Global warming

UN backs world court climate opinion, Israel, US among few to oppose

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said the vote, in which 28 countries abstained, underscored that governments are responsible for protecting citizens from the "escalating climate crisis."

The United Nations headquarters before a meeting on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty at the UN, in New York City, US, April 27, 2026.
Attendees walk in front of the China Pavilion during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belem, Brazil, November 14, 2025.

China finds bigger role as US sidesteps Brazil climate summit - analysis

Global warming: melting glaciers at the poles; snowstorms and freezing temperatures in other regions.

Israeli breakthrough: The technology that could save the planet from global warming

 THE IDEA of surviving a summer in Tel Aviv without aircon was not appealing

Air conditioning: Controlling the weather living in a brutally hot country - comment


Ancient 'time-traveling' pathogens could threaten humanity - study

A new study shows that there are deadly ancient microbes and pathogens trapped within the ice that is now melting due to global warming.

Perito Moreno Glacier in Argentinian Patagonia. Mendenhall Glacier near Juneau, Alaska.

IMF increasingly worried about 'material' impact of climate change on economies

Gourinchas said emerging market economies also faced a "quite serious" risk of disruptions causes by any further financial market volatility, or an escalation in Russia's war in Ukraine.

 Climate change (illustrative)

The hottest June yet: NASA report finds June 2023 to be hottest recorded

June's heatwave may be incomparable to others - with data compared as far back as the early 1950s.

World global temperature analysis for June, as provided by NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies

Antarctic ice levels undergo 'massive decrease,' data shows

Last week, the hottest days of the year record was broken three days in a row.

 An aerial view of the 200-foot-tall (60-meter-tall) front of the Getz Ice Shelf with cracks, in Antarctica, in this 2016 handout image.

World breaks hottest-day record three days in a row in one week

On Thursday, the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service said June was the hottest month ever, smashing the previous June record in 2019 by a substantial margin.

 Sweltering summer sun.

World hits record land, sea temperatures as climate change fuels 2023 extremes

As envoys gathered in Bonn in early June to prepare for this year's annual climate talks in November, average global surface air temperatures were more than 1.5C above pre-industrial levels for days.

 People protest against global warming in Tel Aviv on October 29, 2021.

Climate change may lead to massive tsunamis from Antarctica - study

A recent study found that massive tsunamis from Antarctica hit South America, New Zealand and Southeast Asia during two previous periods of global warming.

 A highly dramatized artistic illustration of an apocalyptic tsunami.

Partner to ditch gas, goes green for the environment

A new green initiative at Partner is helping the company add more cars to its electric car fleet.


Larger birds unable to adapt to climate change - study

Global warming leading to drop in the number of nestlings among migrating birds, say Israeli experts.

 CRANES AT Hula Valley Lake.

Big fish in a warm pond: how has pollution impacted fish? – study

The findings of this study directly contradicted previous predictions on how climate change will impact fish populations.

An environmental company is removing dead fish downstream from the site of the train derailment that forced people to be evacuated from their homes in East Palestine, Ohio, U.S., February 6, 2023