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2022-09-28 19:10
Over $600,000 allocated to contain wildfire
TEHRAN –A total budget of 170 billion rials (nearly $607,000) has been allocated to curb wildfire which has increased significantly in protected areas in the current Iranian calendar year, compared to previous years.
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2022-07-08 16:46
Wildfire in Iraqi wetland causes air pollution in Iran
TEHRAN - Due to a wildfire in the Iraqi part of the Hour al-Azim wetland, air pollution and smoke haunted the cities of Khuzestan province.
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2022-03-11 19:31
Wildfire burns 100,000 ha of forests, rangelands in 5 years
TEHRAN – Over 100,000 hectares of forests and rangelands have been burned by wildfire during the past five years, Mohammad Hassan Nami, head of the Disaster Management Organization, has said.
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2022-02-04 17:17
Increased precipitation raises wildfire risk
TEHRAN – Given that heavy snow and rainfall saturated the country over the past few months, plant and vegetation cover has been expanded which seems to be vulnerable to temperature rise, so wildfire risk increases during this summer (starting on May 22).
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2021-12-25 17:32
Wildfire in natural areas decreases by 49%
TEHRAN – The occurrence of wildfire in natural areas has declined by 49 percent since the beginning of the current [Iranian calendar] year (March 21) compared to the same period last year, deputy commander of the protection unit of the Forests, Rangelands, and Watershed Management Organization, has said.
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2021-12-19 16:37
Wildfire in Golestan National Park extinguished
TEHRAN – A wildfire that had erupted on Friday in Golestan National Park was contained with the help of locals and environmentalists, IRIB reported on Sunday.