Climate change

From commitments to action: Taiwan and the world creating climate solutions together - opinion

From carbon fees to urban forests, Taiwan is turning net-zero commitments into action ahead of COP31.

Day view of Chijin Wind Turbine Park, in Taiwan.
Ben-Gurion University Prof. Itay Marienberg-Milikowsky supports research in climate and literature at the Goldman Sonnenfeldt School of Sustainability and Climate Change.

What literature can teach us about the climate crisis

People cool off under the water sprays in Brussels, during a heatwave on June 19, 2026.

Over 50,000 killed in Europe over summer due to worst heat wave on record

A Yarmukian juglet found in a cave in Samaria.

Ancient wildfires in the Levant may have inspired Neolithic pottery-making, Israeli study suggests


Erdogan tells UN climate summit finance gaps make equal progress unrealistic, preps for COP31

"Every proposal in which we don't make our climate targets meet societal and economic realities is bound for failure," Erdogan said.

A volunteer uses a shovel as they battle a wildfire at Seydikemer district in Mugla on July 29, 2026. Turkish firefighters on July 29, 2026, battled wildfires near the country's southern tourist beaches.

Countries still way behind on UN biodiversity targets, research shows

In late 2022, nearly 200 countries signed on to the "30 by 30" goal, pledging to mobilize at least $200 billion a year to reverse decades of biodiversity loss.

Sea lions gather near the shore at the Punta San Juan reserve, where a decline in the population of guano birds, sea lions, and penguins has alarmed scientists, in Marcona, Peru June 21, 2025.

Global water reserves decline as river discharge falls to 35-year low in 2025, WMO report shows

According to the WMO State of Global Water Resources Report, the water cycle has become “erratic and unpredictable” over the past few years.

This aerial photograph shows the wreckage of a World War II German warship, one of dozens sunk by retreating Nazi forces in September 1944, emerging from the low waters of the Danube River near Prahovo, Serbia, on August 11, 2026.

The perfect storm: Why this Rosh Hashanah may start Israel's most challenging year yet - opinion

A convergence of trends and events – some global, some local – threatens to turn the Jewish New Year into a “perfect storm” for Israel, from elections and war to diplomacy and climate change.

IDF soldiers conduct counter-terrorism operation in West Bank, September 4, 2026.

New York cannot enforce state law demanding $75b. from fossil fuel companies, federal judge rules

Chief US District Judge Brenda Sannes in Syracuse, New York sided with 22 Republican state attorneys general, as well as industry groups including the US Chamber of Commerce.

 A view from the top of the Rockefeller Center, as haze and smoke caused by wildfires in Canada hang over the Manhattan skyline, in New York City, New York, US, June 7, 2023.

Hundreds of foreign nationals still missing in Tibet after devastating Himalayan mudslide

Officials said that the highest number of missing foreigners was from Nepal at 104, while 49 Indian, 33 Latvian, 18 American, and 15 British citizens were also unaccounted for.

Damaged houses in the aftermath of flash floods and a mudslide, in Trishuli, Nuwakot district, Nepal, August 30, 2026.

India at 80: Young, progressive, and forging a special partnership with Israel - opinion

The journey has been extraordinary. The destination is still ahead-and the India-Israel partnership can be a relevant force in helping shape what comes next.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meet in Jerusalem, February 26, 2026.

England and Wales wildfires reach record level as heatwave fuels new blazes

Phil Garrigan, chair of the National Fire Chiefs Council, told Reuters the number of wildfires had now exceeded last year's total of 1,017.

An aerial view shows burnt houses as the wildfire continues to spread to the golf course on August 14, 2026 in Stourbridge, England. During the UK's hottest day of the year, with temperatures soaring to 38.1°C, an extensive wildfire has spread to at least six homes on the edge of the golf course in

Over 2,000 evacuated in western Germany due to raging wildfire near Belgian border

Residents were asked to leave their homes in the village of Gey at around 4:00 a.m. and go to an assistance center set up at a primary school in a nearby village, authorities said in a statement.

Flames and smoke rise during a wildfire near Montfort-sur-Argens, near Correns, in the Var department, as drought conditions worsen following a heatwave and water shortages across much of France, August 1, 2026.

Croatia wildfire forces hundreds to evacuate, 36 confirmed injured, seven critically

Flames enveloped settlements and trees over 1,000 hectares, turning the night sky red above Omis, a scenic town on Croatia's prized Dalmatian coast surrounded by trees and rocky hills.

Firefighters work to extinguish a wildfire in Omis, Croatia, August 13, 2026, in this still image taken from video.