Heat

Millions of Afghan children facing severe risks from changing climate, UNICEF says

The UNICEF Children’s Climate Risk Report 2026, released on June 16, found that 41% of Afghanistan’s roughly 21 million children are exposed to multiple climate shocks, including floods and droughts.

AFGHAN CHILDREN sit on a concrete bench at a hilltop, amid telecom shutdown across the country, in Kabul, Afghanistan, September 30, 2025.
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People cool down in spring water during a heatwave near Jerusalem on July 23, 2023.

Jerusalem heat reaches November record, center weather station reports

An illustrative image of a woman outside in the summer.

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Extreme heat - not deforestation - is the main driver of tropical bird collapse

An analysis of 3,000 bird species during 70 years found tropical populations currently face around 30 extreme heat days per year versus three in the mid-20th century.

Hummingbirds increasingly sought shade, reducing time for nectar foraging.

Israel breaks electricity consumption record as heatwave continues

Wednesday's consumption crossed the 17,000 megawatt threshold for the first time, just a day after Israel crossed the 16,000 mark.

A summer heatwave; illustrative.

Shattering decades-old records: Israel braces for extended heatwave

The heat wave is expected to peak on Wednesday, with interior regions, including the Jordan Valley and the Sea of Galilee area, forecast to approach 50°C.

People enjoy at the beach in Tel Aviv, August 9, 2025.

Israel records hottest day of 2025 with 45.1°C in the Dead Sea region

In 2019, six years from Thursday’s record, the Sdom station also recorded the hottest temperature for Israel on record at a whopping 49.9°C.

 A forest fire is seen burning in Israel.

While you’re dying of heat, this place in Israel feels like autumn

Mount Hermon reopens after 2 years, offering cool weather, new summer activities, and free guided tours at 2,040 meters - a perfect escape from the Israeli heat.

 Mount Hermon

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.

New Israeli study links poor hydration to increase heart failure risk

Many don't consume enough water on regular days, even when it's cold, and as a result could have a higher risk of heart failure and high blood pressure (hypertension).

 Water faucet, illustration

Israel launches AI fire prediction tool to protect transportation systems

As the new fire prediction system is rolled out this summer, it represents a significant leap forward in Israel's ability to manage the risks posed by climate change.

 A wildfire in Israel's north.

Heatwaves could be adding years to your biological age, researchers warn

Long-term heat exposure increases biological age by up to 2.48 years, research shows.

 Tel Aviv beach.

January 2025 sets new record as hottest January globally

Over the last 19 months, 18 have seen global average surface temperatures at least 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, continuing a concerning trend of record-breaking temperatures.

 January 2025 sets new record as hottest January globally. Illustration.