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Iran is facing one of its most critical water years on record, with national rainfall down by 40% compared to last year, pushing key water reservoirs to the brink of crisis, a senior official has warned.
As part of a court ruling over air pollution charges, the Iran Aluminum Company (IRALCO) has been ordered to plant and maintain 100,000 trees over a two-year period.
Iran’s Vice President and Head of the Department of Environment, Shina Ansari, has warned that the Caspian Sea is facing an “unprecedented ecological threat” as its water levels continue to decline at an alarming rate.
Iran is experiencing a significant hydrological drought, with inflows to the country’s dam reservoirs decreasing by 40% compared to last year, a senior official from the Ministry of Energy has warned.
The recent explosion at Bandar Shahid Rajaee in the southern Iranian city of Bandar Abbas has caused significant environmental damage, with over 36,000 cubic meters of soil contaminated.
Head of Iran’s Department of Environment, Shina Ansari, has described the worsening condition of wetlands in Fars Province in south of the country as “tragic, alarming, and unbearable,” blaming four decades of neglect and failure to allocate environmental water rights.
Iran has issued an orange weather alert for 13 provinces as a thick dust storm sweeping in from Iraq caused dangerously poor air quality and severely reduced visibility in western and northwestern regions.
Iran is facing a critical water shortage, with dam reserves across the country dropping 20% compared to last year, according to the latest figures from the Ministry of Energy.
The head of Iran’s parliamentary Environment Caucus has warned that 44 dams across the country are in critical condition due to severely reduced water inflows, raising concerns over both drinking water supply and hydroelectric power generation.
Iran is facing a worsening water crisis as seven of its key dams are now holding less than 10% of their full capacity, according to the latest data from the Ministry of Energy.
In response to escalating dust storms and droughts, Iran has inaugurated its first satellite data reception station dedicated to environmental monitoring and natural disaster forecasting.
A severe dust storm in the southwestern Iranian province of Khuzestan has resulted in 802 individuals seeking medical attention over the past 24 hours, primarily due to respiratory and cardiac complications, according to Dr. Meysam Moazzi, Deputy Director of Treatment at Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences.
The head of the public relations office of the Meteorological Department of Iran’s Khuzestan province has reported dangerous levels of air pollution caused by a dust storm sweeping across several cities in the province.
Iran's environmental protection chief has issued a stark warning that land subsidence now affects 30 provinces, while 66% of the country's wetlands have become dust storm hotspots, creating a "nationwide environmental threat."
An official from Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences in Khuzestan Province, southern Iran, reported that a dust storm engulfing the province since Monday evening has sent 800 patients with heart and respiratory conditions to hospitals and medical centers.
Iran's Meteorological Organization reports a 37.1% decrease in nationwide rainfall this year, with 30 out of 31 provinces experiencing below-average precipitation.
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian, currently on a visit to East Azarbaijan Province, made a stop at Lake Urmia on Tuesday to assess its deteriorating condition and review the ongoing efforts aimed at its restoration.
Tehran experienced a rare moment of clean air on Sunday, March 23, 2025, recording an Air Quality Index (AQI) of just 22 — placing it among the cleanest capitals in the world for the day.
Tehran residents are being urged to prepare for a severe water crisis as reservoir levels in the capital’s main dams have reached critically low levels.
Karaj Dam, one of the most critical sources of drinking water for the Iranian capital Tehran, is facing an unprecedented crisis as its water reserves plummet to alarming levels.
In a winter wonderland scene straight out of a storybook, the provincial capital of Ardabil, in northwestern Iran, was transformed as heavy snowfall led to the closure of schools and universities.
Tehran and 26 out of Iran’s 31 provinces were shut down on Tuesday due to shortages of electricity and gas amid freezing temperatures. This marks the second consecutive day of widespread closures across the country.
