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Environment & Climate Change

News, analysis and commentary from Israel and across the globe on Environment & climate change and its impact on weather, business, politics, rising sea levels, and the food we consume.

The Environment and Climate Change portal is supported by the Goldman Sonnenfeldt School
of Sustainability and Climate Change at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.

Drone view sharks swimming off the shore of Hadera, Israel, April 17, 2021

How to stay safe from sharks: Tips following the Israeli coast attack

 With transition to springtime, Israel can expect to see more of the fiery copper butterfly.

With transition to springtime, Israel can expect to see more of the fiery copper butterfly

By ITSIK MAROM
 A free-diver swims next to Sandbar sharks in the Mediterranean sea near the northern Israeli coastal city of Hadera, on December 30, 2022.

Two sharks spotted at Beit Yanai Beach

An alligator is seen in the Everglades' swamps during the 2020 Python Challenge Python Bowl in Big Cypress National Preserve near Ochopee, Florida, U.S. January 15, 2020. Picture taken January 15, 2020.

US proposes looser interpretation of law that protects threatened species

By REUTERS
 An injured forest dormouse being treated at KKL-JNF's Hula Valley Wildlife Acclimatization Center, April 2025.

KKL-JNF rehabilitates injured forest dormouse after rare daytime sighting

 A wildfire in Israel's north.

Israel launches AI fire prediction tool to protect transportation systems

An illustrative image of wildfires caused by climate change.

Climate crisis hits women hardest, Tel Aviv conference reveals

 A member of Cal Fire surveys damage outside a devastated home in recent wildfires affecting Altadena, California, January 12, 2025.

Massive wildfire erupts in eastern California, sparking evacuations

By REUTERS
 An octopus rests on the seafloor at a depth of 1,150 meters in the Bellingshausen Sea off Antarctica, in an area where the edge of the shelf and the slope are carved by several underwater channels.

Ancient ecosystem uncovered beneath Antarctic glacier collapse

By Walla!
People gather on a street after a strong earthquake struck central Myanmar on Friday, earthquake monitoring services said, which affected also Bangkok, with hundreds of people pouring out of buildings in panic after the tremors, March 28, 2025.

Chabad in Bangkok confirmed safe after devastating earthquake kills nine in Thai capital

 Amisragas Energy truck.

Israeli gas manufacturer, supplier to rebrand as ‘Asmisragas Energy’

False Killer Whale, Pseudorca crassidens, Papua New Guinea, Pacific ocean

WATCH: Rare pod of false killer whales spotted near Herzliya

By ZIV REINSTEIN
 an illustration of a shark being eaten by an even larger shark Scientists have long assumed megalodons looked like big great white sharks, but new research suggests this is not the case

Megalodon shark may have reached 80 feet, new study finds

 The Italia Valeriana flower is expected to grow in areas including Mount Carmel, Mount Gilboa, the Galilee, and the Jerusalem Hills.

During the spring, the flower Italia Valeriana to grow in Mount Carmel, Galilee, Jerusalem Hills

By ITSIK MAROM
Debris lies around damaged houses the morning after a tornado touched down in Florissant, Missouri, U.S. March 15, 2025.

US death toll from extreme weather over the weekend rises to 36

By REUTERS
 A crane that was found injured in the Galilee was released back into the wild.

Rescued crane returns to the wild just in time for migration

 A close-up view of the wooly devil, a new species and genus identified in Big Bend National Park in Texas.

Rare new sunflower species discovered in Texas national park

 HaShomer HaChadash

Volunteer effort grows to protect farmers from a surge in livestock theft and agricultural crime

Dolphins spotted miles off from Rishon Lezion's coast.

Dolphins sighted 2.5 miles off coast of Rishon Lezion

 The Ginosar shore.

Driest winter on record: Lake Kinneret sees rare February drop in water level

Rare seabird discovered on Israel's shore following winter storm.

Rare seabird discovered on Israeli coast

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