Water

Mekorot–Afikey Mayim agreement to boost water supply to Beit She’an area

The agreement links Beit She’an and the Emek HaMaayanot to the national water grid, increasing supply reliability for residents and farmers.

View of the Sapir Station belonging to the Israeli Mekorot National Water company, near Kinneret in Northern Israel. December 15, 2010.
A VIEW of Jupiter's moon Europa created from images taken by NASA's Galileo spacecraft in the late 1990's, according to NASA, obtained by Reuters May 14, 2018.

Jupiter's moon Europa less likely to hold life than previously thought, scientists discover

View of the Sapir Station belonging to the Israeli Mekorot National Water company, near Kinneret in Northern Israel. December 15, 2010.

The future of Israeli water: The technological revolution

General view of the Israeli largest desalination plant on the Mediterranean Sea, in Ashdod on . The facility is located in Ashkelon, not far from the northern border of the Gaza Strip. In the first phase of operation, it is meant to supply 100 million cubic meters of water a year.

The financial model that safeguards everyone’s water


Villagers flee 10-foot water jet bursting from Earth; Machine swept away

The ground sank, causing a truck weighing about 22 tons and the digging machinery to sink into an 850-foot deep pit.

 Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India.

Magnesium, which is vital to health, is lost when sea water is converted to fresh water - report

Desalination sounds like the quintessential solution in a world undergoing climate change, but it isn’t. The process of removing salt from the Mediterranean Sea brings with it health dangers.

 THE SOREK Desalination Plant – health dangers?

Human Rights Watch says Israel's deprivation of water in Gaza is act of genocide 

Although the report described the deprivation of water as an act of genocide, it noted that proving the crime of genocide against Israeli officials would also require establishing their intent.

 Achraf Al Jamal, a displaced Palestinian man who fled Jabalia due to an Israeli military operation, looks on as people fill containers with water, amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, in Gaza City October 19, 2024.

Athens revives ancient Hadrian aqueduct to combat water scarcity

Climate change has caused significant damage in Greece, with soaring temperatures and decreasing rainfall leading to an unprecedented water crisis in Athens.

 Part of Hadrian’s aqueduct in Athens.

Central Asia’s water crisis: A global problem requiring global solutions - opinion

The region’s vital water resources – such as the Caspian Sea, Aral Sea, and the Amu Darya and Syr Darya rivers – are rapidly depleting.

 KAZAKH PRESIDENT Kassym-Jomart Tokayev delivers a statement during the UN Climate Change Conference, COP29, in Baku, Azerbaijan, last month.

Innovative digital solutions: The exciting partnership between Netafim and Bayer

Netafim and Bayer have expanded their strategic partnership to offer cutting-edge digital solutions to fruit and vegetable growers.

 Smarter agriculture will help everyone

Special delivery: New study suggests water came to early Earth via comets

A new study renews focus on the role of Jupiter-family comets in Earth's water history.

 How did Earth get its water? Illustration.

Human activity shifted Earth's axis by 80 centimeters, study finds

Water extraction caused an average annual drift of Earth's rotational pole by 4.63 cm, totaling 80 cm in less than two decades.

 Shifting Earth’s axis. Aerial photo of center pivot irrigations systems.

How the 'Black Beauty' of Sahara helped scientists determine hot water existed on the Red Planet

The presence of hot liquid water during early magmatic activity on Mars supports the idea that suitable conditions for the emergence of life existed on the Red Planet.

 Mars landscape.

Water diplomacy during the Abraham Accords: Building trust through shared resources - opinion

Water, as a critical shared resource, has the potential to bridge divides and foster cooperation.

 Havasu City Mayor Cal Sheehy with the author and his sons, as part of the year-long emissary mission ‘Agents of Hope’ across North and Central America.