Climate

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

The divide is not between those who accept climate science and those who reject it but between two business approaches.

US President Donald Trump walks during the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2026
The implications go beyond farming efficiency: Prof. Ilya Gelfand's research in Hatzeva.

How a Ben-Gurion University scientist is filling climate science’s biggest blank spots

An aerial view of the Jordan River flowing along the border between Israel and Jordan. Environmental experts are pushing for a plan that could build environmentally sustainable interdependence among countries in the region.

Environmental cooperation emerges as cornerstone for Middle East peace, experts say

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump delivers remarks on the US economy and affordability at the Mount Airy Casino Resort in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania, US December 9, 2025.

Trump administration to dissolve key climate research agency


Israel's biggest polluters: See who made the 'red list'

A new report identifies the most environmentally harmful factories in Israel.

 Factory smokestacks.

Chill, Europe: When humans fled Europe over bad weather - study

“We suggest that these extreme conditions led to the depopulation of Europe,” write the authors of the study, “perhaps lasting for several successive glacial-interglacial cycles."

 Artistic depiction of an ancient human.

Global boiling: How Israel urgently needs to adapt to climate change

"If we don't deal with [climate change], Israel will be a very unpleasant place to live in the next decade or two," Prof. Colin Price, head of  Tel Aviv University's PlanNet Zero

 A firefighting helicopter is silhouetted in front of the sun, as a wildfire burns in Mandra, Greece, July 18, 2023.

Switzerland finds remains of climber who disappeared on glacier in 1986

Shrinking glaciers due to climate change has led to the discovery of bodies of climbers who disappeared over the last decades.

 Switzerland's famous Matterhorn glacier

Israeli scientists ‘hire’ fruit bats to participate in experiments on where air is warmer in cities

"Thanks to the bats, we were able to create the first three-dimensional map of Urban Heat Islands in Gush Dan," said Prof. Alexandra Chudnovsky.

 Egyptian fruit bat.

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.

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Climate change played 'overwhelming' role in July heatwaves - scientists

Periods of extreme heat are likely to hit every two to five years if average global temperatures rise 2C above pre-industrial levels.

 Impact of extreme heatwave and drought in summer 2018 compared to summer 2017, on fields near Slagelse in Zealand, Denmark.

Climate change has significantly changed the color of the ocean - study

The researchers are still unsure how marine ecosystems are changing to reflect the color changes.

The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite acquired a true-color image of the colors created by a large bloom of phytoplankton off the coast of Russia’s Kola Peninsula on July 14.

Can 'ice bricks' be a solution for a cooler future?

Inside Israeli Innovation Ep. 17, with Maayan Hoffman and Zachy Hennessey

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US, Israel partner to bring climate-smart agriculture to Mideast and Africa

A primary focus of this initiative will be water, including innovative technologies, storage, use and protection.

 ATTENDEES STAND during the COP27 climate summit in Sharm e-Sheikh.