Climate

What literature can teach us about the climate crisis

Prof. Itay Marienberg-Milikowsky of Ben-Gurion University argues that the books that matter most for the environment may not be about the environment at all

Ben-Gurion University Prof. Itay Marienberg-Milikowsky supports research in climate and literature at the Goldman Sonnenfeldt School of Sustainability and Climate Change.
A volunteer uses a shovel as they battle a wildfire at Seydikemer district in Mugla on July 29, 2026. Turkish firefighters on July 29, 2026, battled wildfires near the country's southern tourist beaches.

Erdogan tells UN climate summit finance gaps make equal progress unrealistic, preps for COP31

Firefighters evacuate workers from a flooded factory following heavy rains in Wenling city, Taizhou eastern China's Zhejiang province on August 12, 2026. (Illustrative)

China's torrential rains kill 10 in southwest as thousands evacuated

Israelis hike at Nahal Hava in the Negev, southern Israel, January 30, 2026; Illustrative.

From the Danube to the Negev: Climate change is a European problem too - opinion


Ancient DNA Reveals Mastodons Were Shaped by Ice Age Climate Swings

New genetic evidence uncovers repeated waves of dispersal and surprising diversity among North America’s Ice Age giants.

An adult mastodon consuming a spruce branch set against a backdrop illustrating their cyclical continental migrations linked to climate fluctuations.

Afghanistan earthquake death toll tops 2,200, survivors face aid crunch

The tremor, at a depth of 10 km (six miles), followed the earlier quakes that flattened villages in Kunar and Nangarhar provinces, left tens of thousands homeless, and injured more than 3,600 people.

Rescue workers clear debris of a damaged house after a deadly magnitude-6 earthquake that struck Afghanistan, in Mazar Dara, Kunar province, Afghanistan, September 2, 2025.

COP30 absence: Can Israel maintain its global climate impact? - opinion

Israel's official absence from COP30 this year should be seen as a wake-up call by the country’s climate and development community.

One of the recent fires rages in the Eshtaol Forest in the Jerusalem Hills region.

Buried beneath Jerusalem: a massive First Temple dam and the ancient climate crisis that sparked it

A mystery of ancient engineering revealed - was this the answer to Judah’s worst drought?

The huge uncovered dam.

Addressing climate security - A global imperative for international cooperation

Climate security.

Scientists link Greenland 'cold blob' to faltering Atlantic conveyor belt

Only a weakened AMOC scenario fits a century of temperature and salinity records, according to University of California, Riverside scientists.

 Atlantic sea surface temperature trend between 1900-2005 (color shading in °C) for the average of six observation datasets.

China pulls decade of rubbish from park that inspired sci-fi film 'Avatar'

The Zhangjiajie park is a UNESCO heritage site that provided inspiration for the scenery in director James Cameron's 2009 sci-fi film.

 A view of Zhangjiajie National Forest Park in China's southern Hunan province May 10, 2004.

Nitrogen and olive flour-based air conditioner: Israeli start-ups in the face of climate crisis

Climate change presents major challenges, like improving agriculture for the food crisis and enhancing air conditioning. The Israeli innovation community is contributing solutions.

 External nitrogen-based air conditioning device

Israel's worst enemy: Not Hamas, not Hezbollah; experts say it's climate change

When we think about the biggest threats to our country, usually Hamas or Hezbollah come to mind. But these experts explained that when looking to the future, we need to start looking inward.

 GARBAGE IN THE Judean desert.

Trump administration dismisses nearly 400 scientists working on national climate assessment

'If you get rid of all the people involved, nothing's moving forward,' says coauthor Jesse Keenan.

 Trump administration dismisses nearly 400 scientists working on national climate assessment.