Dust storm

Israel braces for high air pollution as dust from North Africa impacts air quality

Israel braces for high air pollution this weekend from a dust storm. Health authorities warn sensitive groups to stay indoors and limit outdoor activities until Monday.

JANUARY 30, 2026|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Dusty winds are part of a dust storm in Israel

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.”

MAY 5, 2024|ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

Extreme weather strikes throughout Israel amid springtime heatwave

Israel's current heat wave is expected to reach its peak on Friday, with most of the country experiencing extremely high temperatures.

JUNE 2, 2023|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

People enjoy at the beach in Herzliya, during a hot weather, on May 22, 2023.

Heatwaves and thunderstorms: Israel set for weekend of unusual weather

While temperatures will be unseasonably hot over the weekend, unusual rain and thunderstorms will be observed in much of the country.

MAY 26, 2023|ByMAARIV ONLINE

Israeli hazy forecast may turn into isolated sandstorms

The Environmental Protection and Health ministries warned that high to very high levels of air pollution will affect most of the country.

MAY 22, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Tourists on Mount Olives look at the foggy view of the Old City of Jerusalem on April 24, 2022, as a major sand storm hit across Israel.

Illinois dust storm blinds drivers, 6 die in chain-reaction crashes

More than 30 people were transported to area hospitals with injuries, ranging from minor to life-threatening, and the patients ranged in age from 2- to 80-years-old.

MAY 2, 2023ByREUTERS

A view of vehicles in a dust storm, which cut visibility to near zero and triggered a series of chain-reaction crashes involving dozens of vehicles, on a highway in Springfield, Illinois, U.S. May 1, 2023 in this picture obtained from social media.

Two Israelis' bodies found after flooding, stormy weather in South

Third person who went missing found safely by police.

APRIL 10, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, MAARIV

An Israel Police vehicle is seen at the scene where two bodies were found following heavy floods in southern Israel, April 11, 2023

Israel among lowest air polluters in western Asia, Swiss research finds

Out of all the countries in the region, Israel ranked just behind the country of Georgia in terms of air pollution quality and dominated the least populated regional cities list.

MARCH 14, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

The unrecognized villages around Ramat Hovav which suffer from a high level of air pollution from nearby evaporation ponds of the chemicals and the IEC power plant. December 28, 2017.

Israeli winter: Ahead of expected thunderstorms, MDA is helping you stay safe

MDA CEO Eli Ben said: "The [MDA] teams are prepared to provide medical treatment to any [person in need] even in complex weather conditions."

JANUARY 30, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

A man drives his car at the Refaim Stream, in the Jerusalem Mountains, on February 26, 2022.

Dirty air in the Middle East caused by humans, not by natural dust storms - study

Death rates in region attributable to pollution is similar to other leading health risk factors such as tobacco smoking.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

A visible layer of air pollution stretches out across the sea. Photograph taken from the research vessel during the AQABA campaign.

Dust storm coats Jerusalem in sand for the second time in a month

Wind coming from an easterly direction has brought a dust storm from Jordan into Israel, causing the Health ministry to issue a warning for increased air pollution.

MAY 21, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF