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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.

A firefighting helicopter drops water to extinguish fire at the area of Kontylopos on Chios island, Greece, June 24, 2025.

How one cigarette destroys 10,000 acres of land in Greece's Chios

 Migratory insects

Invisible 'sky highway': 700 million migratory insects navigate across Israel each year

 A forest fire is seen burning in Israel.

Israel's forests burn while gov't continues to underfund Fire and Rescue Authority

 CME Erupts on the Sun.

Britain prepares for hostile nations, actors to weaponize the sun

 Debris is seen on the ground next to a building, following an earthquake that hit the island of Crete, in Heraklion, Greece, May 22, 2025.

Teenager killed, 68 wounded as earthquake rocks Greek islands, Turkey

Plumes of ash and volcanic steam rise from Mount Etna, as seen from Milo, Italy, June 2, 2025.

Tourists flee after Italy's Mount Etna erupts

 The dolphin being studied is of the Stenella frontalis species. Complex communication signals

'Cruel and unnecessary': Florida charter captain jailed for poisoning, shooting dolphins

  Kate Middleton at the coronation of King Charles III. Poses well whether she's visiting an orphanage or presenting the award to the winner of the Wimbledon tournament

Royal Horticultural Society names rose after Princess Kate following cancer remission

Broadcaster David Attenborough is seen before the first round match between Spain's Carlos Alcaraz and Estonia's Mark Lajal.

Sir David Attenborough says 'the end is near' in pre-99th birthday reflection

 Firefighters try to extinguish a fire which broke out near Moshav Mesilat Zion, April 30, 2025.

WATCH: Drone footage reveals extent of Jerusalem wildfire damage

 Injured stork at The Hula Valley Wildlife Acclimatization Center.

Power line collisions during migration wound dozens of storks in Golan Heights

 Blink, but slowly: Study reveals the secret to better communication with your cat.

Blessing or a curse? Israelis divided on Jewish state’s abundance of felines - study

 People evacuate the coastline in Chile, following a tsunami preventive advisory generated by local authorities, after an earthquake sparked a tsunami threat on the Pacific coast, in Puerto Williams, Chile May 2, 2025.

Tsunami alert triggers evacuations in Antarctica and Chile's far south

By REUTERS
 GARBAGE IN THE Judean desert.

Israel's worst enemy: Not Hamas, not Hezbollah; experts say it's climate change

Firefighting planes work to contain the fire, April 23 2025.

Jerusalem wildfires fully contained, no lives lost

 Aerial view of the fire over Eshtaol, April 23, 2025.

Jerusalem wildfire: Is huge blaze first of many amid climate crisis?

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

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