Global warming

China finds bigger role as US sidesteps Brazil climate summit - analysis

China moves to fill the diplomatic void at COP30 as the US skips the summit, leveraging its backstage role to shape global climate talks.

Attendees walk in front of the China Pavilion during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belem, Brazil, November 14, 2025.
Global warming: melting glaciers at the poles; snowstorms and freezing temperatures in other regions.

Israeli breakthrough: The technology that could save the planet from global warming

 THE IDEA of surviving a summer in Tel Aviv without aircon was not appealing

Air conditioning: Controlling the weather living in a brutally hot country - comment

Climate activists and campaigners demonstrate outside the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ahead of the reading of an advisory opinion that is likely to determine the course of future climate action across the world, The Hague, Netherlands, July 23, 2025.

In landmark opinion, World Court says countries must address climate change threat


COP26: Disabled Israeli minister let in, conference apologizes

"#COP26 must be inclusive and accessible to all and the venue is designed to facilitate that."

 Energy Minister Karin Elharrar speaks with Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on the sidelines of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26).

Warming oceans are dimming Earth, new study shows

A new study shows that warming oceans make clouds less reflective, making the light reflected by Earthless bright.

 Sun rays shine through trees in a forest on an autumn morning near Biere, Switzerland.

US to declare 23 species, including ivory-billed woodpecker, extinct

Each of the 23 species represents a permanent loss to America's natural heritage.

Tel Aviv’s Eretz Israel Museum presents Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition

How can the world save millions of lives from air pollution?

World Health Organization highlights key guidelines for prevention of fatal air pollution.

 The unrecognized villages around Ramat Hovav which suffer from a high level of air pollution from nearby evaporation ponds of the chemicals and the IEC power plant. December 28, 2017

Mental health and the world’s sukkah moment - opinion

The festival of Sukkot provides a path forward to people of conflicting political ideologies to agree on the sanctity of nature without making it into a political football.

 The Stanleigh family sit inside their sukka, or ritual booth, used during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot in their yard, in Jerusalem October 14, 2019. Picture taken October 14, 2019.

Tikkun olam motivates my work

"We are the stewards of this remarkable planet"

 A person holds inflatable Earth as climate activists including Extinction Rebellion and Fridays for Future stage a protest demanding more action whilst G20 climate and environment ministers hold a meeting in Naples, Italy, July 22, 2021.

Extreme cold weather found to be linked to global warming

A study has found that extreme cold weather is probably caused by the stretching of the polar vortex in the stratosphere, which results from global warming.

global warming ice caps melting 370

TECH TALK: As climate warms, Nostromo Energy fights back with ice

With our planet getting warmer, our cooling requirements are only going to ramp up as we continue to build, develop, and commercialize.

 A person holds inflatable Earth as climate activists including Extinction Rebellion and Fridays for Future stage a protest demanding more action whilst G20 climate and environment ministers hold a meeting in Naples, Italy, July 22, 2021.

Greenland scientists discover world's northernmost island

A team of scientists from Greenland discovered an island which they say is the world's northernmost point of land. This comes as the US, Russia and others vie for control of the North Pole.

A PILE of the ever-shrinking Greenland ice sheet floats after breaking away from the frozen mass.

Protecting the ozone layer prevented Earth from heating by 3.5°C - study

New research has shown that had the 1987 Montreal Protocol not limited the damages made to the ozone layer, the world would now already be experiencing the worst-case scenario for climate change.

 A person holds inflatable Earth as climate activists including Extinction Rebellion and Fridays for Future stage a protest demanding more action whilst G20 climate and environment ministers hold a meeting in Naples, Italy, July 22, 2021.