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Sat, 10/01/2011 - 15:15
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Head of Meteorological Organization Blames US Forces in Iraq for Increasing Dust in Iran
TEHRAN (FNA)- Head of Iran's Meteorological Organization Bahram Sanae'i took the occupying forces in Iraq responsible for the recent hike in the Arabian dust haze infiltrating Iran through its Western borders.
"One of the reasons for increasing the amount of dust in Iran is the presence of the occupying forces in Iraq which has destroyed the agriculture and has dried the tidal flats," Sanae'i told FNA on Saturday.
He reiterated that the deployment of the US forces in Iraq has hampered Iraqis' natural and everyday life and bombardment of different parts of the country by the US warplanes returned those parts of the earth which were flattened to their primary dusty shape.
Sanae'i said that the US forces in Iraq have also hindered the trend of sustainable development in the country.
Cities in Iran, India, Pakistan and the capital of Mongolia rank among the worst on the planet for air pollution, while those in the US and Canada are among the best, according to the first global survey by the World Health Organization.
The Southwest Iranian city of Ahwaz walked away with the unfortunate distinction of having the highest measured level of airborne particles smaller than 10 micrometers.
The city, with a population of about 1.2m people, had the highest count of small airborne particles out of 1,100 urban areas around the world.
These particles can cause asthma, heart disease and lung cancer, and the problem in Iran is made worse by dust storms.
"One of the reasons for increasing the amount of dust in Iran is the presence of the occupying forces in Iraq which has destroyed the agriculture and has dried the tidal flats," Sanae'i told FNA on Saturday.
He reiterated that the deployment of the US forces in Iraq has hampered Iraqis' natural and everyday life and bombardment of different parts of the country by the US warplanes returned those parts of the earth which were flattened to their primary dusty shape.
Sanae'i said that the US forces in Iraq have also hindered the trend of sustainable development in the country.
Cities in Iran, India, Pakistan and the capital of Mongolia rank among the worst on the planet for air pollution, while those in the US and Canada are among the best, according to the first global survey by the World Health Organization.
The Southwest Iranian city of Ahwaz walked away with the unfortunate distinction of having the highest measured level of airborne particles smaller than 10 micrometers.
The city, with a population of about 1.2m people, had the highest count of small airborne particles out of 1,100 urban areas around the world.
These particles can cause asthma, heart disease and lung cancer, and the problem in Iran is made worse by dust storms.
