Global warming

European heatwave caused 2,300 deaths, scientists estimate

Last month was the planet's third-hottest June on record, behind the same month in 2024 and 2023, the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service said in a monthly bulletin on Wednesday.

 A helicopter flies over smoke rising from a fast-moving wildfire spreading on the outskirts of Marseille, southern France, July 8, 2025.
 Atlantic sea surface temperature trend between 1900-2005 (color shading in °C) for the average of six observation datasets.

Scientists link Greenland 'cold blob' to faltering Atlantic conveyor belt

 Study reveals richest 10% responsible for two-thirds of global warming since 1990. Illustration.

Study reveals richest 10% responsible for two-thirds of global warming since 1990

 Emergency responders on the site of the fire in the Jerusalem area on April 30, 2025

Israel is burning in more ways than one - editorial


NOAA reports 84% of global coral reefs face unprecedented bleaching crisis

Experts warn that without urgent climate action, all coral reefs could disappear within ten years.

 New archaeological evidence could confirm the Church of the Holy Sepulchre as Jesus' crucifixion.

Israel will face massive climate disasters this summer, Herzog warns

State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman also announced his third investigation into the govt's handling of the climate crisis, this time focusing on local governments.

 Matanyahu Englman (R), Isaac Herzog, and Dr. Dov Khenin speak at the Climate Forum meeting at the president's residence in Jerusaelm, April 3, 2025.

2024 was the hottest year on record, scientists say

Scientists claim that the last 10 years were the hottest on record

 Greeland's ice sheet is under pressure from human-induced climate change

Twice the size of Greater London: World's largest iceberg sets sail

A23a, which had been trapped in the Weddell Sea for over 30 years, is now moving northward towards the Southern Ocean.

 The world's largest iceberg, A23a, in the Scotia Sea between Antarctica and South Georgia.

How much cooler was the pre-industrial world? New study sets quantitative benchmark

Researchers using Antarctic ice cores establish new pre-industrial baseline, finding warming has reached 1.49 degrees Celsius.

 Pre-industrial world. A lot cooler.

Advanced agriculture is the key to a better future - opinion

After changing the name of the Ministry of Agriculture to the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Israel must take further steps to recognize that food supply is a matter of national security.

 A Hydroponic farm which grows lettuce in a greenhouse, in the Jewish settlement of Migdal Oz, Gush Etzion, on March 29, 2023. Illustration.

Hottest oceans in 400 years endanger Great Barrier Reef, scientists say

Australia's Great Barrier Reef faces severe threats from record-high water temperatures, with rising warmth linked to climate change over 400 years.

 Two clownfish swim inside of a sea anemone in the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Cairns, Australia October 26, 2019.

Why are there so many dust storms in the Middle East?

The researchers call for “a comprehensive strategy focusing on environmental management and policy reforms.”

 Dusty winds are part of a dust storm in Israel

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.

Canadian study throws ice water on idea that fans can effectively cool you down during extreme heat

A new Canadian study throws cold water on the idea that fans can effectively cool you down during extremely hot weather events

WORKERS INSTALL air conditioners on the wall of a building in the center of Jerusalem.

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