Climate crisis and Israel
- Avi Blizovsky
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Analysis of more than seven decades of climate data suggests a link between temperature changes in the Indian Ocean and high-pressure systems that prevent rain in the eastern Mediterranean. December conditions may provide a clue
- Avi Blizovsky
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At the 54th Annual Science and Environment Conference in Jerusalem, the President of the State called for regional cooperation in the areas of climate, energy and food security. The Mayor of Jerusalem presented the alternative to the White Ridge Plan, and during the conference, awards were presented
- Avi Blizovsky
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The heat wave in Israel may actually have started with atmospheric changes occurring thousands of kilometers away. A new study has found that models are successfully reproducing the heat wave – but not always the warning signs that preceded it.
- Tel Aviv University
A study from Tel Aviv University found that artificial lighting at night, even at the intensity of street lighting, disrupts the activity patterns of the immune system in wild rodents and may increase the risk of mortality.
- Avi Blizovsky
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Exposure to extreme heat is associated with real health risks — heat stroke, worsening of cardiovascular disease, and harm to at-risk populations such as the elderly, children, and outdoor workers.
- The Voice of Science website - the Israel National Science Foundation
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Researchers from the Geological Survey of Israel have identified climate cycles and their effects on the accumulation of sand and clay at the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea, combining historical findings and astronomical theory
- Avi Blizovsky
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Researchers have introduced a hardware innovation called CRAM, which reduces AI energy consumption by up to 2,500 times by processing data within memory, promising significant improvements in AI efficiency.
- Davidson Institute
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Recent research has shown that in the future there will be fewer rainy days in our region due to the climate crisis, but there will be more heavy rain events. How can this be explained using simple scientific principles?
- The Voice of Science website - the Israel National Science Foundation
"Previous studies have shown a connection between temperature and the occurrence of various diseases. In a stroke, apparently, the heat causes a low fluid balance, which leads to changes in the brain, including the expansion of blood vessels, a decrease in blood volume
- Avi Blizovsky
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This is what emerges from the chapter Mitigation - Actions to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the State Comptroller's special report on Israel's assessments of the Climate Crisis, published this week. Instead of reducing carbon emissions, they increased
- Avi Blizovsky
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The government made statements, made decisions - but did not take actions that would allow for real progress * The State Comptroller published today (19.3.24) a follow-up report on the handling of the Climate Crisis and additional reports on environmental issues.
- The Voice of Science website - the Israel National Science Foundation
On the factors that may explain changes in the rainfall regime
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These are data from the Climate Action Monitor report of the Organization of Developed Countries. The Ministry of Environmental Protection calls for expanding preparedness for climate hazards, but it lacks the ability to influence other government ministries after
- The Voice of Science website - the Israel National Science Foundation
Every year a dust storm occurs at the bottom of the Gulf of Eilat that may reduce global warming
- Angle - a news agency for science and the environment
The etrog is currently at risk due to rising global temperatures as part of the climate crisis, and the day may be approaching when we will no longer be able to grow etrogs in Israel – for the first time in 2,500 years.
- Angle - a news agency for science and the environment
Not keeping up: a new Israeli study indicates that our country has fallen behind in meeting the UN's sustainable development goals. So what do we do? According to the author of the study, we cannot wait for a legislative change -
- Tel Aviv University
Climate change may lead to the collapse of the population of lizards that are common in the deserts of the Land of Israel
- Weizmann Institute
Forecasting dust storms is a complicated matter. A new study was able to predict storms in our region with a high level of accuracy - and thereby outline how artificial intelligence can be harnessed to understand processes in the atmosphere
- Avi Blizovsky
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According to the organization's report published this week in Israel, 5% use renewable energy sources, if we were closer to 12% - the OECD average, it would be easy to avoid the shame of self-initiated power outages during the day in the country
- The Hebrew University
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New research points to an alarming future increase in extreme heat waves, which could increase mortality tenfold. "One heat wave is expected to cause excess mortality equal to the number of deaths in road accidents in a year"
- Angle - a news agency for science and the environment
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Bad surprise: Israeli research has found large amounts of mineral matter in the eastern Mediterranean whose formation process releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. What it means? That our ocean emits more greenhouse gases than we thought
- Avi Blizovsky
