Air Pollution

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Environment

Official: Recent dust storm originated in Iraq, southern Turkey

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Iran's Natural Resources and Watershed Management Organization vehemently rejects Turkey’s claim that part of Iran's dust storms originated in sub-Saharan Africa.
Environment

Air pollution closes schools in Iran’s Tehran Province

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All schools were declared closed in the Iranian province of Tehran, where the capital city is located, for Wednesday due to higher-than-normal pollution levels.
Environment

Official: Turkey dam construction cause of ME’s unprecedented dust storms

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Tehran Air Quality Control Company says the poor air quality in the Iranian capital is due an exceptional dust storm, caused by Turkey’s dam construction, that has overwhelmed the Middle East over the past days.
Environment

Tehran air quality once again in the unhealthy zone

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Tehran’s Air Quality Control Company says the Iranian capitals’ air quality index is now at 220 , which is in the very unhealthy zone.
Environment

Iran’s prosecutor general urges ministry to establish Aras River water share

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Iran’s Prosecutor General Mohammad Jafar Montazeri has issued a directive to the Ministry of Energy to work to establish Iran’s water share from Aras River given the recent surge in dust storms in the country’s western and southern regions.
Environment

“41k Iranians die of air pollution each year”

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An official at Iran’s Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences says 41,000 Iranian die annually from air pollution.
Environment

Tehran air quality once more unhealthy

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The air quality in the Iranian capital Tehran is once more in the unhealthy range for all age groups with the Air Quality Index reading 196. That’s bordering on the very unhealthy level.
Environment

Air pollution problem lingers on in Tehran

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The Iranian capital Tehran’s air pollution is at levels described as unhealthy for sensitive groups.
Environment

Satellite images show Iran dust layer developed along Syria-Iraq border

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Iran’s National Cartographic Center has said satellite images show that the focal point of the formation of the thick layer of dust and pollutants that hit Iran a couple of days ago, was the border between Iraq and Syria.
Environment

Tehran air quality in red zone, unhealthy for all

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The Iranian capital Tehran’s real-time air quality index is in the red zone.
Urban

Tehran’s dusty air ‘very hazardous,’ people urged to stay indoors

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The Iranian capital, Tehran, is grappling with severe air pollution triggered by dust participles, prompting official warnings for sensitive groups of people to stay indoors.
Environment

WHO warns almost entire world population breathing substandard air

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The U.N. health agency says nearly everybody in the world breathes air that doesn’t meet its standards for air quality. It calls for more action to reduce fossil-fuel use, which generates pollutants that cause respiratory and blood-flow problems and lead to millions of preventable deaths each year.
Environment

Dust cloud blankets parts of Iran’s southern and western provinces

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The head of Abadan Environmental Protection Department says the amount of dust in this southern Iranian city at 8 am on Friday reached 6,831 micrograms per cubic meter, which is more than 45 times the standard level.
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Iran Meteorological Organization warns of continuing air pollution

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Iran’s Meteorological Organization has warned of continuing air pollution in the cities of Tehran, Karaj and Tabriz.
Healthcare

Air quality in Tehran remains unhealthy for sensitive groups

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The air quality index in Tehran has hit 137, falling within the 101 to 150 range, which is considered unhealthy for sensitive groups.
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Tehran air unhealthy for all groups

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Tehran's air quality index has risen to over 150 which is unhealthy for all groups.
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Some flights cancelled in Tehran due to air pollution

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Iran’s Meteorological Organization has said people in industrial and densely populated cities will see an increase in the concentration of air pollutants and a decrease in air quality.
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Tehran Experienced Only 2 Days of Clean Air in 9 Months: Reports

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Reports indicate the Iranian capital, Tehran, has experienced clean air for only two days since late March, 2021.
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Environmental Hazards Jeopardizing Iranian People’s Social Health: Rouhani

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The Iranian president says having a healthy environment is a social right and one of the fundamental principles of citizens’ rights, but environmental problems imperil social health and security.
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New Coronavirus Strain, Cold Season, Air Pollution 3 Key Concerns: Rouhani

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The Iranian president says the new strain of the coronavirus identified in the UK, the cold season and air pollution are three alarming dangers which should be seriously considered.
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Air Polution Returns to Tehran as Winter Looms

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The citizens of Tehran should now wear their face masks not just to contain the spread of the COVID-19, but also to protect themselves against the air pollution which annually hits Tehran as the winter looms.
IFP Exclusive

European Envoys Join Tehran Mayor in Car-Free Day Cycling

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The ambassadors of France, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Germany along with Pirouz Hanachi, the mayor of Tehran, used their bicycles on Tuesday on the occasion of World Car-Free Day.
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Iran to Electrify Motorcycles to Reduce Air Pollution: Minister

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Iran’s energy minister says the country plans to electrify motorcycles in metropolises as part of a technical-economic program to reduce air pollution.
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Severe Air Pollution Shuts Down Schools in Tehran

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Photo by Saeid Sajjadi, Azad News Agency
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Air Pollution Shuts Down Schools, Universities in Tehran

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All kindergartens, schools, and universities of Tehran and some other Iranian cities have been shut down on Saturday because of heavy air pollution.
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