Tehran, July 7, IRNA - Irans Air Pollution Emergency Committee recently convened to present a report on air quality of Tehran city and announced the causes of recent dust storms that engulfed Tehran and 24 provinces. The capital city experienced its worst dust-related pollution during July 2-3. The amount of dust in the air was considerably high and ...

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[caption id="attachment_99414" align="alignright" width="234"] Bad weather engulfs the Iranian capital, Tehran, on June 6, 2014.[/caption] The head of Irans Meteorology Organization has responded to last weeks reports that he and two other directors at the organization had resigned, saying: If my departure would resolve the problems, I would leave,...

Three directors of the Tehran Meteorology Organization have resigned, one week after residents were caught off guard by a storm that ravaged the city. The Shargh daily reports that the Director General of Tehran Meteorology, the Director of Weather Forecasts and Warnings and the Director of Information and Communication Technology have all tendered ...

[caption id="attachment_99414" align="alignright" width="170"] Bad weather engulfs the Iranian capital, Tehran, on June 6, 2014.[/caption] The head of the Meteorology Organization has been summoned by Parliament to explain the lack of adequate warnings about the storms that ravaged Tehran last week. The head of the Agriculture, Water and Natural ...

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The storm that hit Tehran this week caused 55 billion rials in damage to the citys power grid and distribution facilities. The head of Tehran Power Distribution, Mohammad Hashemi, said 18 distribution substations, 200 MV feeders and 2,000 low-voltage cable networks were damaged by the storm. He added that service technicians had restored power ...

[caption id="attachment_99414" align="alignright" width="189"] Bad weather engulfs the Iranian capital, Tehran, on June 6, 2014.[/caption] A powerful dust storm has rolled across the Iranian capital and its suburbs once again after another freak storm had ripped through Tehran earlier this week. The storm brought winds measuring at 85 kilometers ...

Tehran City Council members have criticized Crisis Management in connection with the severe storm that struck the capital on Monday June 2. The Iran Meteorological Organization has rejected reports that the storm will continue in Tehran on Tuesday. According to Mehr News Agency, the head of Tehran Safety for City Council pointed out that sewers ...

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Tehran (AFP) - Iranian authorities warned Tuesday that a second sandstorm could hit Tehran, a day after freak weather killed five people in the capital. Monday's huge sandstorm and record winds plunged Tehran into darkness for 15 minutes during rush hour and forced thousands to run for cover. "One of the casualties, who was hospitalised after being ...

Tehran, June 2, IRNA The number of casualties taken by yesterday dust storm in Tehran has risen to five. According to Tehran Emergency Center the victims were killed due to fall of construction materials. The dust storm hit Tehran at an estimated speed of 130 km per hour at 17:15 local time. By IRNA   The Iran Project is not responsible ...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- A heavy dust storm roared into Iran's capital Monday, blacking out the sun in a swirling cloud and tearing down trees in a squall that reportedly killed at least four people and injured 30. The storm struck Tehran with winds of up to 110 kilometers per hour (68 mph), state television reported. Its report said the storm killed ...

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