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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.

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

 Stickers of birds of prey affixed to acoustic barriers have proven only partly effective, since birds flying at lower levels can see open areas on the other side.

Death traps for birds: Reducing the danger of transparent acoustic walls

By PATRICIA GOLAN
 Dusky shark found dead on the beach in Hadera

Pregnant female dusky shark found dead on Hadera beach

 Cranes seen at the Hula Valley lake, northern Israel, Jan. 23, 2025.

Burned trees, traumatized animals: Nature is revealing the unseen effects of Israel’s wars

By Deborah Danan/JTA
 Greeland's ice sheet is under pressure from human-induced climate change

Greenland’s glaciers are melting faster than anyone expected

By Ben Edidin
 The mysterious black devil fish is captured on video for potentially the first time in the shallow waters off Spain

Mysterious black devil fish spotted for first time near Spain

 Hundreds of dead black hawks were found in the western Negev on Saturday.

Suspected poisoning in Israel's south leaves 335 birds dead

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