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A massive dust storm took place in Tehran on June 2, 2014 at 4:50pm (local time). 5 men were killed, more than 30 people were injured, and a few cars were destroyed. Falling trees and objects and balconies disconnected 65 of 1200 electric 20 KW lines.
The region experiences continuous dust storm activity due to loose soil around wetlands and lakes being blown by the 120-day wind. [3] A severe drought from 1999 to 2001 transformed Lake Hāmūn into a desert; it remains one of the major sources of dust in the region. Droughts and their duration directly affect the regularity and intensity of ...
Yardangs in Lut Desert, Kerman Province, Iran. Iran is climatically part of the Afro-Asian belt of deserts, which stretches from Mauritania all the way to Mongolia.The patchy, elongated, light-colored feature in the foreground (parallel to the mountain range) is the northernmost of the Dasht dry lakes that stretch southward 300 kilometers (190 mi).
In northern China as well as the mid-western U.S., ancient dust storm deposits known as loess are highly fertile soils, but they are also a significant source of contemporary dust storms when soil-securing vegetation is disturbed. [This paragraph needs citation(s)] Iranian cities existence are challenged by dust storms. [25]
The video identified the facility as being named "Imad 4", a. The powerful Iranian-backed Lebanese armed group Hezbollah published footage on Friday that appeared to show its fighters driving ...
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was tracked by an Israeli mini drone as he lay dying in the ruins of a building in southern Gaza and filmed him slumped in a chair covered in dust ...
June 2 – A massive dust storm strikes Tehran. June 30 – British-Iranian women's rights activist Ghoncheh Ghavami is arrested after being briefly detained on June 20 for attempting to attend a volleyball match between Iran and Italy. Women are forbidden to attend large sporting events in Iran. Her detention in Evin Prison continues. [1]
Iran is one of the world's largest and most densely populated countries, spanning an area of approximately 1.7 million sq. km and a population of 91.5 million. Since 1966 Iran has experienced immense population growth , initially being recorded at 25,781,090 people, and totaling to 75,330,000 in 2010.