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Climate Change

As the World Turns Away From Oil, Israel Still Insists on Searching for It

Israel's energy minister backtracks on her environmental commitments 'to honor existing licenses', although her party vowed to fight climate change in the past election Israel's energy minister backtracks on her environmental commitments 'to honor existing licenses', although her party vowed to fight climate change in the past election

It’s Heartbreaking, but Every New Child Born Poses a Danger to the Ones Already Here

Save Eilat's Coral Reefs

Eilat's Coral Reefs in Worse Shape Than Previously Thought, New Study Shows

Climate Change May Start Diminishing Jerusalem Groundwater Soon, Scientists Warn

Climate Change Headlines

A capuchin monkey eating a coconut.

Prehistoric Monkey’s Teeth Showed Ravages of Climate Change

A spotted skunk doing its signature handstand.

Science Spots Three New Species of Hand-standing Spotted Skunks

Young Israelis protest to demand action on climate change.

Israel's 'Climate Children' Are Furious: 'How Can I Sit Quietly in School?' Israel's 'Climate Children' Are Furious: 'How Can I Sit Quietly in School When My Life's in Danger?'

Workers clear contaminated soil near Moshav Mash'en, in southern Israel, on Monday.

Fuel Leak From Major Pipeline in South Israel Is 'Highly Serious,' Says Minister

A wild fire in California, last week

Don't Believe the Misinformation: Natural Gas Is Hurting Us

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett during a visit to a clinic in Taibeh, last week.

Bennett Holds First Climate Briefing Ahead of Biden Meeting

Children look on as an Israeli military plane disperses fire retardant to extinguish a fire near the Israeli kibbutz of Tzuba, outskirts of Jerusalem, August 17, 2021.

The House Is on Fire? In Israel, Just Blame It on an Arab

Trash gathers in the heavily polluted Litani Rver, in Saghbin, Bekaa valley, eastern Lebanon, June 20, 2021.

Millions in Syria, Iraq Losing Access to Water, Power Amid Rising Temperatures

Emperor Penguins at Snow Hill, Antarctica

Rain in Greenland? New Climate Models Signify It's Just the Beginning

A firefighting plane works to extinguish the flames on Tuesday in the Jerusalem Hills.

Jerusalem Area Sees More and More Wildfires, Risking Irrevocable Damage to Nature

People walk on Shibuya crossing in the Shibuya district of Tokyo last month.

Modern Life Is Accelerating Human Evolution – and That Can Prove Destructive

A wall of plants by a road in Jerusalem, this week.

It’s Also Jewish to ‘Choose Life’

The Rotem Amfert factory in the Negev.

Main Cause of Cancerous Emissions in Israel: Illegal Burning of Waste

A man passes by a section of roof that was blown off of a building in New Orleans, Sunday.

Hurricane Ida Hits Louisiana as Dangerous Category 4 Storm, Testing Levee Upgrades

A view of the platform of the Leviathan natural gas field in the Mediterranean Sea from Caesarea in 2019.

Natural Gas Is Here to Stay

Scorched trees in the Judean Hills this week.

As Fires Rage, Israel Needs Less Pine and More Coexistence

Saudi Arabia's state-owned oil and gas company's Dhahran oil plants

The End of Oil? Saudi Arabia Doesn’t Think So, and Says It Loudly

Fire in Kabylie, east of Algiers, on August 11, 2021 - which Algeria blamed on Morocco and Israel

Can Climate Change Teach Middle East Leaders How to Be Friends?

A fire in the Jerusalem area, this week.

Israel Ignored Call for System to Predict Fires After Deadly 2010 Blaze

Jerusalem hills on Monday

IN PHOTOS: Jerusalem Wildfire Leaves Scorched Earth, Charred Cars and Tragic Scenes

Jerusalem hills on Monday

Editorial Editorial |

It's Time Israel Takes Responsibility for Its Forest Fires

Floods in the northern city of Nahariya, last winter.

Israel Faces Climate Crisis, While Bureaucrats Are Busy With Petty Bickering Climate Crisis Threatens to Drown Israel, While Bureaucrats Are Busy With Petty Bickering

The fire near Jerusalem, yesterday

The Age of Mega-fires: Jerusalem Blaze Is a Wake-up Call for Israel

Excerpt from the Noble Energy video on the Education Ministry's website.

Israel Tells Teachers to Use Gas Firms' Videos to Teach Kids About Energy

A forest fire on Evia island in Greece, this week.

Greek Wildfires a Major Ecological Catastrophe, PM Says

Friederike Otto.

This Scientist Isn't Warning of Impending Disaster. She's Proving It's Already Here

A helicopter participates in a wildfire extinguishing operation, in Koycegiz, Mugla, Turkey, on Monday.

Floods Hit Turkey's North Days After Wildfires Ravage South

The Dave Johnson coal-fired power plant is silhouetted against the morning sun in Glenrock, Wyoming, in the United States, in 2018.

Big Oil Corporations Are Charging the Climate Change Denial Efforts

Firefighter and volunteers try to extinguish a fire in the village of Glatsona, Greece, Monday.

