Israel/Environment

1.5 billion cars worldwide are responsible for at least half of global carbon emissions. But there might be an answer.

Experts 'conducted a meticulous evaluation' of over 200 applicants

For researchers at Ben Gurion University, the long-standing strategy of desert greening has significance as a potential solution to deal with climate change

On Saturday, a nine-year-old girl residing in the Israeli Negev died of heatstroke

Temps on Israel's coast are expected to hit 89.6 degrees on Thursday, but the humidity will make it feel like 107.6 degrees

The move comes after protests from the Druze community in the region last week

Israeli authorities ask Druze community leaders to calm the heated tempers, and to respect the legal procedure for building the wind turbines

With a capacity of 207 megawatts, the Israeli Enlight wind turbines will supply energy for the annual consumption of 70,000 homes in the Golan Heights

The Energy Ministry says the move is needed to reach 30% electricity generation from renewable sources by 2030

With a 85-percent reduction goal for greenhouse gas, as well as carbon neutrality by 2050, the current Israeli goal is far from being met

The extreme weather also has the authorities warning that there’s a risk of dangerous flash flooding

Israel is a major player on the world stage when it comes to environmental innovations and technologies

Police forces direct traffic in the area, due to many roads still being closed

Israeli weather and emergency agencies says the extreme weather events stem directly from the global climate crisis

Although there are many species of storks, those that pass through Israel are classified as endangered

It is an Asian toad, also known as a Duttaphrynus Melanostictus

The Botanical Garden team will survey the area to learn more about the orchid

'The symptoms of global warming are felt around the world and Israelis are at heightened risk'

Before Sai was caught, the park administration asked anyone who saw him not to approach or try to grab the animal

'They were here long before us. Einstein once said that if bees were to disappear, man would only have a few years to live'

This comes as the region was hit by a 7.8-magnitude earthquake that killed over 11,000 in Turkey and Syria

Snowfall is expected on Mount Hermon and the Golan and Galilee peaks, while flooding is feared in the Judean Desert

'It’s good for the greenery of Israel, most Israelis live in condominiums and not in houses, and these trees and forests become the parks Israelis go to'