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Etrog in danger: will it be impossible to grow etrog in Israel in the future?

Angle - a news agency for science and the environment
September 30, 2023

The etrog is currently at risk due to the rise in global temperatures as part of the climate crisis, and it is possible that the day will come when we will no longer be able to grow etrogs in Israel - for the first time in 2,500 years

The climate crisis delivered a strong blow: the summer of 2023 was the hottest ever

Avi Blizovsky
September 16, 2023
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This raw data is analyzed using methods that take into account the variable distance between temperature stations around the world and the effects of urban heat islands that may distort the calculations.

If we don't change direction, these blackouts will only multiply

Angle - a news agency for science and the environment
June 12, 2023

Opinion: The large power outage we experienced at the beginning of the month may be a preview of what is to come for the Israeli electricity sector with the increase in the frequency of heat waves due to the worsening of the climate crisis. The solutions are in our hands, now we just need to implement them, if we don't change direction, these power outages will only increase

Extreme climatic events are no longer rare. The result: a real threat to the animal world

Ben-Gurion University
January 22, 2023
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Climate change and its devastating impact are well known. However, in the last two years we are increasingly witnessing the threatening consequences of extreme climatic events, as was the case last summer in England when a temperature of 40 degrees was measured for the first time. The situation will only get worse and accelerate the extinction of many living creatures, says Prof. Uri Roll, one of the leaders of the research