Storm winds reaching up to 115 kilometres per hour have forced residents in Sistan-Baluchistan Province to stay in their homes due to high volumes of dust and particles in the air. Sistan-Baluchistan meteorology official Ali Molashahi told IRNA that Zabol, Hirmand, Hamoon, Zahak and Nimrooz currently have 25 times the acceptable level of airborne […]
Tag: dust storm
Dust storms hit one province, will soon hit others
Eastern Azerbaijan Province has been put under emergency alert with dust storms moving into the region on Thursday June 4.Hamid Ghassemi, the head of the provincial Environment Department, said air quality in Tabriz and a number of other cities is cause for concern. Nasr News reports that while 100 PSI is considered an acceptable […]
Stubborn dust pollution makes life, breathing difficult
Thick dust continues to disrupt life in the provinces of Khuzestan and Western Azerbaijan, keeping government offices and schools closed. Meanwhile, a number of cities in Lorestan and Ilam have also been affected by the dust particles, according to reports from Iran on Tuesday February 10. Ahwaz officials told the Mehr News Agency that […]