The dried out Lake Urmia was once the Middle East’s largest saltwater lake, now it creates plumes of dust that travel for miles. Daan Kloeg/Alamy

Iran’s environmental catastrophe has also wrecked its economy

Iran’s leaders could use the peace dividend to invest in fixing its severe environmental problems.
Glaciers in the Swiss alps are experiencing rapid melt due to climate change. Manuel Wild/Shutterstock

Strait of Hormuz: why even neutral and distant countries like Switzerland can’t escape the fallout

Changes in shipping routes can end up altering the physical state of distant mountains, as well as creating other fallouts.
Most shipping companies have suspended journeys through the strait of Hormuz. umut kacar/Alamy

How the Iran war could create a ‘fertiliser shock’ – an often ignored global risk to food prices and farming

Without this form of fertiliser, crops will not produce yields on which the world’s population depends, leaving people starving.
Old cars are one of the sources of air pollution in Tehran. Marcia Chambers/Alamy

Iran’s record drought and cheap fuel have sparked an air pollution crisis – but the real causes run much deeper

Schools are closing and hospitals are admitting patients suffering from lung diseases as Tehran and other Iranian cities face a severe air pollution crisis.

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