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Roofing in California with solar panels. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Every home needs renewable energy

The state of California has decided to require the installation of solar systems and energy storage facilities in new and renovated buildings. What can we in Israel learn from this dramatic step?
According to experts, the flooding phenomenon is expected to continue to worsen. Photo: GPO. Bat Yam in 2000. Photo: Moshe Milner, CEO

Just before the first rain

Last week we finished celebrating Sukkot, after which the rains are supposed to come - and unfortunately, also the floods. Nature has already developed an excellent tool to deal with this problem: streams, and now it is only necessary that the decision makers in Israel learn from it what needs to be done
You can find grouping tables on about 10 percent of Israel's beaches. Photo: Rilov Laboratory

when the sea drowns

A new study reveals a danger that threatens one of Israel's rich and unique marine habitats, and which has not received any real attention until now: sea level rise
Dave Cummings holds a branch of reed partially coated with gliotrichia. Photo: Dr. Tamar Zahari

Blue in surprise

Is a new blue algae (cyanobacteria) accidentally discovered in the Sea of ​​Galilee an invasive species that may harm the natural environment? Or is it actually a discovery that will enrich the ecosystem unique to the region? Israeli researchers are trying to crack the mystery
Instead of throwing our sins into the water, my disciples decided to remove human sins from the sea. From the "Toss Upside Down" activity, photo: Tiffany Duong

The opposite is true

Hazardous materials inside the ovary

Penguins, a polar bear and seals on a melting glacier. This is an illustration - in reality these animals do not live in the same areas. Illustration: shutterstock

How do you prepare for the climate future?

The very alarming findings of the climate report that the IPCC published this week made waves around the world. What should be done to still take care of the future of all of us (and what absolutely should not be done)?
Richard Branson and the passengers who accompanied him on the first suborbital flight. PR photo, Virgin Galactic

Interstellar contamination | angle

In recent weeks, space tourism has become a reality for two of the world's richest men. Is it an expensive but harmless amusement, or another blow to the earth's battered atmosphere? We went out to check
The courtship pyramid next to the Holon. Photo: Prof. Reuven Yosef

Who will take care of Eilat's crabs?

The Red Sea holon, a small crab that used to be common in the Gulf of Eilat, is in serious danger due to the development of tourism and beach bathing. A new study, in which students and students in the city took part, reveals the damage to the living fabric of crabs alongside humans and suggests ways to protect them
Circular economy. Illustration: depositphotos.com

When the cost of living meets the preservation of the environment

A government project based on the principles of the circular economy helps Israeli manufacturers to optimally utilize raw materials, water and energy, thus preventing financial waste and at the same time reducing environmental hazards
85 percent of clothes are thrown away within less than a year of purchase. Photo by Sarah Brown on Unsplash

The expensive price of the cheap clothes

Flooded area in Cologne, Germany, July 2021. Photo: shutterstock

What can be learned from the floods in Europe?

The climate crisis caught Germany and Belgium unprepared - this is what needs to be done in Israel to prevent future disasters
Strengthening the relationship with Israel. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Sustainability and the fight against the climate crisis as a bridge between Israel and the Diaspora

Joint activity for the sake of the environment can connect the Jews of Israel and the Jews of the Diaspora, and bridge the gaps between them
In a cubic meter of smoke, the researchers found 67 thousand cells of microorganisms, mainly bacteria and fungal spores. Photo by Pixabay on Pexels

A sick fire

Besides the enormous environmental damage, it turns out that the smoke from the fires can be a carrier of disease-causing viruses and bacteria over a long distance
According to the researchers, the main factor that predicts a consumer's willingness to install a solar panel is not his socio-economic status nor his political leanings - but the distance of his house from another house with solar panels. Solar panel installation. Photo: Ricardo Gomez Angel – Unsplash

The neighbor's roof is more solar

German and American researchers looked at what makes people install solar panels on their homes and found that if your neighbor has panels, it's likely that you will too. Does this logic also stand the test of the Israeli bureaucracy?
Once every 17 years, when the ground warms with the arrival of spring, the cicadas emerge from underground. Photo: Greg Hume, CC BY-SA 3.0

The cicada invasion

The cicadas live most of the time under the roots of trees, but once every 17 years they emerge underground and become adult cicadas for a few weeks. So a very dramatic and noisy courtship process begins, at the end of which we will have to wait another 17 years until we witness this amazing phenomenon again
Copenhill. The proof that sustainable architecture can be attractive as well as environmentally friendly. Photo: BIG

Surf on a power station

In three incidents, casualties were caused due to falling branches in the summer. Photo: Amnon Bohmhorn, Ministry of Agriculture

Careful, falling branches

Researchers warn of an unknown phenomenon that could be life-threatening: falling branches in the summer
"The wild cows are much more athletic, they can run away like a rocket and run down a slope like deer." Photo: Racheli Gabrieli

The wild cows of the Golan Heights

A small and unique herd of free cows has been grazing in the Golan Heights since 1967. They have managed to survive wars, diseases and organized extermination operations. Now, the woman who has accompanied them for years hopes they will receive official protection from the state
There is no disputing that the wars in Israel left marks both on the ground and on the ancient buildings and ruins that adorn the landscapes in the country from the Golan to Eilat. The Golan Heights, photo: robert bye - unsplash

The traces and scars left by the wars in the Israeli nature

The Kabi Corp certification is awarded to companies that meet a long list of standards related to their social and environmental conduct. Illustration: B Lab

Society without harm | angle

An innovative standard that is currently gaining momentum around the world is the B Corporation (or "B Corp" for short), which is awarded to businesses and organizations with profit goals that are conducted in a socially and environmentally friendly manner. Israeli companies are hardly present
The lonely appearance of the Earth, a small count of life in the midst of endless darkness, sparked a global recognition of the uniqueness and fragility of life. "Earthrise", photo: Bill Anders

The sunrise of the earth - the image that raised environmental awareness

Less than a year and a half after the photo "Earth Sunrise" was taken from the Apollo 8 spacecraft, the first Earth Day was held. In a show of force that to this day is considered the greatest show in history
Only recently was it announced that the annual electricity consumption of the Bitcoin market is greater than that of Argentina as a whole and next to that of Norway. EVERYDAYS: THE FIRST 5000 DAYS. Artist: Beeple

How much is the NFT boom really costing us?

The new technology has recently allowed a new market of internet art to skyrocket, with sales in the millions of dollars, but even though none of the artworks sold as NFT are in the physical space, the "real" - their environmental costs due to the mining operation, we all pay
Fishermen at Hula Lake, around 1943. Source: The Galil Elion Archive / PikiWiki.

The scientist who rehabilitated the patient and preserved the Kinneret

The Lifetime Achievement Award is awarded to Prof. Yoram Avnimelech as part of the 2020 Annual Science and Environment Conference
Tar waste on the shores of Ashdod following the oil spill, March 18, 2021. Photo Dror Tsurel, Ministry of Environmental Protection

Set in neutral

Because of its intensive activity, the shipping industry is responsible for about 3 percent of global carbon dioxide emissions (about 1.1 gigatons), which accelerates climate change and is a major source of air pollution in the marine environment
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