Hundreds of Teens in Tel Aviv Join Global Protest Calling for Leaders to Act on Climate Crisis
Ahead of the UN Climate Action Summit, protesters urge governments to find solutions to combat global warming
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Plague of Flies Infests Pakistan's Karachi: ‘The City Stinks, Hard to Breathe’
Residents of the seaside Pakistani city wade through clouds of flies following a perfect storm of circumstances, including extreme monsoon weather probably driven by climate change
Rising Seas Threaten Millions of Residents and Archaeological Sites in Egypt's Alexandria
Surrounded by the sea on three sides and backing up to a lake, Egypt's second city is uniquely vulnerable to rising sea levels caused by climate change
This Israeli Supermarket Chain May Be Abetting Rain Forest Devastation to Get Cheap Meat
Greenpeace report shows the Cresud company, whose CEO is a Shufersal shareholder, is responsible for cutting down 1.2 million dunams of trees in the Gran Chaco forest
Firefighters Gain Control of Wildfires in Central and Northern Israel
Blazes come a month after hundreds of homes were evacuated throughout the country over fires amid intense heat wave
Brazil Begins Fighting Amazon Fires After Local and International Outcry
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has previously described rain forest protections as an obstacle to Brazil’s economic development
Opinion Fascists' Terrifying Solution to the Climate Crisis
White-nationalist terrorists have cited concern for the environment as justification for their decision to kill, signalling the rise of eco-fascism
Climate Change Will Endanger the Hajj, New Study Warns
Extreme weather – including intolerable heat and unexpected cold snaps –could pose extreme dangers for pilgrims visiting Saudi Arabia, cautions MIT study
Israel 2nd Most Water-stressed Country in the World, Study Finds
Seventeen countries face 'extremely high water stress' because they consume 80 percent of their available water annually, says the World Resources Institute
Hot as Hell: Temperature in Sodom Broke Israeli Record
The mercury peaked at nearly 50 degrees Celsius at the Dead Sea site during Wednesday’s country-wide heat wave.
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
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