Climate change

US to withdraw from 66 international organizations deemed 'contrary to US interests'

The list included 31 UN organizations and 35 non-UN organizations, all deemed “contrary to the interests of the United States to remain a member of, participate in, or otherwise provide support to.” 

 US President Donald Trump looks on as he signs executive orders and proclamations in the Oval Office at the White House, in Washington, DC, US, May 5, 2025.
A sign displays information about a road closure due to an earthquake on a highway in Chitose, Hokkaido, Japan, December 9, 2025, in this photo taken by Kyodo.

6.2 magnitude earthquake rattles western Japan, infrastructure disruptions reported

People wait use a rope ferry to cross the Peusangan River following flash floods that destroyed adjacent villages in Bireuen district, Indonesia's Aceh province on January 5, 2026.

Flash floods in Indonesia's North Sulawesi kill 14, four still missing

View of floods in the central city of Yavne, as storm Byron hits Israel, December 11, 2025

Meterological Service: 2025 was historic year in Israel's climate history


Jakobshavn and Zachariae: Greenland's ice loss could fill Lake Victoria

Utilizing data from the European Space Agency's CryoSat-2 and NASA's ICESat-2 satellites, researchers mapped changes in the ice sheet's thickness with unprecedented accuracy.

 Melting icebergs in Ilulissat Icefjord, close to Illulisat, West Greenland.

Twice the size of Greater London: World's largest iceberg sets sail

A23a, which had been trapped in the Weddell Sea for over 30 years, is now moving northward towards the Southern Ocean.

 The world's largest iceberg, A23a, in the Scotia Sea between Antarctica and South Georgia.

Will you stop traveling? Tourism causes 8.8% of global emissions

A new study tracked international and domestic travel in 175 countries between 2009 and 2019.

 Will you stop traveling?

Researchers imaging an ice-free Arctic, and it may happen much sooner than we thought

Researchers conducted over 300 computer simulations to project when this first ice-free day might occur.

 What happens in an ice-free Arctic.

UN collaborates with PlanetPlay to promote sustainable future, climate change through video games

The initiative aims to harness the gaming community’s significant influence, with over 3.3 billion gamers expected by the end of 2024, and drive a global positive environmental action.

Play2Act poster PlanetPlay used to urge gaming studios to join the initiative.

Overfishing and climate change force indigenous Malay populations to abandon traditions

Bajau Laut indigenous traditions face extinction as climate change disrupts their marine way of life.

 Members of the indigenous seaborne Bajau Laut community ride in a boat at their settlement in Semporna, Malaysia August 20, 2024

These five cities emit more greenhouse gasses than entire countries

Climate TRACE releases global urban emissions data at COP29 using satellite observations and AI.

 Air Pollution over the Yangzi River in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China.

Global CO2 emissions to hit record high in 2024, report says

The bulk of these emissions are from burning coal, oil and gas. Those emissions would total 37.4 billion tons in 2024, up by 0.8% in 2023, the report said.

 People attend the United Nations climate change conference COP29 opening in Baku, Azerbaijan November 11, 2024.

Letters to the Editor, November 13, 2024: A keen eye

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

 Letters

Change the climate: Israel’s environmental potential at COP29 and regional impact - editorial

Israel showcases climate tech at COP29 but misses deeper environmental focus.

Workers from the Agriculture Ministry in protective gear retrieving dead cranes who were infected with the Avian Influenza (bird flu) from the Hula Lake in the Hula Valley Nature Reserve, northern Israel, January 2, 2022.