Climate

How a Ben-Gurion University scientist is filling climate science’s biggest blank spots

From desert soils to date palms, Prof. Ilya Gelfand tracks the gases shaping our climate, and asks why no one was looking before.

The implications go beyond farming efficiency: Prof. Ilya Gelfand's research in Hatzeva.
An aerial view of the Jordan River flowing along the border between Israel and Jordan. Environmental experts are pushing for a plan that could build environmentally sustainable interdependence among countries in the region.

Climate cooperation as a cornerstone for peace

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump delivers remarks on the US economy and affordability at the Mount Airy Casino Resort in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania, US December 9, 2025.

Trump administration to dissolve key climate research agency

An Israeli flag flutters as a thunderstorm rages in the Golan Heights, northern Israel, December 6, 2025

The real cost of climate delay: Storm Byron is an economic warning for Israel - opinion


Despite war, we are leading the fight against climate change, says Israel’s Climate Ambassador

“Climate change continues to happen, and it is important that Israel remains part of the efforts to mitigate the effects of climate change,” Behar said.

 Ambassador Gideon Behar, Israel’s Special Envoy for Climate Change and Sustainability, in his pesticide-free garden in Modi'in.

Noah’s ark: Lessons for humanity’s survival in a changing world

Exploring Noah’s story reveals the urgency of sustainable development, urging leaders to act before it’s too late and build a resilient path for humanity’s future

 Noah's Ark, large wooden ark on dry land, Noah standing beside, pairs of animals boarding the ark

NASA backs Hawking's prediction of earth's end, urges urgent climate action

Experts warn that humanity may need to leave earth by 2600 due to climate change and resource depletion.

 The Webb Telescope's 'Golden Spider'. Image by James Webb Space Telescope is licensed under CC BY 2.0

A look at the jellyfish that swarm the coasts of Israel

Sea bathers have already reported encounters with various types of jellyfish. 

 A jellyfish is seen near a boat by the coast of Haifa at the Mediterranean sea, Israel July 25, 2022.

Fossil fuel use, emissions hit records in 2023, report says

Growing demand for fossil fuel despite the scaling up of renewables could be a sticking point for the transition to lower carbon energy as global temperature increases reach 1.5C.

Protesters against fossil fuel hold signs along a road as U.S. President Joe Biden visits Mather, California, U.S., September 13, 2021.

Ozone has a key role in influencing the climate of habitable exoplanets

The findings of a team led by Hebrew University researchers reveal a relationship between ozone levels and atmospheric stability.

Artist's impression of the exoplanet Proxima Centauri b shown as of a arid (but not completely water-free) rocky Super-Earth.

Israel's climate tech: Visionary or hollow?

Inside Israeli Innovation with Maayan Hoffman: Season 2, Episode 12

 Electric car concept with windmills (illustrative)

Historic rainstorm wreaks havoc in UAE, disrupts flights, floods major roads

In Dubai, major thoroughfares were reduced to a crawl, with some vehicles, including buses, nearly submerged underwater. Social media footage displayed dramatic scenes of malls and homes flooded.

 A car is stuck on a flooded road after a rainstorm, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, April 17, 2024.

Israeli researchers want to build a space parasol to cool Earth, mitigate global warming

Rozen and his team say scientists already have "all the pieces needed" to return to pre-Industrial Revolution temperatures.

Israel from space 1

How a Trump win could cost the world $900 billion

This surge in emissions would effectively cancel out the environmental benefits gained from implementing wind, solar, and other clean energy technologies worldwide over the past five years, twice.

Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at the Georgia Republican Party convention in Columbus, Georgia, US June 10, 2023.