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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.

  CAPTION - PROF. AYAL KIMHI with friends on his moshav, Kfar Warburg.

Israeli cow breaks milk yield record as climate change cuts dairy output

 Typhoon waves in Taiwan.

Typhoon Danas batters Taiwan west coast with record two hundred twenty kilometers per hour winds

 Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki erupts, sending ash 18 kilometers into sky.

Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki erupts, sending ash 18 kilometers into sky

 People react near the Guadalupe river, following flash flooding, in Kerrville, Texas, U.S. July 6, 2025.

Death toll in Texas flooding nears 100 as search ongoing for 11 missing campers

By REUTERS

Tropical storm Chantal hits South Carolina, moves inland with flooding threat, NHC says

By REUTERS
 Jerusalem caper (Caparis spinosa)

In pursuit of Israel's plants: Photographing flora of the Jewish state

 DISPOSABLE PLASTIC tableware are on display at the Osher Ad Supermarket branch in Givat Shaul, Jerusalem.

How a tax opposed by Shas sparked climate backlash in the ultra-Orthodox community

First responders survey rising flood waters of the Guadalupe River after flash flooding in Kerr County, Texas, U.S. July 4, 2025 in a still image from video

Death toll from Texas floods rises to 67, many still missing

By REUTERS
Turtle illegally smuggled from US escapes on plane, bites passenger.

Turtle illegally smuggled onto El Al plane escapes, bites another passenger

By ZIV REINSTEIN
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

By REUTERS
 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

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