Israel Must Prepare for the Regional Effects of the Climate Crisis

People run away from the fire-devastated Sirtkoy village, near Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey, Sunday, August 1, 2021.

Bennett, the Climate Crisis Is Already Here. It's Time to Act

More Climate Change

A gas platform off Israel's coast, last year.

Energy Ministry Still Backs Natural Gas Exploration, Despite Role in Climate Crisis Israel's Energy Ministry Still Backs Natural Gas Exploration, Despite Role in Climate Crisis

Wildfires in Greece.

The Pattern of Wildfires Is Changing, and Experts Are Worried

The power station in Hadera, in 2019.

In First, Israel Approves Carbon Pricing on Greenhouse Gas Emissions

An environmental protest in Jerusalem last year.

Cabinet Approves Reforms Slated to Weaken Israel's Environment Ministry's Influence Cabinet Approves Reforms Expected to Weaken Israel's Environment Ministry's Influence

Israelis sit nearby a Tel Aviv beach, this week.

The Dangers of Heat Waves on the Body – and How to Defend Yourself

An extreme heat warning sign in front of visitors walking through Death Valley National Park in California last month.

Analysis Analysis |

Heat Wave Grips Israel and the Climate Models Are Melting

The Hadera electricity power plant south of Haifa, last year.

Just Under the Wire, Israel Submits Greenhouse Gas Emission Targets to the UN

People seen on the beach in the Mediterranean sea in Tel Aviv, Israel

As Extreme Heat Grips Israel, Health Ministry Warns Against Outdoor Activities

A man in Jaffa, this week.

Top Official: 'Israel Isn't Prepared to Tackle Climate Change, No Question About It' 'Israel Isn't Prepared to Tackle Climate Change, There's No Question About It,' Top Official Admits

Yair Lapid and Naftali Bennett at a cabinet meeting in June.

Bennett, Lapid Order Reevaluation of Israel's Oil Transport Deal With Gulf States

A coral reef in Eilat, photographed in 2019.

How to Save the World's Coral Reefs? Scientists Look to the Red Sea for Answers

A graph showing the excess mortality in May 2020.

The Deadly Week-long Heat Wave That Israel Wasn't Ready For

A wildfire raging in British Columbia earlier this month.

When Canada Was Hotter Than Baghdad

A local resident gestures as he attempts to extinguish forest fires approaching the village of Pefki on Evia (Euboea) island, Greece's second largest island, last week.

'Code Red for Humanity': UN Report Sounds 'Deafening' Warning on Climate Change

Children protesting climate change in Nicosia,Cyprus, 2019.

In Shift, UN Panel Says Humans Are 'Unequivocally' to Blame for Climate Change

A firefighter tries to extinguish a fire as volunteers hold the water hose in Agios Stefanos, in northern Athens, Greece, last week

Greek Firefighters Battle Huge Wildfires With Reinforcements

A U.S. Forest Service firefighter lights backfires to slow the spread of the Dixie Fire in California, Friday.

Editorial Editorial |

The Burning Issue of Climate Change

Construction workers in Tel Aviv during Israel's heat wave, on Monday.

Israel Isn’t Coming Through on Its Pledge to Help Risk Groups Beat the Heat

Snow in Brazil, denial in Israel: Why extreme weather is the new normal

LISTEN: Snow in Brazil, Denial in Israel: Why Extreme Weather Is the New Normal

A helicopter dropping water over ancient Olympia, on Thursday.

Blaze Rages Near Ancient Olympics as Greece Battles Wildfires for Third Day

Fire consumes a home as the Sugar Fire, part of the Beckwourth Complex Fire, tears through Doyle, Calif., on Saturday, July 10, 2021

Saving the World Means Leaving the Old Order Behind

A man flees a fire-infested area in Turkey, on Monday.

The Mediterranean Has Become a 'Wildfire Hotspot,' EU Scientists Say

The Acropolis in Athens shrouded in smoke from fires burning at Mount Parnes on Wednesday.

Firefighting Planes Resume Flights Over Devastating Fires in Greece Amid Heatwave Firefighting Planes Resume Flights Over Devastating Fires in Greece Amid Major Heatwave

ICYMI

Time for Jews to Admit: Other Gods Exist

9/11, 20 Years On: The Three Lessons We Americans Failed to Learn 'Israel Gave America 3 Tips for the War on Terror. We Ignored Them All'

I Was Terribly Worried About My Brother. I Had Good Reason How 9/11 Changed Your Life and Country: 15 Stories

Israel's New Leader Wants to 'Shrink' the Occupation. Meet the Man Behind the Idea Israel's New Government Wants to 'Shrink' the Occupation. Meet the Man Behind the Idea

'Vicious Cycle': The Reactions to My Story on Narcissistic Parents Were Overwhelming The Reactions to My Story on Narcissistic Parents Were Overwhelming

How Did Religious Jews Become Enthusiastic Supporters of the Occupation? How Did Religious Jews Become the Most Enthusiastic Supporters of the Occupation?