The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. Reports are emerging of black rain falling over parts of Iran in the hours ...

Black rain is a rare but devastating atmospheric phenomenon characterized by dark-colored rain often associated with toxic precipitation and extreme industrial pollution or massive wildfires such as ...

US-Israeli strikes on oil facilities have caused black rain to fall on Tehran, but the black smoke filling the air is likely ...

Recently, the rare scientific phenomenon received global attention after reports from Tehran in March 2026 indicated that residents observed ‘dark rai.

Following strikes on Iranian oil facilities, toxic "black rain" contaminated with pollutants has fallen in parts of Iran, prompting a WHO health warning over serious respiratory risks, as experts ...

Airstrikes on oil storage facilities in Tehran triggered massive fires, sending thick black smoke across the city. Rainfall passing through the polluted air turned into dark, potentially acidic rain, ...

During the last several weeks, this column has discussed the impacts of wildfire smoke over Missouri, as well as how air pollution, both natural and manmade, can impact human health. While these ...

Reports of “black rain” in Iran - caused by soot and toxic pollutants from oil facility fires- have raised global health concerns, the World Health Organization warns. Experts say the polluted ...