Yoav Yair

A storm over Acre. Born in Papua, in the province of Papua in Indonesia. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Signals of electric fields can provide early warning of extreme weather

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By in-depth examination of low pressure winter systems known as "Cypriot depressions" in the Negev, the study offers new insights into the role of the electric field in the detection of heavy precipitation
A flooded building in south Tel Aviv, January 5, 2020. Photo: shutterstock

The connection between desert dust and air pollution and the deadly flood that happened at the beginning of the year in Tel Aviv has been revealed

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In the disaster that happened on January 4, 2020, two people were killed in the elevator and many infrastructures were damaged. At the end of the week, a storm washed over the coastal cities of Israel. Is the reason for the existence of these storms related but
Alon Shikar (right) and Jackie Faye, two of the astronauts who spent four days in an analog Mars simulator in the Mitzpe Ramon area. Photo: Avi Blizovsky

For the information of travelers to Mars

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The landing stages of Shipriley on Mars, as planned by the European Space Agency. Figure: ESA

"Accidents in space are inevitable. We should learn from them but not be deterred"

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The map of global warming in recent decades. From Wikipedia

The summers are warmer - not just what we think

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

Space disco

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Jupiter as photographed in 2014 by the Hubble Space Telescope. You can see that the red spot has shrunk a lot in a process that lasted about thirty years. Photo: NASA/ESA

Is Jupiter's Great Spot causing its upper atmosphere to warm?

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Demonstration in Washington, during the climate conference in Paris, calling on their government to keep the oil and gas in the ground. Photo: Rena Schild / Shutterstock.com

"You don't need another app to order sushi, you need to make sure there are fish in the sea"

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Prof. Yoav Yair. Private photo

Paris of hope

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A large lightning storm as photographed from the International Space Station by the Danish astronaut Andreas Mogensen, 10/9/15. Photo: European Space Agency

The Danish astronaut photographed giant elves from the space station

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A layer of dust covers Israel, 8/9/2015. Photo: NASA

"Because of global warming the frequency of haze and dust storms like the one occurring now will increase"

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Astronaut Andreas Mogelsen. Photo: European Space Agency

Prof. Yoav Yair will accompany a reconstruction of Ilan Ramon's lightning experiment by a Danish astronaut

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Prof. Yoav Yair and his team members with the balloon participating in the experiment that monitors the electricity levels in the atmosphere. Photo: Herzliya Interdisciplinary Center

An act in five scientific balloons

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Path of the solar eclipse of November 3, 2013. From Wikipedia

A total solar eclipse will occur this Sunday in Africa; A partial eclipse will be seen in Israel

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Alien Invasion. Illustration: shutterstock

What to do in case the aliens come?

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Map of the lunar eclipse on December 10, 2011. Image: NASA

On Saturday night the moon will shine in Lucca

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A hole in the sun's corona, as photographed yesterday (27/11/2011) by the SDO spacecraft. NASA monitors space 'weather' events

"Prediction of solar storms and their impact on Earth is improving: a two-day warning instead of an hour, but there is still room for improvement in the models"

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This is what Dr. Ofer Cohen of the Harvard-Smithsonian Observatory says, during the "Solar Cycle No. 24 and its Impact on Ground and Space Infrastructures" seminar that took place yesterday at the Open University
Prof. Yoav Yair, Department of Nature and Life Studies at the "Threats to Science and Reason" conference of the Hidan and Hamada site, 2/11/2011. Photo: Tal Inbar

A cynical and cunning effort was made by certain sectors and stakeholders to attack the science of the climate * First article following the "Threats to Science and Reason" event

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Satoshi Furukawa, the Japanese astronaut member of the 29th crew of the International Space Station

The lightning and elves experiment in Columbia was recreated again at the space station with the assistance of Prof. Yoav Yair

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Dr. Ilan Koren and Dr. Orit Altertz

The connection between dust and lightning

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The Japanese spacecraft Akatsuki, designed to explore the planet Venus. Launched on May 21, 2010. Image: Japanese space agency JAXA

Prof. Yoav Yair from the Open University participates in the analysis of the findings of the Japanese Akotaki spacecraft that was launched to Venus this weekend

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Clouds over Brazil. Photo: Ilan Koren, Weizmann Institute

The lightning storms over the jungles in the Amazon are very sensitive to the smoke rising from the forest fires initiated in the area

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

The Leonids return, in the night between Tuesday and Wednesday morning

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

An Israeli study published in Nature: the strength of a hurricane can be predicted by lightning activity

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

The cities of light hidden from view

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

The late Yosef Yosef was one of the most senior climate scientists in the world

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Exclusive: Dr. Yoav Yair: Lightning 'talks' to each other from a distance of hundreds of kilometers

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Dr. Yoav Yair, Medex experiment coordinator: The first launch since the disaster evokes painful memories

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