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Apples under threat: How climate change is reshaping orchards worldwide

A new study finds rising temperatures and heavier rainfall could reduce apple production worldwide, as researchers in Israel develop heat-resistant varieties that require fewer cold hours to cope with a warming climate

Maya Peleg, Zavit | 09.13.26

Pakistan’s ‘red chili capital’ faces a climate crisis threatening its signature crop

In a country where ‘food is chili and everything else is an addition,’ extreme heat, floods and rising production costs are threatening one of Pakistan’s most iconic crops and the livelihoods of thousands of farmers

Lior Ben Ari | 08.20.26

גלי האוקיינוס האטלנטי ששוטפים את העיירה אייטורו בניגריה

Residents of African town search for answers as their home is being swallowed by the Atlantic

About 10,000 residents of Ayetoro repeatedly rebuild as rising seas and accelerating coastal erosion destroy homes, schools and the community’s only health center, turning the once-dubbed ‘Happy City’ into one of Nigeria’s starkest climate-crisis symbols

Yogev Israeli, AFP | 08.18.26

The age of megafires: How climate change is reshaping wildfires

New research finds more regions will face wildfire risk as fire seasons grow longer and blazes become larger and more intense, with northern forests and climate hotspots such as Israel particularly vulnerable

Maya Pelach, Zavit | 08.15.26

Europe’s climate crisis is already here, and adaptation can no longer wait

Heat waves, wildfires, water shortages and mounting pressure on agriculture and energy show Europe must move beyond emissions cuts toward adaptation, while Israeli water, agriculture and climate technologies could help

Prof. Adi Wolfson | 08.11.26

A giant Antarctic glacier is on the brink: How Thwaites could change coastlines worldwide

Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier, known as the 'Doomsday Glacier,' is showing signs of accelerated collapse; Its potential breakdown could trigger a global chain reaction, raising sea levels and threatening Israel’s Mediterranean coastline

Noa Gonen, Zavit | 07.17.26

Climate models struggle to predict extreme heat waves, Israeli study finds

Hebrew University-led research found that advanced climate models can reproduce heat waves once they occur but often fail to detect the atmospheric processes that begin days earlier, a critical gap for the Mediterranean and Middle East

Ilana Curiel | 07.15.26

רשתות חברתיות פרהיסטוריות של ציידים-לקטים בדרום הקווקז

Ancient social networks may have helped hunter-gatherers survive climate change

Hebrew University-led study of prehistoric communities in southern Caucasus suggests long-distance travel, knowledge sharing and technological ties helped small, scattered populations endure environmental change between 57,000 and 27,000 years ago

Yogev Israeli | 07.08.26

שונית אלמוגים שהולבנה כתוצאה מגל חום ימי שפקד את תאילנד

World’s oceans broke heat records in June, and scientists warn worse may follow

Global sea surface temperatures reached a record 20.98 degrees Celsius in June, while the Mediterranean also hit a new high; scientists warn early El Niño conditions could fuel more records, coral bleaching and destructive storms

Yogev Israeli, AFP | 07.02.26

Climate-Proof livestock? Heat-resistant Israeli goats attract growing interest from Europe

Goats bred in Israel’s Arava desert are attracting growing European interest as researchers use genetic selection and data-driven breeding to develop heat-resistant dairy goats that can produce milk in extreme climate conditions

Ilana Curiel | 06.30.26

400 million tennis balls trashed each year, then turned into luxury furniture

As Wimbledon opens in London, Belgian designer Mathilde Wittock is reimagining one of tennis’ biggest waste problems, turning discarded balls into benches, armchairs, acoustic panels and sculptural furniture that preserve the marks of the game

Amnon Direktor | 06.29.26

Europe air conditioning debate reignites as historic heatwave deaths mount

Only one in five European homes has air conditioning, but record-breaking heat is driving soaring demand and reshaping the political debate, with even Green leaders backing cooling systems for schools and hospitals as temperatures continue to hit new highs

News agencies, Tamar Sebok, Paris | 06.28.26

Sugar’s bitter price: how empty calories are reshaping the planet

A Tel Aviv University study says cutting global sugar consumption to recommended levels could free millions of acres of farmland, opening the way for more nutritious crops, ecosystem restoration and sustainable industries

Orry Baum | 06.28.26

Shrinking ice cover harms ringed seals, which depend on sea ice to reproduce. A ringed seal on an ice floe

How the Baltic Sea Became a test case for climate change in coastal waters

The Baltic Sea is warming faster than most oceans and losing ice, while facing eutrophication and dead zones but decades of monitoring and early restoration make it a ‘living laboratory’ for how climate change will reshape coastal seas

Yonat Eshchar, PhD, Davidson Institute of Science | 06.26.26

Butterflyfish (Chaetodontidae) are a large family of reef fish with more than 120 species

Reef romance and 'pajamas': how butterflyfish signal ocean change

Butterflyfish in the Red Sea and tropical reefs form monogamous pairs, 'wear pajamas' at night for camouflage and feed on coral; As climate change drives reef loss, scientists study their jaw mechanics and role as indicators of reef health

Maya Peleg, Zavit | 06.13.26

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