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In Pictures: Kebar Dam Full to Capacity

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Located near the city of Qom, central Iran, Kebar Dam is considered to be one of the oldest arched dams in the world.
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Iran Building 11 Rubber Dams

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Iran’s Minister of Energy Reza Ardakanian says 11 rubber dams are under construction across the country with the purpose of protecting the environment, particularly in the northern provinces.
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Iran Starts Extracting Healthy Drinking Water from Rain

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Iran has begun to extract drinking water from rainwater as part of a project implemented in Mazandaran province, north of Iran.
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Lut Desert Gorgeous Lake in Hottest Spot on Earth

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The flooding which struck Iran's southeastern Kerman province in early spring this year has created a beautiful lake in the heart of Lut Desert regarded as the hottest spot on earth.
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‘No Iranian City Will Have Problem in Access to Water in Two Years’

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Iran’s Energy Minister says the country has plans to resolve its water problem by the end of the twelfth government’s term in 2021.
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Thousands of Farmers to Revive Iran’s Lake Urmia

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7,000 farmers in four different villages of East Azarbaijan province have taken part in a project of revitalising Lake Urmia, where they are made familiar with the principles of sustainable agriculture.
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Iranian Teacher Uses Dry Farming to Grow 4,000 Hectares of Trees

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A retired Iranian teacher has cultivated a total of 4,000 hectares of trees over the past 31 years through dry farming.
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Lake Urmia in Photos: From Gradual Death to Revival

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A photographer has taken magnificent photos of Lake Urmia in north-western Iran over a span of five years.
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New Life Breathed into Howz-e Soltan Lake in Central Iran

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The high amount of precipitation in central Iran this year has revived the desert lake of Howz-e Soltan located along the Qom-Saveh road in central Iran, doubling the area of its surface water compared with the previous year.
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Agh-Gol Wetland Hosting Colourful Flamingos

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Filled with water after the late spring downpours, Agh-Gol wetland on the border of Iran’s Hamadan and Markazi provinces is hosting flamingos that preferred this western Iranian habitat to Lake Urmia and Bakhtegan lake for incubation.
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Scientists Generate Clean Energy Using Water Molecule

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Iranian researchers have managed to produce clean energy and electricity through the use of H2 that exists in the water molecule.
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Qom’s Natural Sight Turns Green after 10 Years

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Iran’s Qom province has a wonderful scenery these days after record rainfall during this spring ended a water crisis that lasted almost a decade and led to drought and a sharp decline in underground water levels.
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Iran, Iraq Reach Agreement on Dredging Arvand Rud

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Iran and Iraq have signed the proceedings of a meeting held on Sunday to dredge the border river of Arvand Rud.
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Iranian Scientists Build Device to Convert Air Humidity to Drinking Water

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A group of Iranian researchers at the Faculty of Modern Technologies of the University of Science and Technology have built a new apparatus to convert air humidity into potable water.
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Rouhani to Launch Largest Water Project in Western Iran

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The first phase of Iran’s biggest water and land resources development project will be launched soon by President Hassan Rouhani in Kurdistan and Kermanshah provinces, west of the country.
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Living Fossil Resurfaces in Hamoun Wetland after Recent Floods

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After nearly two decades of drought in Sistan and Baluchestan province in southeastern Iran, with the beginning of rainy season in neighbouring Afghanistan, flood waters have filled some parts of Hamoun international lagoon, and that has resulted in the revival of livestock and plant species in the wetlands.
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Lake Urmia Comes Back to Life with Latest Heavy Rains

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The volume of water in Lake Urmia in the northwest of Iran has increased by over 3 billion cubic metres, increasing the Lake’s water lever by 42 centimetres.
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Why Iran Floods Inflicted Such Heavy Casualties, Damages

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Flash floods remain the key challenge for Iran in the Persian New Year. But why did the recent floods leave so many casualties and so much damage? A top academic explains.
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Water Flowing Again Beneath Ancient Barrage in Southern Iran

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Following the heavy rains across Iran during the past few weeks, water has started flowing again beneath the historical Barrage of Amir or Band-e-Amir, located in Marvdasht near the ruins of Persepolis in Fars province, after many years of drought.
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Villages Evacuated as Huge Dam on Iran’s Karkhe River Overflows

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The governor of Iran’s southwestern province of Khuzestan said a major dam on the Karkhe river has overflown and local residents in a number of cities and villages, including Soosangerd, have been ordered to leave their homes.
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Heavy Rainfall Revives 40 Iranian Wetlands in Two Weeks

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Iran’s Energy Minister, Reza Ardakanian, says 40 large wetlands across the country have been refilled thanks to the latest deluges hitting most provinces of Iran.
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All Forces Mobilized as Floods Wreak Havoc on Northern Iran

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Iranian armed forces and civil bodies have been deployed in northern Iran as flash floods seriously affected people of Golestan and Mazandaran provinces, leaving behind casualties and making thousands displaced.
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Newly-Developed Bag Can Make Non-Drinkable Water Drinkable

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Researchers at the University of Science and Technology of Iran have designed and built a bag that converts non-drinkable water into drinkable water.
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Iran Uses Nanotechnology for Wastewater Treatment

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An Iranian knowledge-based company has managed to use nanotechnology to treat industrial wastewater.
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Iran Produces Cloud Seeding Rockets

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Iran’s Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian says the country has managed to produce rockets by which clouds can be inseminated.
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