros forests under threat from dust storms
Fatemeh Piroozi of the Agriculture and Natural Resources Research Center of Lorestan reports that dust storms are seriously compromising the Zargos forests. Piroozi told…
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Dried-out fields send dust storms to Tehran
In the latest news about Iran’s water crisis, fields in Shariyar and Qazvin have reportedly dried out and become a source of dust storms…
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Dust problems disrupt lives in Sistan-Baluchistan
Dust storms in Sistan-Baluchistan have raised the concentration of particles in the air to over 11 times the accepted level. Winds are blowing at…
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Province’s dust problem raises health concerns
Sistan-Baluchistan is dealing with dust particles in the air at six times the accepted level, Iran’s meteorological organization reports. According to IRNA, the increase…
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Dust storms hit one province, will soon hit others
Eastern Azerbaijan Province has been put under emergency alert with dust storms moving into the region on Thursday June 4. Hamid Ghassemi, the head…
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Dust problem returns to Ahwaz, causes traffic problems
Dust particles again filled the skies of Ahwaz and gusty winds once again threw the city into crisis on Thursday May 7. The Tasnim…
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Environment official warns no quick solution to dust pollution
The head of Iran’s Environment Department says the people have to come to terms with the problem of dust particles because there is no…
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Dust storms continue onslaught on Iran’s western provinces
Iran’s western provinces have been suffering the impact of dust storms since Wednesday April 22, with limited visibility and disruptions to daily life being…
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Dust particle budget at centre of high-level political fight
The dust storm crisis in Iran has led to a serious dispute between the administration and Parliament, as the Department of the Environment is…