Environment
Breathing Data: How environmental data is rewriting public health in Israel
Ben-Gurion University’s Prof. Lena Novack turns pollution, climate, and even drinking water into large-scale health data that is shaping national policy.
At least 14 killed in India, Bangladesh as heavy rainfall wreaks havoc across South Asia
Strong El Nino will develop rapidly over coming months, says UN weather agency
As Dead Sea plans languish, gov't probe finds Israel still unprepared for climate change
How a Ben-Gurion University scientist is filling climate science’s biggest blank spots
From desert soils to date palms, Prof. Ilya Gelfand tracks the gases shaping our climate, and asks why no one was looking before.
Indonesia landslide death toll rises to 34 with 32 still missing
The landslide hit Pasir Langu village in Bandung Barat region early on Saturday, triggered by heavy rains starting a day earlier.
From Ukraine to Gaza, war's ecological toll sparks ecocide accountability push
As conflicts from Ukraine to Gaza ravage ecosystems, momentum is building to recognize environmental destruction as a war crime
Environmental cooperation emerges as cornerstone for Middle East peace, experts say
Shared environmental needs could succeed in creating stability in the Middle East, experts say
Israel's overlooked challenge: Environmental damage from two years of war - from the editor
As the war winds down, Israel faces a quieter crisis – environmental damage from Gaza to the Dead Sea, alongside long-neglected ecological failures now demanding urgent attention
Seeing sinkholes: How the Dead Sea’s collapse became a tourist draw
How one of the region’s worst environmental disasters has become a popular tourist excursion
The land still burns: Israel’s damaged forests face long road to recovery after war
After two years of war, Israel is counting the environmental costs – from blackened forests in the North to degraded soil in the South
Gaza facing environmental catastrophe as 60 million tons of toxic war debris buried under rubble
As Gazans struggle to recover from the war – trash, sewage, and toxic debris are creating an environmental catastrophe
Israel’s freshwater balancing act: The Kinneret under strain
Intensive management has saved the Kinneret from crisis, but rising salinity and ecological change pose growing risks
'Pollution without borders': Gaza sewage flows north, contaminating Israeli waters
The collapse of the sewage infrastructure in Gaza is not just a local humanitarian crisis but an environmental threat to Israel and beyond