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The projected rise in sea level on a beach in Haifa over the next 30 years.

Israeli Security Council Holds Emergency Meetings on Rising Sea Level After Haaretz Report

National Security Council says will 'coordinate preparatory measures' following Haaretz investigation revealing that Environment Ministry predicts one-meter rise in sea levels by 2050 due to climate change, possibly decimating Israel's coastline

Facing rapid rise in sea levels, Israel could lose large parts of its coastline by 2050
Israel to allocate hundreds of millions of shekels to climate crisis research

The projected rise in sea level on a beach in Haifa over the next 30 years.

Facing Rapid Rise in Sea Levels, Israel Could Lose Large Parts of Its Coastline by 2050

The dried out bed of the Lac des Brenets' part of the Doubs river, a natural border between eastern France and western Switzerland, in July.

Israel to Allocate Hundreds of Millions of Shekels to Climate Crisis Research

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The coral reef in Eilat, in 2018.

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Artist’s rendering of the megacity of Neom, in Saudia Arabia. 'It will shine a light on alternative ways to live,' said Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

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The Tel Aviv-Jaffa promenade at the beginning of the heat wave gripping Israel, July 29, 2021

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The Cook Glacier on Kerguelen island

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An Afghan girl warms up her hands as she is resting from carrying the water in Balucha, Afghanistan, in December.

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Firefighters at a forest fire at La Test-de-Buch, southwestern France, on Monday.

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A wildfire in the Jerusalem Hills last last summer.

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Brown mollusks off the Havatzelet HaSharon coast, in 2020. Soaring temperatures in August last year killed off most brown mollusks known to Israeli scientists.

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Children play in a fountain in Jerusalem to cool off from the heat, last year.

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Fire in the Jerusalem hills, last year.

Four Years After Pledge, Israel Finally Funds Climate Forecast Tech

Sand dune next to Ashdod.

Israel Quickly Losing Open Land to Development, Government Report Warns

Israeli protesters call for action on climate change, in Tel Aviv in March.

Climate Bill Passes Knesset Hurdle Just Before Israel's Parliament Dissolves

People in Jerusalem in July in 2021.

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A view on the western Negev desert in summer.

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A man walks across a dried patch of the river Yamuna as water level reduces drastically following heat wave to in New Delhi, Monday, this month.

Israeli-led Study Shows Earth Is Warming Faster Than Anticipated

The Eilat coral reef, 2019

Plans for Lighting Along Eilat Beaches Endanger Coral Reefs

A view of the platform of the Leviathan natural gas field in the Mediterranean Sea from Caesarea in 2019.

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Environment Minister Tamar Zandberg in February.

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Climate protest in Tel Aviv, earlier this year.

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