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Tag: Lake Urmia
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Lake Urmia’s Death: The Fall of Iran’s Azure Jewel
Once the azure jewel of Iran, Lake Urmia has officially collapsed into a salt desert. Decades of mismanagement, damming, and climate change have turned…
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U.S. movie star invited to see imperilled lake firsthand
After Leonardo DiCaprio expressed concern on his Instagram page about the decline of Lake Urmia, Western Azerbaijan Province’s Committee for the Restoration of Lake…
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Surge in rainfall bolsters efforts to restore Lake Urmia
Recent heavy rains have been a blessing for Iran’s Lake Urmia, which has been rapidly drying in recent years. Reports from Azerbaijan provincial officials…
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Lost Waters of Lake Urmia Returning
The aroma of replenishment is gradually emanating from Lake Urmia. As waters from the Mahabad Dam, transferred waters from the the Simineh and Zarineh…
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Lake Urmia sees water level increase despite reduced rain
Iranian environmental officials say Lake Urmia’s water levels are rising and there is hope that its drying trend has been reversed. ISNA reports that…
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More high-level cooperation need to save Lake Urmia
The head of Replenishment Efforts for Lake Urmia says government efforts are being stalled by various executive offices. Issa Kalantari said on Sunday March…
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Minister claims victory in halting Lake Urmia decline
Iran’s Minister of Power says Lake Urmia, which has been on the verge of drying out in recent years, will soon be in a…
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Hundreds of wells blocked in action plan to save Lake Urmia
The head of the Lake Urmia Replenishment Committee says 1,300 wells around the lake in Eastern and Western Azerbaijan provinces have been blocked. Issa…
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Success reported in efforts to bring back Lake Urmia
The chief environmental official for Western Azerbaijan Province reported on Sunday December 6 that 700 square kilometers of the southern parts of Lake Urmia…
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Rivers redirected to save Iran’s biggest inland lake from vanishing
The secretary of the task force for replenishing Lake Urmia announced that water has begun to be transfered from the Simineh and Zarineh Rivers…
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Hundreds of birds found dead near critically drying lake
Omid Yousefi, the head of Wildlife Monitoring and Environmental Protection for Western Azerbaijan, has reported that 1,500 birds of various species have been found…
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Drying of Lake Urmia spreads health problems in region
The head of the task force for replenishing Lake Urmia say residents of villages around the lake and even as far as Tabriz have…