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Haredi protesters attack female soldiers, Iran protests gain momentum

The Jerusalem Post's must-listen news roundup with Shifra Jacobs—the top stories, clear and concise. 

Ultra-Othodox Jewish men block a road and clash with police during a protest against the autopsy of toddlers who died in a daycare, on Tuesday. These protests were not about honoring the dead, but about avoiding accontability, the writer argues.
People walk along the beach in hazy conditions in Tel Aviv, February 14, 2026.

Jerusalem, Tel Aviv become the most polluted major cities in the world from dust, urban emissions

Avalanche control is seen before women's downhill training during the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games at Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre, February 6, 2026

Italy's Alpine rescuers urge caution after avalanches kill 11 in seven days

FILE PHOTO:  Satellite view of Tropical Cyclone Zelia, a powerful Category 5 cyclone impacting the coast of Western Australia near Port Hedland, disrupting major iron ore exports. Imaged 13 February 2025.

Tropical Cyclone Mitchell intensifies as it nears northwest Australia


Israel's future depends on the ability to adapt to climate change - opinion

While the Israeli winter poses significant challenges, it also provides fertile ground for creative solutions and collaborations between entrepreneurs, local authorities, and experts in the field.

 FIREFIGHTERS SIT in a rescue boat as they search for people in a parking lot flooded following heavy rainfall in Ness Ziona, in 2020.

Impassable motorways: Northern England paralyzed by heavy snowfall and icy roads

Heavy snow and freezing rain made many northern England roads, including the A66, impassable, causing widespread closures.

 UK in the snow.

La Niña may be coming for a visit, World Meteorological Organization says

Scientists consider that the possible arrival of La Niña will be 'insufficient' to counteract the warming caused by record levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

 Is La Niña coming for a visit?

Where did the low clouds go? Their decline contributed to record 2023 temperatures

Planet's reflectivity at lowest level since 1940, according to new data.

 What is happening to low clouds?

Google DeepMind unveils GenCast, an AI tool improving 15-day weather forecasts

GenCast was, on average, more accurate than the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF).

 Can AI help us to predict extreme weather?

Autumn brings dust storms – how to cope

As the seasons change, dust storms are inevitable. Here are expert tips from Dyson to help you get through safely and stay healthy.

 Air pollution

Rainbows: A symbol of Israel's sobering future - opinion

The rainbow should remind us that until this world is fully repaired and healed, our life in Israel will resemble the rainbow’s blend of radiant colors and shadowed skies.

 A rainbow appears in the sky on a rainy day in Tel Aviv, Israel January 3, 2024.

Climate change worsened ten deadliest weather disasters, causing over 570,000 deaths

In 2023, Storm Daniel struck Libya, causing more than 12,300 deaths and was made 50 times more likely and 50 times more intense due to climate warming.

 Storm Daniel, Libya, 2023.

Front row seat at a hurricane: Memories of a storm battering Florida - comment

The memories of Hurricane Wilma are again flooding back (sorry for the metaphor) as Floridians now deal with the aftermath of Hurricane Milton’s devastation.

 SATELLITE IMAGE from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows Hurricane Wilma from space, October 23, 2005.

Marjorie Taylor Greene claims ‘they’ control the weather as Hurricane Helene batters red states

Greene — whom “InfoWars” host Alex Jones has encouraged to run for president — earlier posted a map of “how hurricane devastation could affect the election.”

 U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) attends a press conference alongside fellow Republicans following the passage of the Secure the Border Act, HR-2, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., May 11, 2023.