Environment & Climate Change
The Environment and Climate Change portal is supported by the Goldman Sonnenfeldt School
of Sustainability and Climate Change at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.
G20's financial watchdog lays out climate plan but presses pause amid divisions
The US has withdrawn from multiple groups dedicated to exploring how flooding and wildfires and big climate-related policy shifts could impact financial stability.
Heatwaves in Spain caused 1,180 deaths in past two months, ministry says
Israeli cow breaks milk yield record as climate change cuts dairy output
Typhoon Danas batters Taiwan west coast with record two hundred twenty kilometers per hour winds
Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki erupts, sending ash 18 kilometers into sky
International flights between Australia and Bali were canceled or delayed, reported ABC News.
Death toll in Texas flooding nears 100 as search ongoing for 11 missing campers
US President Donald Trump, whose administration has made intensive cuts to the National Weather Service, pushed back against allegations that the cuts affected disaster response teams.
Tropical storm Chantal hits South Carolina, moves inland with flooding threat, NHC says
The tropical storm, packing maximum sustained winds of 50 mph, according to the NHC, is located about 70 miles west-southwest of Charleston, the most populous city in South Carolina.
In pursuit of Israel's plants: Photographing flora of the Jewish state
Photographing them was a thrilling experience that brought me in contact with plants that most of us know nothing about but are part of our landscape.
How a tax opposed by Shas sparked climate backlash in the ultra-Orthodox community
A newly published Hebrew University of Jerusalem study found that the well-meaning environmental tax turned into a cultural flashpoint.
Death toll from Texas floods rises to 67, many still missing
The Kerr County Sheriff's Office reported 13 people were found dead in "catastrophic flooding" in the area.
Turtle illegally smuggled onto El Al plane escapes, bites another passenger
The turtle was eventually captured by the flight crew and placed in a safe crate until the plane landed in Israel.
Three days of burning: Greece arrests woman suspected of starting wildfire with discarded cigarette
The Georgian was charged with unintentional arson, two fire brigade officials told Reuters on condition anonymity. Witnesses saw her drop a cigarette, one of the officials said.
Invisible 'sky highway': 700 million migratory insects navigate across Israel each year
“We’ve only just begun to understand the scale and complexity of insect migration,” said Dr. Werber. “It’s a natural wonder that connects continents—and it’s happening right over our heads.”
Israel's forests burn while gov't continues to underfund Fire and Rescue Authority
Our forests are burning, yet the government is stoking the conflagration by cutting budgets.
