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.
What literature can teach us about the climate crisis
Over 50,000 killed in Europe over summer due to worst heat wave on record
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
