Climate
KKL-JNF aiming to preserve endangered plant species at Jerusalem Botanical Garden, Eshtaol Nursery
The joint initiative to preserve and cultivate rare and endangered species has yielded groundbreaking results, with various species producing seeds, flowering, and even bearing fruit.
Millions of Afghan children facing severe risks from changing climate, UNICEF says
Pacific officially enters El Niño, hot weather pattern may be 'very strong,' US organization warns
Three dead and 17 missing after flooding in China's Chongqing
Is coffee facing extinction?
Climate change is endangering coffee production.
AI set to change our water landscape - opinion
Israel consists of 60% desert with only one freshwater source. Despite this – or perhaps because of this – infrastructure development, initiatives to encourage people to save water.
Extreme heat may trigger human-mammal mass extinction sooner than thought
This event would mark the first mass extinction of a magnitude comparable to the era of the dinosaurs.
Climate change kills 250,000 people every year, experts say
One in four deaths can be attributed to preventable environmental causes, according to statistics read at a meeting kicking off New York Climate Week.
G20 leaders can stop climate change if rules change, UN chief says
The UN chief also called on G20 leaders to ensure a stimulus of at least $500 billion per year towards meeting the Sustainable Development Goals.
30 Israeli tech innovators to bring climate change solutions to COP28
More than 200 companies applied for the opportunity. The Israel Innovation Authority selected them in close collaboration with the Environmental Protection Ministry.
WATCH: 'We are confronting extreme climate events'
KKL-JNF Chief Scientist Doron Markel discusses how KKL-JNF is fighting the climate crisis
Chinese scientists explore climate influence of Earth’s ‘third pole’
According to the study, the climate on the Tibetian plateau is changing – it’s getting warmer and wetter.
Red Sea warming 2.5x faster than global average, report finds
Threats to Eilat's coral reef include ocean warming, severe storms, and the emergence of harmful diseases.
What was the climate on Mars like in ancient times?
A new study has examined how the paths of rivers on both Earth and Mars have changed over time.
