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Significant subsidence in western Tehran; "silent time bomb" threatens the capital

Land subsidence in Iran has become one of the major environmental problems in recent years. This problem, however…

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A government official: Land subsidence threatens the entire historical fabric of Isfahan

The director of the Earthquake and Risk Department of the Iranian Road, Housing and Urban Development Research Center says that the entire historical fabric of Isfahan is at risk of subsidence.

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Land subsidence in Iran; Mashhad City Council member: The situation is "critical"

Hamid Zamiri, head of the Urban Planning and Architecture Commission of the Mashhad City Council, on Monday, January 10, reported on the situation of land subsidence in Mashhad.

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Evacuation of 12 residential units in Tehran's Nasimshahr area due to land subsidence

Yousef Nasiri, the head of the Nasimshahr municipality, announced this news to Mehr News Agency on Friday, January 10, saying that following…

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"20 million people" live in subsidence areas in Iran

The secretary of Iran's National Working Group on Natural Hazards says that nearly 20 million people from the urban population live in subsidence areas...

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Land subsidence crisis: Half of Iran's plains have become "desert"

As new satellite images of the serious land subsidence situation in Iran are released, officials are also concerned that half of the country has become...

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Geological Organization: Subsidence will cause security crises for the country

The head of the Geological and Mineral Exploration Organization of Iran has called the state of land subsidence in Iran a "disaster" and a "silent earthquake."

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Persepolis and the Curse of Time: From Land Subsidence to Acid Rain

Cultural heritage experts, such as Bijan Rouhani, warn of the danger that acid rain can pose to stone buildings.

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