Fueled by climate change, lichen attack Iran’s Persepolis

An effort is underway to try and save the elaborate stone carvings and structures at Persepolis in Iran. Climate change and industrialization have hastened the process of lichen taking over the structures. The World’s Durrie Bouscaren reports.

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