Air Pollution

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Environment

Tehran’s air quality remains hazardous, residents advised to stay indoors

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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.
Environment

Heavy traffic in northern Iran roads as Tehran residents flee pollution during closures

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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.
Environment

Schools, universities, offices in Tehran province closed due to air pollution

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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.
Environment

Schools in multiple Iranian provinces remain closed due to air pollution

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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.
Environment

Severe air pollution forces school closures across Iran

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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. 
Healthcare

12% of deaths in Iran attributed to air pollution, study reveals

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Air pollution is currently the most significant environmental health risk in Iran, accounting for 12% of deaths in the country, according to the head of the Air Pollution Research Center at Tehran University of Medical Sciences.
Urban

Report: Tehran ranks fourth among world’s most polluted cities 

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Swiss air quality technology company, IQAIR, has issued a new report on the most polluted cities of the world, ranking Tehran, Iran’s capital as the fourth most polluted city on earth.
Urban

Tehran air quality report reveals alarming figures

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The Tehran Air Quality Control Company's recent disclosure highlights the capital city's troubling air quality situation. Since the start of the year, Tehran has endured 107 days of unhealthy air for sensitive groups and 12 days of unhealthy air for all demographics, posing serious health risks, says the company's report.
Urban

Iran Health Ministry: Tehran 19th most polluted capital in world

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Tehran has been ranked ‘19th most polluted’ among the capitals in the world in terms of the concentration of suspended particles, responsible for nearly 14 percent of the deaths in the country, according to the Iranian Ministry of Health.
Urban

Severe smog levels in Iranian capital claim nearly 6,400 lives in one year

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Around 6,400 people have died due to extremely high levels of air pollution in the Iranian capital, Tehran.
Urban

Tehran faces critical air pollution crisis

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The Tehran Air Quality Control Department issued a distressing report, revealing an air pollution index of 153 in the capital city on Sunday.
Urban

Report: Around 6,400 people died of air pollution in Tehran in 12 months

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Reports show air pollution in the Iranian capital, Tehran, claimed thousands of lives in the year ending March, 2022.
Urban

Tehran air quality ‘unhealthy, dangerous for sensitive groups’

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The air quality index in the Iranian capital, Tehran, stood at 134 on Sunday, like in previous days, falling into the Orange Category, that is dangerous for sensitive groups, on the national color-coded classification system.
Environment

Air pollution sequel back in Tehran, schools shuttered

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Once again it’s winter time and once again the Iranian capital Tehran, and several other cities, are hit with high levels of air pollution, described as unhealthy for sensitive groups, which has led to the closure of schools.
Urban

Dust storm brings Iran’s megacity of Mashhad to standstill

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A heavy dust storm brings businesses and sports activities to a halt in Iran’s northeastern city of Mashhad, the capital of Khorasan Razavi Province.
Incidents

Iran dust storm victims on the rise, hundreds hospitalized

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The number of people who were sent to the hospitals due to the dust storms in Sistan and Baluchistan Province has topped 300, that’s according to the head of the Crisis Management HQ in the southeastern Iranian province.
Incidents

Dozens hospitalized as dust storm hits Iran’s southeast

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An Iranian official says more than 170 people have been hospitalized following dust storm ripping through the Sistan region, in southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan over the past three days.
Urban

Tehran citizens experience extremely polluted air for roughly 2 weeks

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The Iranian capital Tehran has been choked by heavy smog for roughly two weeks now.
Urban

Heavy smug blankets Tehran’s Milad Tower

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A clip captured by Iran’s ISNA News Agency shows that a thick smug blanketing landmark Milad Tower in the Iranian capital Tehran.
Environment

Official: ‘Iran burning mazut in 14 power plants’ as major cities suffer from air pollution

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A Health Ministry officials says 14 Iranian power plans currently burn mazut, a low-quality fuel oil that negatively affects the quality of air.
Environment

Iran records nearly 21k deaths caused by air pollution annually: Official

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An Iranian health official says the country registers 20,800 fatalities caused by air pollution in 27 cities every year, a figure that accounts for 12.6 percent of the total death toll.
Urban

Official: Iran burns mazut as alternative fuel in 14 thermal power stations

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A senior environmental official says Iran burns highly-polluting mazut as alternative fuel in 14 out of 16 thermal power stations across the country, but that is not the root cause of severe air pollution in metropolis like Tehran.
Urban

Iran’s capital gets fresh snowfall amid air pollution

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Residents of Tehran woke up to fresh snowfall on Thursday as the Iranian capital continues to grapple with unhealthy levels of air pollution.
Photo of the Day

Ahvaz in fog amid air pollution in Iranian megacities

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Thick fog has significantly reduced visibility in the cities of the southern Iranian province of Khouzestan, especially the capital Ahvaz.
Urban

Tehran air pollution: Health ministry calls for remote working shifts, reduced hours

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Iran’s health ministry is calling for remote working shifts for government employees and reduced working hours amid dangerously high pollution in the capital Tehran and other major cities.
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