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For the second day in a row, the Iranian capital city of Tehran has been declared the most polluted city in the world, according to the global air quality index, IQAir.
The air pollution levels in the Iranian capitql Tehran, continue to be a major concern, with the air quality index (AQI) reaching 160 on Thursday, marking it as unhealthy for the entire population.
The Iranian capital Tehran's severe air pollution has led to the closure of schools, universities, and government offices in the province, excluding Damavand and Firuzkuh, on Wednesday and Thursday, which has triggered a mass exodus from the capital to northern provinces.
Due to persistent air pollution, schools, universities, and government offices in Tehran Province, except for Damavand and Firouzkouh counties, will be closed on Wednesday and Thursday.
Due to ongoing air pollution, schools in several Iranian provinces including Tehran have remained closed, and various preventive measures have been implemented to ensure the health and safety of residents.
Educational activities for kindergartens, preschools, and exceptional schools in Iranian capital Tehran and several other cities have been suspended for Saturday and Sunday and primary schools switched to online classes due to severe air pollution.
An Iranian official reports that the shrinking Lake Urmia is in better condition than last year, attributing the improvement to favorable autumn rains.
Iran’s National Weather Forecasting Center predicted on Thursday the cloudiness, rain showers, snowfall and strong winds that started a day ago in various regions of the country will continue.
The Maral, or Caspian Red Deer, is one of the largest deer species and the largest native deer in Iran. Its habitat is primarily in the Hyrcanian forests in the north and the Alborz mountains of Iran.
The forests and pastures of Bahrehana and Chah Talkhab-e Olya in Basht in the southwestern Iranian province of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad caught fire on Sunday morning and the blaze has yet to be contained.
All institutions, offices, and banks across in Iran will be closed on Sunday in order to sidestep health issues and energy consumption hike in extreme summer heat.
All public institutions in Iran, except for service-providing and emergency centers, cut short working hours on Saturday due to health and energy consumption concerns.
The Director General of Natural Resources and Watershed Management in Iran’s Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province announced the deployment of three helicopters to combat a wildfire in the mountainous and highland areas of Basht County.
Despite temperatures soaring above 50 degrees Celsius in many provinces of Iran, road maintenance crews are busy clearing snow in the highlands of Sabalan in Meshginshahr in Iran's Ardabil province.
The National Crisis Management Center of Iran's Meteorological Organization has reported a significant increase in temperatures this July, with the average temperature being 1.3 degrees Celsius higher than the 30-year average.
A raging and widespread fire in the southwestern Iranian protected area of Khaeez in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer Ahmad Province was put out on Friday morning after several days of hard work.
The town of Shabankareh in Bushehr Province, southern Iran, was the hottest city in the country on Wednesday, with the temperature there hitting 54.2° Celsius over the past 24 hours, officials said Wednesday.
