Drought
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Derik Dam to help revive Lake Urmia
URMIA, Feb. 04 (MNA) – Head of West Azerbaijan Regional Water Authority said water has been released from Derik Dam, near Salmas County, to feed the drying Urmia Lake in northwestern Iran.
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By: Maryam Qarehgozlou
The generous sky has opened; is the dry spell over in Iran?
TEHRAN, Jan. 30 (MNA) – Since the beginning of autumn Iran has seen a great increase in precipitation amounts but endless speculations are running rampant as to whether the dry spell is over in the country or not.
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By: Abbas Poustin Douz
Water flows into dried-up Zayanderud
ISFAHAN, Jan. 30 (MNA) – Water was released from the dam Tue. night and flowed into the once mighty Zayanderud, or the River of Life, that cuts through the historical city of Isfahan, bringing people to the Si-o-se Pol, Khaju and Joui bridges over the river to take selfies and share their excitement.
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By: Vahid Abdi
Drought in N Khorasan province
BOJNOURD, Sep. 11 (MNA) – According to Iran's Meteorological Organization, 98.1 percent of the country suffers from varying degrees of drought. The following photos show drought in northeastern province of North Khorasan.
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Interior min. calls for pursuing water transfer from Sea of Oman
TEHRAN, Sep. 03 (MNA) – Iranian Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani-Fazli called for officials to follow the issue of water transfer from Sea of Oman, Southern Iran.
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By: Mehdi Pedramkhou
Karun river paralyzed by drought, overuse
TEHRAN, Jun. 18 (MNA) – Once a wide river, the Karun River is currently suffering from heavy drafts and decline in fresh water supply. Karun, Iran's once widest river, is 950 km long stretching from the Zard Kuh Mountains of the Zagros Mountain Range to the Persian Gulf.
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Gov. spox:
No justification for meeting with untrustworthy Trump
TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) – Iranian government spokesman Mohammad Bagher Nobakht said in his weekly pressers Tues. that he does not understand why the North Korean leader is meeting with untrustworthy US president.
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By: Maryam Qarehgozlou
Things are changing; "wet gets wetter, dry gets drier"
TEHRAN, Apr. 23 (MNA) – This is not new, our country is situated in an arid and semi-arid area, and we all know what it means: Iran is not normally defined as a wet country.
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Snow blankets Delfan County in Lorestan Province
TEHRAN, Jan. 21 (MNA) – Since last week until now, some Iranian cities have witnessed rainfall and snowfall despite the fact that the country as a whole is facing lack of rainfall and precipitation since the start of the raining season compared to last year. The photos below show Delfan County in Lorestan province in the west of Iran.
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Iran, Afghanistan to address Hirmand border issue
TEHRAN, Oct. 08 (MNA) – An Energy Ministry official has said a joint session will address the legal regime of Hirmand and Hariroud border rivers.
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By: Samad Habibi
Drought, intellectual abyss and ubiquitous sand: desert traveler
TEHRAN, Sep. 15 (MNA) – Desert of Khartouran has been home to villages virtually deserted by its inhabitants; as our desert traveler would document, the drought and dryness are causes to blame.
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Persepolis threatened by drought, land subsidence
SHIRAZ, Aug. 06 (MNA) – Agricultural activity in the villages near Persepolis historical complex had exacerbated already tense situation in the land subsidence as a result of droughts and unregulated use of underground water.
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Joint commission addresses drought in Iran-Afghan border
MASHAHD, Jul. 26 (MNA) – Minister of the Interior Rahmani Fazli has participated in a joint Iran-Afghan session in Mashhad to address the most pressing environmental issues of the border regions.