Commemorating a Patriarch in a Heat Wave
As heat mounts and much worse is anticipated, the Haaretz climate change briefs look at the stories we need to know – including ones we wish we didn’t
Climate change
In First for Israel, Tel Aviv to Discuss City Plan for Climate Crisis
The proposal, to be implemented by 2030, was formulated as part of a global network of cities. Environmental groups say Israel can't count on individual cities and must present a national plan
Climate Change Briefs: It’s Raining, It’s Pouring, Alaska’s Permafrost Is Thawing
As heat waves roast Norway and Israel, to name but two, methane found seeping from Antarctic seabed jolts climate scientists
Let Us Count the Ways the Heat Can Kill You: It’s 27
Lebanon, Syria, Yemen and Iraq on watchlist for hunger due to dual threat of global warming and coronavirus: It's time for the Haaretz climate change briefs
The Man Who Made More Than a Billion Shekels Out of Thin Air. Literally
With an innovative and entirely green technology, Or Yogev hopes to break into the global renewable energy market
Israel Advancing Four Power Plants Expected to Dangerously Pollute Air, Groundwater
Environmental Protection Ministry warns that combined pollution from the four natural gas powered plants planned for the Jezreel Valley poses a risk to residents
Why Aardvarks Have Started Eating During the Day
New data sheds light on megadrought risk in Texas and extreme weather in South America, and some good news on wildfire smoke in this week's climate briefs
Chemicals Manufacturer, Oil Refineries Top Israel's Industrial Pollution Index
Governmental report looks at emissions as well as environmental accidents and violations of environmental law
We’re No. 1: Global Warming Has Surpassed Global Cycle
Our salvation won’t lie in global warming greening the Arctic or fish instantly evolving but ourselves, dust of the earth: It's time for the Haaretz climate change briefs
Unexpected Forecast for Warming Arctic: Spiders Galore
As Siberia passes the Dead Sea in temperature and beavers melt the permafrost, there’s good news for penguins in Antarctica in the latest climate change briefs
Heat May Be Killing More Americans Than We Thought
On dogs, the true danger to rivers and hopes for Ethiopian grain, in the latest roundup of climate change news you should know about
It’s Raining Plastic and Billions More 'Are Projected to Accumulate'
Why plastic is ubiquitous, not only on beaches after storms, and other climate stories you may have missed but we think you should still know about
Collapse of Haifa's Iconic Cooling Tower Revives Debate on Israel's Need for Clean Energy
The collapse at an oil refinery in a city that produces almost 40 percent of the country's industrial pollutants comes amid talks of plan to move petrochemical industries to southern Israel
What Air Conditioners, Liquid Soap and Fireworks Have in Common
It’s both heartbreaking and impossible to keep up with all the news about global warming. Haaretz climate change briefs bring you the news you need but can’t bring yourself to read
Climate Change Forecast: Rising Tide of Parasites in Warming Seas
As paleo-study reveals that Antarctic may melt faster than we realize, green investing goes institutional: It's time for the Haaretz climate change briefs
Israeli Company Launches ‘Biblical Protein’ Locust Products in the U.S.
Unlikely early adopters for Hargol’s locust-based energy bars and whole insects in a jar: American evangelicals emulating John the Baptist
Arsenic and Global Warming: The Good, the Bad and the Deadly
From aquifers in Vietnam to wells in America, Haaretz climate change briefs brings you the arsenic edition, plus a moment in a Mississippi marsh
Climate Clock Is Ticking: Coronavirus Threatens Israel's Transition to Renewable Energy
Renewable energy companies warn the pandemic has caused major disruptions to supply lines, and fear the potential impact on Israel’s ability to contend with the climate crisis
Rare Lengthy Heat Wave in Israel Could Break Records
Temperatures in eastern valleys have topped a sweltering 45 degrees Celsius (113 degrees Fahrenheit)
As the Middle East Bakes, Humans Show Earth’s Orbit Who’s Boss
As 2020 takes shape as the hottest year ever, animals in Spain are losing their prophetic qualities, brought to you by the Haaretz climate change briefs
In Climate Change Era, Israel Promotes Waste-to-energy Plants
Three planned incinerators draw opposition from nearby residents because of fears of pollution and odors
Deadly Heat and Humidity Emerging Decades Ahead of Forecasts
Scientists tweak sea level rise forecasts, upward, and could the Indian Ocean develop its very own El Niño storms? Oh yes, it’s time for the Haaretz climate change briefs
Deforestation in Coronavirus-hit Brazil Surges, Bolsonaro Readies Troops
Coronavirus restrictions keep government inspectors away from the Amazon, fueling illegal logging in the world's largest tropical rainforest
Forecasting Dissolving Clams, and What Does Warren Buffett Know?
As CO2 concentrations and the price of corn head for uncharted territory, it’s time for the Haaretz climate change briefs
Farmed Fish Are Becoming More Dangerous to Eat, and Other Climate Change Briefs
‘Dead zones’ are forming on our coasts, insects are starving and Americans are breathing in filthy air – yes, it’s your weekly climate change pick-me-up
Rank and File Holocaust Survivor Max Eisen Draws Hundreds to Remembrance Day Talk
Plus, Momentum launches global campaign to pray for health care workers and environmentalists debate whether COVID-19 will have any impact on how people respond to the climate change crisis
Greta Thunberg Calls to Tackle Climate Change and Pandemic on 50th Anniversary of Earth Day
UN chief Antonio Guterres cautions governments to use their economic responses to the pandemic to tackle the 'even deeper emergency' of climate change
As People Stay Home, Earth Turns Wilder and Cleaner
'It is giving us this quite extraordinary insight into just how much of a mess we humans are making of our beautiful planet'
Analysis Why the Coronavirus Lockdowns Won’t Save the Planet
The global shutdowns did disrupt pollution for a bit, but how likely is it that the world will collectively decide to forgo consumption to fight climate change for the future greater good?
Greenland Is Melting Faster Than We Thought in 'One of the Worst Years on Record'
Florida may face ferocious storms as record heat broils the state, and a green FIFA? Climate change stories you shouldn’t miss this week