Environment & Climate Change

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of Sustainability and Climate Change at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.

Toxic gas leak contained at thermosolar plant in Ramat Negev

A hazardous materials leak at the Ramat Negev thermosolar power station near Ashalim is now under control, following extensive emergency operations.

Israeli firefighters applaud medical staff battling coronavirus outside the Ichilov hospital in Tel Aviv on April 7, 2020.

BGU's brilliant biologist is redefining the way we see insects

Dr. Sofia Bouchebti: "You think you know what to expect from an experiment, and then the results go in a totally different direction. That’s what makes it exciting"

In landmark opinion, World Court says countries must address climate change threat

Climate activists and campaigners demonstrate outside the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ahead of the reading of an advisory opinion that is likely to determine the course of future climate action across the world, The Hague, Netherlands, July 23, 2025.

Legacy in the desert: Why this Israeli national park is like no other

 Dusk at Timna

G20's financial watchdog lays out climate plan but presses pause amid divisions

The US has withdrawn from multiple groups dedicated to exploring how flooding and wildfires and big climate-related policy shifts could impact financial stability.

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Heatwaves in Spain caused 1,180 deaths in past two months, ministry says

Like other countries in Western Europe, Spain has been hit by extreme heat in recent weeks, with temperatures often topping 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit).

 People walk in downtown Seville during a heatwave, in Seville, Spain, July 3, 2025.

Israeli cow breaks milk yield record as climate change cuts dairy output

A new Israeli study has discovered that extreme heat reduces milk production by up to 10% and that adding cooling technologies offsets only about half of the loss.

  CAPTION - PROF. AYAL KIMHI with friends on his moshav, Kfar Warburg.

Typhoon Danas batters Taiwan west coast with record two hundred twenty kilometers per hour winds

More than 300 flights were canceled, and 176 remained grounded by 10 a.m. Monday.

 Typhoon waves in Taiwan.

Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki erupts, sending ash 18 kilometers into sky

International flights between Australia and Bali were canceled or delayed, reported ABC News.

 Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki erupts, sending ash 18 kilometers into sky.

Death toll in Texas flooding nears 100 as search ongoing for 11 missing campers

US President Donald Trump, whose administration has made intensive cuts to the National Weather Service, pushed back against allegations that the cuts affected disaster response teams.

 People react near the Guadalupe river, following flash flooding, in Kerrville, Texas, U.S. July 6, 2025.

Tropical storm Chantal hits South Carolina, moves inland with flooding threat, NHC says

The tropical storm, packing maximum sustained winds of 50 mph, according to the NHC, is located about 70 miles west-southwest of Charleston, the most populous city in South Carolina.


In pursuit of Israel's plants: Photographing flora of the Jewish state

Photographing them was a thrilling experience that brought me in contact with plants that most of us know nothing about but are part of our landscape.

 Jerusalem caper (Caparis spinosa)

How a tax opposed by Shas sparked climate backlash in the ultra-Orthodox community

A newly published Hebrew University of Jerusalem study found that the well-meaning environmental tax turned into a cultural flashpoint.

 DISPOSABLE PLASTIC tableware are on display at the Osher Ad Supermarket branch in Givat Shaul, Jerusalem.

Death toll from Texas floods rises to 67, many still missing

The Kerr County Sheriff's Office reported 13 people were found dead in "catastrophic flooding" in the area.

First responders survey rising flood waters of the Guadalupe River after flash flooding in Kerr County, Texas, U.S. July 4, 2025 in a still image from video