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With the completion of the technological development of where and everywhere in Israel there is a danger of flooding, and which areas suffer from high vulnerability to urban heat islands and exposure to climate risks; The ministry revealed for the first time at the climate conference in Sharm el-Sheikh
- Haifa University
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The tripartite partnership will combine the knowledge, expertise and infrastructure of all the partners, in order to study the consequences of these effects and act to reduce damage and adapt in various areas in the Mediterranean Sea and the Gulf
- Avi Blizovsky
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The pavilion was jointly established by the Innovation Authority, the Ministry of Environmental Protection and the Plantech greenhouse
- Dr. Asaf Rosenthal
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Destruction of the beaches and serious damage to the marine environment in Eilat. The residents cried out, the authorities ignored
- The Technion
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The researchers from the Technion and the Weizmann Institute developed a smart map showing the potential climatic benefits of planting trees in different sites
- Science site The Conversation
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Climate crisis deniers can't get into scientific journals, so they try their luck using websites that impersonate such journals. A media researcher explains how to identify such sites
- The Voice of Science website - the Israel National Science Foundation
Dramatic drops in the level of the Dead Sea in the last hundreds of thousands of years may indicate prolonged dry periods in the Eastern Mediterranean region. For example, in the time period between 70 and 14 thousand years ago, the lake level
- Avi Blizovsky
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Prime Minister Yair Lapid held a discussion regarding preparations for climate change and the climate crisis, and the opportunities it presents for the State of Israel, and also discussed the challenges of national security in the face of the climate crisis.
- Avi Blizovsky
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Alarming findings regarding the future of the Gulf of Eilat: the coral reef in the Gulf of Eilat is having trouble recovering from the damage of the 2020 winter storm, which hit the bay and caused the coral colonies in the reef to break and be covered with sand; Continued decrease in percentage
- Avi Blizovsky
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The center led by the meteorological service will make it possible to predict in detail the effect of global warming on our region
- The science service
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The 2022 State of Nature Report, Volume Trends and Threats, presents a snapshot of key factors and processes that affect the state of nature in Israel as a result of human activity. The Fabric is the national program for assessing the state of nature in
- Avi Blizovsky
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In a session as part of the Eli Horowitz conference, Environmental Protection Minister Tamar Zandberg said that the outgoing government's achievements in the field of the environment were unprecedented, in light of the criminal neglect she said in the previous governments, and it is a shame that
- National Academy of Sciences
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The Young Israeli Academy, in collaboration with "Beshaar - An Academic Community for Society in Israel" and the Israeli Society for Ecology and Environmental Sciences, will hold dozens of lectures on the topics of climate crisis and global warming as part of "Science and Environment Week."
- The Hebrew University
A new study reveals that an increase in the frequency of storms, along with a decrease in evaporation about 20 years ago, were likely significant factors that enabled the transition to permanent settlements and an agricultural society
- The Hebrew University
A new study found that a significant decrease was observed in the amount of one of the phytoplankton species in the Gulf of Eilat.
- Angle - a news agency for science and the environment
New findings reveal that Israeli youth are aware of and interested in environmental problems and feel responsible for the climate issue. The chance for a better future is getting better and better
- The Hebrew University
After we experienced the storm Carmel this week, a new study shows that the storms of the future will be drier and more concentrated, that is, focused over smaller areas in space. They will last for short periods of time
- Bar-Ilan University
At the Faculty of Law conference we discussed the issues discussed at the Glasgow Climate Conference
- Avi Blizovsky
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The Ministry of Environmental Protection presented to the Finance Committee of the Knesset the milestones for the transition to a zero emissions economy
- The Hebrew University
A new study reveals that the increase in the concentration of greenhouse gases will lead to the intensification of extreme storms, along with a decrease of about 25 percent in the amount of rainfall. The gloomy forecast, but the researchers believe: "The control is still in our hands"
- Avi Blizovsky
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In an email she sent to her distribution, she writes that until now the government has neglected addressing the climate crisis, but now that a global understanding of its severity and urgency is emerging, Israel must also act.
- The Hebrew University
"If we look at almost all the existing models this year, we see extreme dryness as something that fits the climate changes in our region. This does not mean that there will not be extreme rain events in the near future, by the way, but that amounts
- Avi Blizovsky
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The report shows that the State of Israel is not prepared for the Climate crisis and there has still been no change in perception in Israeli policy on the issue. 84% of public bodies do not have a plan at all for dealing with the Climate crisis. Israel is
