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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.

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

 Professor Michal Segoli: "Once you start studying insects, you realize there’s nothing more fascinating."

According to Ben-Gurion University's Prof. Michal Segoli, insects are the unsung heroes of nature

 The Ginosar shore.

The Ginosar shore

By ITSIK MAROM
 Power Energy Reservoirs: Rising Demand in Israel

Mekorot expands renewable energy initiatives with nationwide solar power project

 First Almond Tree of Winter Blooms in Mevo Hama Forest, Golan Heights

First almond blossom signals early spring in Golan Heights

 Greeland's ice sheet is under pressure from human-induced climate change

2024 was the hottest year on record, scientists say

By REUTERS
 Leptodactylus fallax, a species of frog found in Dominica, also known as the Giant Ditch Frog, or the mountain chicken

Ten species facing extinction require monitoring in 2025, according to conservation group

Rescue teams stand amid rubble in the aftermath of an earthquake in a location given as Shigatse City, Tibet Autonomous Region, China, January 7, 2025, in this screengrab obtained from a handout video.

Powerful earthquake kills nearly 100 in Tibet, rattles Nepal

By REUTERS
Professor Yaron Ziv: Perfect example of integrating ecological science with real-world applications.

Prof. Yaron Ziv: Ben-Gurion University’s champion of sustainability and conservation

 Workers clear spilled oil on the coastline following an incident involving two tankers damaged in a storm in the Kerch Strait, in the settlement of Blagoveshchenskaya near the Black Sea resort of Anapa in the Krasnodar region, Russia December 21, 2024.

Russian region declares emergency situation as Black Sea oil spill fallout widens

By REUTERS
 A new species of semi-aquatic mouse.

Over two dozen new species discovered in Peruvian forest

 Haifa Group’s facilities: “Significantly reducing pollution”

The Future of Agriculture: “Green and Precise”

By LIOR NOVIK
Play2Act poster PlanetPlay used to urge gaming studios to join the initiative.

UN collaborates with PlanetPlay to promote sustainable future, climate change through video games

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