Iran Water Shortage Is Subject of Alarming German Newspaper Report
In less than 20 years, severe water shortage and drought has turned vast regions of Iran into deserts. Many Iranians blame the government for mismanaging crucial environmental problems, including the rapid desertification of large...
Unprecedented Flooding Hits Iran, Forces Village Evacuations
GENEVA/LONDON, March 26 (Reuters) - Heavy flooding continued in Iran on Tuesday as many provinces geared up for days of waterlogged misery and authorities warned of possible floods in the capital Tehran as well the oil-rich...
Why Did an Iranian Tanker Sink In Chinese Waters
On January 6, an Iranian tanker, Sanchi, carrying 136,000 tonnes of light oil, collided with a Hong Kong-registered bulk freighter, CF Crystal, off the coast of China. The tanker burst into flames eight days...
Persian Deer Sanctuary Destroyed by Floods in Southern Iran, Official Says
Flood water has submerged a wildlife sanctuary for the Persian fallow deer near the southern city of Dezful, the Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA) reported, citing Ahmad Reza Lahijanzadeh, the director of Khuzestan Province’s...
Thousands of Migratory Birds Dying of Bacterial Infection in Iran Wetlands, Expert Says
By Azadeh Karimi
Thousands of migratory birds have died of apparent bacterial infection in the Miankaleh Wildlife Sanctuary and Wetland, in the northern provinces of Mazandaran and Golestan, according to Dr. Behrang Ekrami, a member...
Magnitude 5.6 Quake Hits Southeast Iran – TV
DUBAI, Sept 7 (Reuters) - A 5.6 magnitude earthquake shook southeastern Iran on Friday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries, Iranian state television reported.
"The affected area is 80 km (50...
Drought in Sistan and Baluchestan Could Cause Mass Migration
Severe drought will soon force more than half a million people in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan to migrate to other parts of the country, says Mohammad Naeim Aminifard, the representative from...
Landfill Near Tehran’s Khomeini Airport Is 60 Meters High, City Official Says
Polluted water leaking from garbage trucks transporting 8,000 tons of waste from Greater Tehran’s 22 districts, city hospitals, and various companies to the Arad Kouh Waste Process and Disposal Complex in Kahrizak — close...
ANALYSIS: As Iran Faces “Water Bankruptcy”, Drought Exposes Past Problems, Future Threats
By Maya Gebeily
BEIRUT, July 28 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Severe water shortages in Iran in recent weeks have prompted electricity outages and even sparked deadly protests, but analysts say the underlying causes go back decades -...
UNESCO Declares Iran’s Hyrcanian Mixed Forests World Heritage Site
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has added the Caspian Hyrcanian Mixed Forests to its list of World Heritage Sites.
The Hyrcanian Mixed Forests is the second natural reserve in Iran to...
