Financial Tribune - Since last September, the volume of water flowing into the dams reached 49 billion cubic meters, down 38% compared to 79 bcm last year Average precipitation since the beginning of the current water year (Sept 23, 2019) until June 14, shows a 27-millimeter, or 8%, decline compared to the same period last year. Rainfall in 265 ...

Financial Tribune - Higher precipitation in recent weeks has filled 70% of the capacity of dams in Iran, the Energy Minister said. Dams collectively can hold over 50 billion cubic meters of water. Now 35 bcm is stored behind dams, Mehr News Agency reported Reza Ardakanian as saying. "Since the beginning of the current water year (Sept 2019), ...

ISNA | Mohammad Mohsenzadeh: Heavy rainfall has flooded many streets in Qom and caused damage to some vehicles and increased the water level in Qom River and caused an overflow in some parts.      

Financial Tribune - Since the beginning of the current water year (September 23) almost 140 millimeters of rain fell in Iran, 22% above the long-term average, head of Weather Forecasting Office at Iran's Meteorological Organization said. The downpour is 7% higher compared to the corresponding period last year when 130 mm of rainfall was registered,...

ISNA | Mahnaz Dezhban, Behnaz Joshan & Reza Soleimani Rouzbahani: Heavy torrential rainfalls hit across the southern city of Ahvaz, Khuzestan province on Monday, flooding the streets.    

Financial Tribune - Since the beginning of the current water year (September 23) up until November 22, more than 42 millimeters of rainfall was registered across Iran, a 23% increase compared to the average in the past half decade. Higher precipitation has increased the amount of water flowing into dams. Over 3.680 billion cubic meters entered reservoirs ...

MNA Exceptional rainfalls in the past two months across Iran have raised the water levels in the countrys dams, and 82% of the dams are now full. According to the data from Iran Water Resources Management Company, since the beginning of the current water year (September 23, 2018) to date, the country has received close to 330 milliliters of rainfall....

MNA An official at Iran's state-run electricity firm Tavanir said recent precipitations have boosted electricity generation of hydroelectricity power plants in the country by 5,000 megawatts. A deputy at Iran Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution Management Company (Tavanir), Mahmoud Reza Haghifaam, said Monday that electricity generation ...

Tasnim Iranian Energy Minister Reza Ardekanian said the country is experiencing a year with the highest amount of annual precipitation during the past half a century. Speaking at a televised program on Saturday night, Ardekanian said the average precipitation in the country during the first 15 days of the new Iranian year (started March 21) hit ...

Financial Tribune - Precipitation in the major river basins during the first 125 days of the current water year (started Sept. 23, 2018) has surpassed 125 millimeters -- three times over and above the corresponding period last water year. Energy Ministry data show 41 millimeters of rainfall was registered in the first four months of the last water ...

IFP - The latest figures released by Iran Meteorological Organization suggest the 30-day period between April 21 and May 21 has been the rainiest month in Iran over the past ten years. Out of the 158.4-mm precipitation across Iran over the past eight months, 38.6mm was poured only during April 21 to May 21. According to a report by Tasnim ...

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[caption id="attachment_151944" align="alignright" width="164"] Vice-President and Head of Iran's Department of Environment, Dr. Masoumeh Ebtekar[/caption] Ina speech at the National Conference on Urban Policy, Masoumeh Ebtekar, thehead of Irans Environmental Protection Organization, warned about the dangers ofclimate change. Ebtekar, who is also ...

IFP has taken a look at the front pages of newspapers on Saturday and picked headlines from 15 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy. News about the opening of the 20th Exhibition of Press and News Agencies on Saturday was on the front pages of many Iranian newspapers. Also grabbing headlines were the ...

Irans power ministry has reported that the current year is the worst year in terms of precipitation and eight major Iranian cities will face serious water shortages as a result. ISNA reports that Sattar Mahmoudi, the deputy minister of power, says that despite recent reports of precipitation, this remains the year with the lowest level of precipitation ...