Climate change
Climate confab in Turkey becomes networking opportunity for leaders - analysis
The summit increasingly serves as a diplomatic gathering for networking, bilateral meetings, and strengthening regional ties, rather than focusing on climate.
Israel excluded from COP31 climate summit in Turkey over Gaza war, Turkish minister says
First snow of winter falls on Mount Hermon after weekend of heavy rain, flooding across Israel
UN report: 2026 on track to be among four hottest years on record as El Niño drives warming
Leaders urge rapid climate action at COP31 as record heat, global crises threaten progress
A report by the United Nations Environment Program published in October said the world was already set to overshoot 1.5C of warming above pre-industrial times, the threshold set in 2015.
Water Authority has no flooding plan, no budget, no organization, climate resilience expert says
Babitsky cited a shortfall in spending over the previous decade and unresolved questions about which national and local authorities are responsible.
From commitments to action: Taiwan and the world creating climate solutions together - opinion
From carbon fees to urban forests, Taiwan is turning net-zero commitments into action ahead of COP31.
What literature can teach us about the climate crisis
Prof. Itay Marienberg-Milikowsky of Ben-Gurion University argues that the books that matter most for the environment may not be about the environment at all
Over 50,000 killed in Europe over summer due to worst heat wave on record
The analysis found that fossil fuel pollution-driven climate change accounts for about two-thirds of modern heat-related deaths, compared with around 40% earlier this century.
Ancient wildfires in the Levant may have inspired Neolithic pottery-making, Israeli study suggests
Pottery appeared in the region during roughly the same broad period in which fires, erosion and clay deposition reached their peak.
Erdogan tells UN climate summit finance gaps make equal progress unrealistic, preps for COP31
"Every proposal in which we don't make our climate targets meet societal and economic realities is bound for failure," Erdogan said.
Countries still way behind on UN biodiversity targets, research shows
In late 2022, nearly 200 countries signed on to the "30 by 30" goal, pledging to mobilize at least $200 billion a year to reverse decades of biodiversity loss.
Global water reserves decline as river discharge falls to 35-year low in 2025, WMO report shows
According to the WMO State of Global Water Resources Report, the water cycle has become “erratic and unpredictable” over the past few years.
The perfect storm: Why this Rosh Hashanah may start Israel's most challenging year yet - opinion
A convergence of trends and events – some global, some local – threatens to turn the Jewish New Year into a “perfect storm” for Israel, from elections and war to diplomacy and climate change.
