Earth science

Pools at the Pamukkale site in Turkey, with travertine deposits. By Josep Renalias [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], from Wikimedia Commons

Travertine - the rock that will allow roads and sidewalks to filter water and prevent flooding

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According to researchers from a university in western China, sidewalks paved with travertine stones will prevent about 50% of flooding, this is because travertine is perforated like a sponge.
The Medicians appear with a frequency of about 1.5 storms per year on average, mainly in the fall and winter months Photo: NASA on Unsplash

A common Mediterranean hurricane

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Sport hunting, once was legitimate, today it is not. Illustration: shutterstock

The sport hunting of a mayoral candidate - legal but immoral

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A woman and child from the Baka tribe in Cameroon. Photo: Shutterstock.com

Protecting forests with the help of native forest dwellers

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Tourists on safari in Kenya. From Wikipedia

The herbivores in Kenya are in danger

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On the right - Antarctica as it actually looks - covered in ice. On the left - a map drawn by the British Antarctic Survey with the help of NASA data of the route of the terrain under the ice. Photo: British Antarctic Survey

Antarctica merged into one plate about 11 million years ago

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For the first time, a model was published that explains supersonic earthquakes

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The eastern Mediterranean, west of Cyprus and east of Crete (the shaded figure on the map), preserves remnants of an ancient ocean.

The Eastern Mediterranean Sea is 100 million years younger than what was believed until now

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The ruins of Beit Shan, as a result of the earthquake in 749 AD. Photo: shutterstock

"The segment of the Syrian-African rift in the Kinneret area was quiet for 1,200 years and woke up recently"

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Illustration: pixabay.

Research: The prediction and warning systems against earthquakes are ineffective

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Durbar Square in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, following the earthquake of April 25, 2015. From Wikipedia

The earth shakes and the machine learns

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A comet hit the earth. Illustration: shutterstock

About 12.8 years ago, a comet fragment caused 10% of the Earth's surface to burn

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Damage from the earthquake and tsunami in Sendai, Japan, 2011. Photo: US Navy.

Hear a tsunami in the distance

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Bat Galim. The ship with which the research is carried out. Photo: Courtesy of the research team.

What really happens in the depths of the Mediterranean Sea?

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Dado Beach in Haifa. The launched marine station is located in the deep Mediterranean Sea, 50 km from Haifa. Source: David King.

An Israeli research station in the deep Mediterranean Sea

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Hurricane Harvey as seen from the International Space Station. Source: NASA.

How do you cool a hurricane?

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Hurricanes Katia (left), Irma (middle) and Jose (right) as seen from satellites on September 8, 2017. IMAGE: NOAA

Global warming has contributed to the number and intensity of hurricanes

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Volcanic cone at Kilauea volcano in Hawaii. Source: United States Geological Survey / GE Ulrich.

to the top

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global warming. Illustration from PIXABAY.COM

Trump is about to announce the withdrawal of the US from the climate agreement in Paris

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The mystery is solved: the sea is really warm

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Africa. FROM PIXABAY.COM

The wildlife people

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Loud and boisterous

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A particularly hot summer in Alaska in 2004 caused the collapse of the permafrost seen in the photograph. Source: NPS Climate Change Response.

Thawing the ice freeze could accelerate global warming

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In order to survive for millions of years, humanity must find ways to protect the Earth. Source: Don Davis.

Questions for the future of humanity: Can the human race avoid extinction?

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3-4 billion years ago, the pH level of the ocean was between 6.0 and 7.5 - something between cow's milk and human blood. Source: pixabay.com.

In the beginning the sea was acidic

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The drilling rig from which the core was mined. Source: Prof. Motti Stein - The Hebrew University.

The Dead Sea records global climate changes in the last 200 thousand years 

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The space station during the photographic mission. Photo: ESA/NASA.

Space disco

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The Sahel region on the map of Africa. From Wikipedia

Bipolar hunger

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The crack in the ice shelf Larsen C. Photo: NASA.

Careful, the ice is broken

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Imprint "Lamelech" on the handle of a pitcher from Ramat Rachel. Photo: Oded Lifshitz.

Scientists: The weakening of the Earth's magnetic field is not a new phenomenon

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The blocks of concrete in New York City will also be preserved and affect the geology of the earth. Photo: Chris Chabot.

Questions for the future of humanity: What geological imprint will we leave behind?

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"Green rust" (left), which was produced in Halevi's laboratory under conditions similar to those that existed in the oceans from the Precambrian period. Electron micrographs (right) show thin, hexagonal-shaped plaques characteristic of "green rust." Source: Weizmann Institute magazine.

The mystery of the green rust

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Aviv Lee Cohen-Zada. Photo: Ben Gurion University PR

Ramon scholarship for doctoral student Aviv Lee Cohen-Zada from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev for the study of wind bands on the Earth

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Elephant carcasses slaughtered in illegal poaching to sell their ivory. From Wikipedia

vile trade

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The average global warming of 2012 - 2016. Source: NASA.

NASA: 2016 was the hottest year since measurements began

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The bees of the sea

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Volcanic eruption at Mount Sinabung, Indonesia. Photo: yosh ginsu

The forecast: earthquake and volcanic eruptions

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Narrow-lipped rhinoceros in Ngorongoro Game Reserve. From Wikipedia

A disturbed and damaged crater

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Roald Amundsen and his team watch the Norwegian flag at the South Pole, December 14, 1911. From Wikipedia

Roald Amundsen's South Pole expedition arrived there 105 years ago today

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Sandstorm in Kuwait. Source: Molly John / flickr.

The Middle East is on fire

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Protest march against xenophobia, South Africa, April 2015 Photo: from Wikipedia

Six billion in Africa

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Antarctica: The warm water seeps under the glaciers. Photo: shutterstock

Living according to the devil

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Michael Feigin, the meteorologist for Mount Everest. (Courtesy of Alan L. Bauer, www.alanbauer.com)

Questions and answers for the forecaster of the roof of the world

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The storm's electrical charge can cause headaches and communication disruptions. Photography: Kevin, Flcikr

Israel is electrified

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Deputy Mayor of Tel Aviv Mittal Lehavi, who is one of the winners of the Green Globe Award. From her Facebook page

9 winners of the Green Globe award and the Ministry of Energy who won the Black Globe

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One of the 60 micrometeorites found in a 2.7 billion year old limestone from the Pilbara region of Western Australia. These micrometeorites are composed of iron oxides formed when meteoric iron dust particles oxidized as they traversed Earth's atmosphere, revealing that the upper atmosphere was surprisingly rich in oxygen.Credit: Andrew Tomkins

Cosmic dust has revealed Earth's ancient atmosphere

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Algal bloom. Illustration: shutterstock

Sea Breeze

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Open mine in New Zealand. Photo: shutterstock

the anthropogenic period

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First responders in an area where dangerous substances are suspected. Photo: shutterstock

"Technology will leapfrog the rescue forces"

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Texas A&M University existing monitoring buoy operating in the Gulf of Mexico Credit: Texas A&M University

A marine monitoring system will help identify and stop the spread of oil pollution in the sea and prevent ecological disasters

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