Climate change

Deep-tech nation: Israel’s strategic imperative - opinion

As global innovation shifts from software speed to scientific depth, Israel’s greatest advantage is hiding in plain sight.

Israel Innovation CEO Dror Bin.
US President Donald Trump walks during the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2026

Israeli companies that miss the climate split at Davos will pay a heavy price - opinion

Indonesian rescue members search for victims at the site of a landslide following heavy rains in Pasir Langu village, West Bandung regency, West Java province, Indonesia, January 27, 2026.

Indonesia landslide death toll rises to 34 with 32 still missing

Plumes of smoke rise after the IDF carried out house demolitions in the northern Gaza Strip in January. It is believed that between 80,000 and 200,000 tons of munitions were fired or dropped on Gaza over two years of war.

From Ukraine to Gaza, war's ecological toll sparks ecocide accountability push


January 2025 sets new record as hottest January globally

Over the last 19 months, 18 have seen global average surface temperatures at least 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, continuing a concerning trend of record-breaking temperatures.

 January 2025 sets new record as hottest January globally. Illustration.

Rat population boom in major cities linked to climate change in new study

The study analyzed records of rat sightings in 16 cities over an average period of twelve years, examining public rat sighting and inspection data.

 Rat population boom in major cities linked to climate change in new study. Illustration.

Climate change could cause 2.3 million extra deaths in European cities by 2099, study warns

The Mediterranean, Central Europe, and the Balkans are identified as the most vulnerable areas to the increase in deaths due to heat.

 Father protects his children with umbrellas from the sun on a hot day in Italy.

Rare spotted hyena makes an appearance after 5,000 years, killed by locals

Local people, unfamiliar with the presence of such a predator, tracked and killed the hyena in response to the livestock loss.

 A spotted hyena.

Can Trump’s economic agenda embrace climate action and clean energy innovation? – opinion

$523 billion in damages from the Los Angeles wildfires prove that investing in climate action can’t wait.

 FLAMES ENGULF a structure as the Palisades fire burns, on the west side of Los Angeles, earlier this month. The sweeping wildfires in Los Angeles are just another horrific manifestation of the rapidly increasing and deadly effects of climate change, the writer maintains.

Big Los Angeles wildfire switches direction, posing new threat despite winds easing

Six blazes in Los Angeles have killed at least 11 people and destroyed nearly 54 square miles of land.

 A fire hydrant sprays water in front of a burned property, following the Eaton fire, one of six simultaneous blazes that have ripped across Los Angeles County, in Altadena, California, US January 11, 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

New findings reveal how severe drought doomed the 'Hobbit' species

Homo floresiensis, nicknamed hobbit due to their small stature, grew to only about 1.1 meters tall and weighed between 16 to 28 kilograms.

 New findings reveal how severe drought doomed the 'Hobbit' species.

Ten species facing extinction require monitoring in 2025, according to conservation group

Ten new species, including nine animals and one plant, have been listed as "staring extinction in the face," according to the UK-based international conservation group.

 Leptodactylus fallax, a species of frog found in Dominica, also known as the Giant Ditch Frog, or the mountain chicken

From Michoacán, Mexico, to Swandro: Climate change impacts iconic heritage sites

On the night of July 29, 2024, a 15-meter tall square monument in Michoacán, Mexico, suddenly collapsed under the pressure of incessant rains.

 Knowe of Swandro pictish house looking out towards Costa Hill on the mainland Orkney.