Environment
Record heatwave expected to hit Israel this weekend with potential 47°C in Sea of Galilee region
Extreme heat is forecast for the southern Golan Heights, the northern valleys, the Lower Galilee, the Kinneret Valley, the Dead Sea coast, the Jordan Valley, the Arava, the Judean Desert, and Negev.
New monkey species, orange-lipped Likweli monkey, known as 'branch shaker,' identified in DRC
Living near green spaces can reduce long-term stress during pregnancy, Israeli-led study finds
US government reverses longstanding endangered species regulation, opens habitats to development
Israel's overlooked challenge: Environmental damage from two years of war - from the editor
As the war winds down, Israel faces a quieter crisis – environmental damage from Gaza to the Dead Sea, alongside long-neglected ecological failures now demanding urgent attention
Seeing sinkholes: How the Dead Sea’s collapse became a tourist draw
How one of the region’s worst environmental disasters has become a popular tourist excursion
The land still burns: Israel’s damaged forests face long road to recovery after war
After two years of war, Israel is counting the environmental costs – from blackened forests in the North to degraded soil in the South
Gaza facing environmental catastrophe as 60 million tons of toxic war debris buried under rubble
As Gazans struggle to recover from the war – trash, sewage, and toxic debris are creating an environmental catastrophe
Israel’s freshwater balancing act: The Kinneret under strain
Intensive management has saved the Kinneret from crisis, but rising salinity and ecological change pose growing risks
'Pollution without borders': Gaza sewage flows north, contaminating Israeli waters
The collapse of the sewage infrastructure in Gaza is not just a local humanitarian crisis but an environmental threat to Israel and beyond
Israel’s infrastructure paradox: Innovation without environmental foundations - opinion
Israel’s greatest environmental challenge is being a highly developed, innovative country with key infrastructure missing
Israel’s untapped power: Sun, water, and true energy security - opinion
Israel’s foolhardy hyper-dependence on expensive, vulnerable, and explosive gas rigs will be the subject of a state commission of inquiry.
Magnitude 3.7 earthquake strikes northern Israel, Defense Minister calls emergency meeting
Defense Minister Israel Katz called for the Home Front Command and the National Emergency Management Authority to develop a multi-year plan to address earthquake preparedness.
Hadera approves major coal reduction at Orot Rabin power station, pollution expected to drop
The reduction in coal dust pollution is expected to be significant, about 80% of current levels, and the monitoring will enable close oversight of emissions and pollutants.
