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."
China finds bigger role as US sidesteps Brazil climate summit - analysis
Israeli breakthrough: The technology that could save the planet from global warming
Air conditioning: Controlling the weather living in a brutally hot country - comment
A cheap and easy way to refreeze the poles - study
Earth’s poles are warming. There has been a record number of heatwaves reported this year in the Arctic and Antarctic, and with glaciers collapsing and ice melting, the global sea level will rise.
Wildfire Detection System, AI-based Flooding Monitor Win Israeli Environmental Prize
First report: Startups aimed at early detection of forest fires and dangerous flooding are set to take part in KKL-JNF pilot program within the coming year.
Fish stocks worldwide won't be sustainable due to climate change, overfishing - study
Researchers used computer models to determine the exact climate change levels at which fish stocks could not increase.
Climate change is a real danger. Israeli tech could help - editorial
Israel needs to raise its awareness and do whatever it can to stem the tide of climate change and global warming.
Air pollution is linked to socioeconomic ranking - survey
The first study of its kind conducted by the Ministry of Environmental Protection examines the location of emissions into the air according to the socio-economic ranking of the local authority.
Climate change will ravage humanity's main crop resources - except for one
Researchers say global warming will have little impact one one particular production: breadfruit. The superfood could even end world hunger, according to the study.
Even modest climate change may lead to sweeping changes - study
“Our results spell problems for the health and diversity of future regional forests,” said lead author Peter Reich.
Dryland mechanisms will take over ecosystems as the planet gets drier – study
70% of topsoil will likely see a reduction in water content over the next 100 years.
Tons of greenhouse gases released due to thawing permafrost-study
From the desert to Alaska, a considerable amount of greenhouse gas is being produced and released into the atmosphere due to rapidly thawing permafrost.
Fires rage in France and Spain as heatwaves sear Europe
In Britain, the national weather forecaster issued its first red "extreme heat" warning for parts of England on Monday and Tuesday.