The current drought and the severe aridity in Lake Urmia have created heat islands that intensify the heat and make the situation of low rainfall even more aggravated.
With the cooperation of the private sector, the Department of Environment (DOE) plans to expand the Persian cheetah habitat within the protected area of Turan, northcentral Semnan province.
Climate change rather than regional factors is responsible for disrupting rainfall patterns in the country, Darioush Gol-Alizadeh, head of the national center for weather and climate change affiliated with the ...