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


Chill, Europe: When humans fled Europe over bad weather - study

“We suggest that these extreme conditions led to the depopulation of Europe,” write the authors of the study, “perhaps lasting for several successive glacial-interglacial cycles."

 Artistic depiction of an ancient human.

Global boiling: How Israel urgently needs to adapt to climate change

"If we don't deal with [climate change], Israel will be a very unpleasant place to live in the next decade or two," Prof. Colin Price, head of  Tel Aviv University's PlanNet Zero

 A firefighting helicopter is silhouetted in front of the sun, as a wildfire burns in Mandra, Greece, July 18, 2023.

Switzerland finds remains of climber who disappeared on glacier in 1986

Shrinking glaciers due to climate change has led to the discovery of bodies of climbers who disappeared over the last decades.

 Switzerland's famous Matterhorn glacier

Israeli scientists ‘hire’ fruit bats to participate in experiments on where air is warmer in cities

"Thanks to the bats, we were able to create the first three-dimensional map of Urban Heat Islands in Gush Dan," said Prof. Alexandra Chudnovsky.

 Egyptian fruit bat.

IMF increasingly worried about 'material' impact of climate change on economies

Gourinchas said emerging market economies also faced a "quite serious" risk of disruptions causes by any further financial market volatility, or an escalation in Russia's war in Ukraine.

 Climate change (illustrative)

Climate change played 'overwhelming' role in July heatwaves - scientists

Periods of extreme heat are likely to hit every two to five years if average global temperatures rise 2C above pre-industrial levels.

 Impact of extreme heatwave and drought in summer 2018 compared to summer 2017, on fields near Slagelse in Zealand, Denmark.

Climate change has significantly changed the color of the ocean - study

The researchers are still unsure how marine ecosystems are changing to reflect the color changes.

The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite acquired a true-color image of the colors created by a large bloom of phytoplankton off the coast of Russia’s Kola Peninsula on July 14.

Can 'ice bricks' be a solution for a cooler future?

Inside Israeli Innovation Ep. 17, with Maayan Hoffman and Zachy Hennessey

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US, Israel partner to bring climate-smart agriculture to Mideast and Africa

A primary focus of this initiative will be water, including innovative technologies, storage, use and protection.

 ATTENDEES STAND during the COP27 climate summit in Sharm e-Sheikh.

15 years of regional cooperation: The Union for the Mediterranean's common commitment - opinion

The UfM organization needs continued commitment from its members to achieve its goal of creating a socially, economically, and ecologically resilient Mediterranean region.

 EU FOREIGN POLICY chief Josep Borrell gestures (front, center) during a group photo at the 7th Regional Forum of the Union for the Mediterranean in Barcelona, last November.