Revealed: Israel Is Dangerously Unprepared for Global Food Shortages
As climate change hits world crops, Israel’s stocks are based on war breaking out and governed by the policy: In God we trust
Climate change
Israel Saw Significant Rise in Temperature in Recent Decades, Study Shows
Research notes increase in frequency of especially hot nights in past 30 years, as well as a decline in number of days with precipitation of 10 millimeters or more
'This Sentiment Will Spread': Swedish-born Anti-flying Movement Makes Acolytes Across Europe
A number of famous Swedes have stopped flying, including opera singer Malena Ernman, the mother of teenage activist Greta Thunberg who has thrust climate change into the spotlight
In First for Israel, Two Seaside Cities Ban Plastic Disposables on Beaches
Move is part of a greater attempt to reduce use of single-use plastic in Eilat, Herzliya
Trump Adviser Once Compared Carbon Dioxide to Jewish Victims of the Nazis
National Security Council member who is leading a climate review panel said in 2014 that demonization of the gas 'is just like demonization of poor Jews under Hitler'
Opinion Climate Change Could Lead to Another Holocaust
Timothy Snyder's 2015 suggestion that Hitler's campaign against the Jews was part of an ecological war takes on new resonance today, as the climate crisis raises the specter of genocidal battles over food supplies
Wettest Winter in a Generation: Iraq Is Tested in Era of Climate Change
The rains have restored the freshwater marshes of southern Iraq, a region some scholars see as the biblical Garden of Eden transforming lands once parched for water into fields of grain and cereal
This Is the Last Climate Change Story You Will Ever Read — if You Take Christiana Figueres’ Advice
It takes a world, not a village, to fix the problem we created, but the technology (mostly) already exists, says the architect of the Paris Agreement and co-winner of this year’s Dan David Prize
Earth Day 2019: This Passover, Israel Is a Plastic Polluting Superpower
Whether motivated by considerations of kashrut or sheer laziness, sales of single-use tableware soar on holidays
Snow and Storms: Unseasonably Wintry Weather Descends on Israel
Mount Hermon sees snow, while thunderstorms and hail hit the north and center of the country ■ Flash floods may occur in the Jordan valley, Judean desert and Dead Sea
U.K. Arrests More Than 750 Climate Change Activists in London Protests
Activists disrupted travel through London for six straight days and are calling on the British government to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2025
New Research Muslim Conquest Wasn't Behind Negev Towns' Collapse 1,300 Years Ago. It Was Something Else
Conventional wisdom challenged: Turns out the exodus began a century before conquest, and for different reasons
'The Spectacle Is Very Mysterious': Sharks Drawn to Israeli Coastal Plant Emitting Warm Water
Although unable to fully explain the phenomenon, scientists point out that the sharks' draw to the the warm water around the Hadera plant parallels their migration to the warming Mediterranean
Tehran Is Sinking: Parched Lands in Iran Hollowed by Water Pumping Dramatically Dropping
A 30-year drought coupled with a population explosion have put increased pressure on Tehran's water aquifers. Increased water pumping has caused soil particles to pack closer together, leading the ground to sink.
Pacific Depths Likely to Keep Warming for Centuries Even if We Decarbonize Now, Study Shows
The slow-circulating deep Pacific is still cooling almost 200 years after the Little Ice Age ended, with worrying implications for the anthropogenic age
Overconsumption or Climate Change? Experts Debate Cause of Drop in Sea of Galilee Levels
Water Authority researchers say water supply to Israel's only fresh water lake will decline by at least 12 percent over the next century, but experts fail to agree why
Overcoming Political Divisions, Nations Agree to Curb Emissions at UN Climate Talks
Polish summit president hailed final text as 'a thousand little steps forward together,' but critics say it is not ambitious enough
Meet the Young Climate Activist Whose Story About His Survivor Grandparents Went Viral
Jeremy Ornstein, 18, was part of a sit-in outside of Nancy Pelosi’s D.C. office last week, during which he emotionally recounted his family’s Holocaust history: ‘What I do know is that everyone has a story to share,’ he tells Haaretz
Climate Change Is Slamming the Mediterranean and Risks Are Being Underestimated, Scientists Warn
Groundbreaking study connects the interplay of dangers and warns that policies don’t even see the problems, let alone offer solutions
When It Comes to Climate Change, the Rich Are the Culprit – but They Won't Pay the Price
An oligarch does as much damage to the climate in a day as an average person does in five years, according to a leading anthropologist and environmental researcher. Nevertheless, he remains hopeful
Can the World Cope With Half a Billion Refugees? Philosopher Jonathan Glover Talks Death and Decency
Dan David Prize winner and bioethics expert Jonathan Glover explains why we shouldn’t kill even if life is not ‘sacred,’ how to overcome tribalism, and his mental exercise for Israeli and Palestinian filmmakers
Two Teens Die in Flash Floods as Storm Hits Israel, West Bank
16-year-old in south and 17-year-old in West Bank die after being swept away in floods; Tel Aviv airport closed
Two Minutes to Annihilation: 'Doomsday Clock' Ticks for the Second Time Since Trump's Election
Scientists moved the symbolic clock ahead by half a minute, saying the world is at its closest to annihilation since the height of the Cold War
Global Warming Is Worse Than Most Models Predict, Data-driven New Study Warns
Projections on climate change by 2100 have been too optimistic and emission curbig targets are too low, warn Carnegie Institute scientists
Jerusalem Was Spared: Rain Hits Israel, With Downpour Over Tel Aviv
Storms will ease off Tuesday afternoon, but wintry weather will continue tomorrow
Last Month Ties Record for Israel's Hottest July in a Century
Effects of global climate change can now be felt in Israel, where most of the record-hitting hot summer months have come during the last seven years
Look Out: Giant Iceberg About to Snap Off Antarctica 'Like a Loose Tooth'
Adrian Luckman, a professor at the University of Swansea in Wales told Reuters that his team reckons the ice will break off within months, perhaps in days or years
Phoenix Flights Grounded Because It's Literally Too Hot to Fly Planes
Temperatures expected to approach 120 degrees Fahrenheit; smaller regional jets cannot fly once temperatures hit 118 degrees