Old videos, misleading maps and political rhetoric turned a natural disaster into a national scapegoating campaign. ‘Many people saw the lie,’ one expert says. ‘Fewer saw the correction’ Nir Hasson. May 3, 2025 As massive wildfires raged through the hills surrounding Jerusalem this week, Popular right-wing X account Torat Lehima (“Combat Doctrine”) shared a video […]

Read the rest of this entry »

Jerusalem-area Wildfires Contained More Than 24 Hours After They Broke Out May 1, 2025. Nir Hasson Aaron Rabinowitz Jonathan Lis Liza Rozovsky Yifat Reuven It was estimated that approximately 20,000 dunams (about 5,000 acres) have burned in what is being called one of the largest wildfires in the country’s history Israel Fire and Rescue Services […]

Read the rest of this entry »

The country’s average temperature has risen by 0.48C a decade from 2000. Last August, photographer Susan Schulman visited Baghdad and Amarah, to capture the impact of extreme weather on everyday lives  15 Apr 2025  Susan Schulman https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/gallery/2025/apr/15/faintings-blackouts-violence-iraqs-scorching-emergency-extreme-weather

Read the rest of this entry »

Lack of cash no longer a ‘valid reason’ to stop poorer nations going green – but wars, Trump and caution take over Tim Stickings May 01, 2025 Developing countries including most Middle East states have yet to use a new $300 billion climate fund to draw up plans to go green – blaming global turmoil and choosing to “wait […]

Read the rest of this entry »

Solar power generation can be affected by dust particles, with traditional forecasting models in need of improvement, scientists say A man takes a photograph of Athens from Tourkovounia hill, as southerly winds carry waves of Saharan dust to the city in 2024. AFP Paul Carey. May 02, 2025 A growing atmospheric phenomenon is complicating Europe’s path […]

Read the rest of this entry »

Asmahan Qarjouli April 28, 2025 he power plants join the Al-Kharsaah facility, which was inaugurated in 2022, in contributing to 15 percent of the local peak electricity demand. Qatar’s Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has inaugurated the Ras Laffan and Mesaieed solar power plants in the Ras Laffan Industrial City on Monday as […]

Read the rest of this entry »

Weather forecast to cool slightly across the country next week after searing month May 03, 2025 People across the UAE are in for some good news, as weather experts have forecast relief from searing temperatures next week.  Temperatures are expected to cool down slightly from Tuesday, due to changes in wind movements in the Gulf.  It comes […]

Read the rest of this entry »

2/5/2025 Dubai Municipality aims to meet its ambitious target three years ahead of schedule Dubai: In just two years, Dubai residents are likely to see the landfills in the emirates closed as Dubai Municipality has announced its plan to do so by 2027, three years ahead of the previously announced schedule. This was revealed during a media […]

Read the rest of this entry »

It feeds dugongs, shelters fish, and captures carbon faster than rainforests – so why is seagrass still overlooked? Experts gather in Abu Dhabi to change that Rachel Kelly. May 03, 2025 Vital to dugongs, sea turtles, fish nurseries and carbon storage, seagrass meadows are among the ocean’s most critical – and at the same time […]

Read the rest of this entry »

Avshalom Halutz. Apr 27, 2025 Perhaps it’s the sudden loss of control over land, or the devastation of forests bombed and burned for months on end. Maybe it reflects a collective instinct to reconnect with the physical terrain over which Israelis have waged their longest war. Or perhaps it’s a response to the war’s unnatural […]

Read the rest of this entry »

Apr 27,2025. Ayoub Abu Dayyeh Jordan, one of the most water-scarce countries globally, faces a critical challenge in ensuring water security for its growing population and various needs. With per capita renewable water resources falling much below 90 cubic meters annually, significantly under the 500 cubic meters threshold for severe water scarcity, the nation must […]

Read the rest of this entry »

No, there is no ‘arson intifada’ by mysterious Palestinian sleeper cells. Still, it’s very likely that in the next few years we’ll suffer a blaze lasting a week or more, and fire chief Eyal Caspi is preparing Nir Hasson. Apr 25, 2025 The conversation between journalists and firefighters on fires in open land is always […]

Read the rest of this entry »

Massive wildfire destroys nature reserve, two years after restoration project By JERUSALEM POST STAFF. APRIL 24, 2025 A massive wildfire has completely destroyed the Einot Gibton Nature Reserve in central Israel, just two years after the site reopened following a decade-long ecological restoration project, Ynet reported on Wednesday.  The blaze broke out on Wednesday afternoon in the Shephelah region, near […]

Read the rest of this entry »

Israel’s most notorious wildfire was in December 2010 on Mount Carmel near Haifa. It spread quickly, consuming much of the Mediterranean forest covering the region. By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICHAPRIL 20, 2025 The catastrophic wildfires that ravaged Northern California in August 2020 were sparked by lightning strikes, burning more than 1.5 million acres and claiming dozens of lives. […]

Read the rest of this entry »

By JT – Apr 24,2025 AMMAN — The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, through the Jordan Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Fund (JREEEF), in cooperation with the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA), on Wednesday launched the Knowledge Sharing Programme (KSP) for 2024–2025. The launch ceremony was attended by South Korean Ambassador Kim Pil-woo, Head of the […]

Read the rest of this entry »

By JT – Apr 26,2025  Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the Energy and Minerals Regulatory Commission (EMRC) Ziad Saideh on Saturday announced that 100,000 composite plastic gas cylinders will be available in the market during the initial phase, following full approval and inspection by relevant government authorities. In remarks to Al Mamlaka TV, he said that […]

Read the rest of this entry »

 Apr 21,2025. AMMAN — Jordan on Monday launched a high-resolution 3D seismic survey covering 4,285 square kilometres in the eastern Jafr region of Maan Governorate, as part of its national strategy to explore oil, gas, and other natural resources. The survey is being conducted in partnership with the Arabian Geophysical and Surveying Company (ARGAS), a […]

Read the rest of this entry »

Apr 17,2025 Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources Secretary-General Amani Azzam on Thursday participates in the 24th Gas Experts Meeting of the Organisation of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC) (JT file) AMMAN — Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources Secretary-General Amani Azzam on Thursday participated in the 24th Gas Experts Meeting of the Organisation of […]

Read the rest of this entry »

 Apr 17,2025. Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Zeina Toukan and Dutch Ambassador to Jordan Harry Verweij on Thursday sign a 31 million euros grant agreement to finance the Aqaba-Amman Water Desalination and Conveyance Project (Photo courtesy of the Ministry of Planning) AMMAN — The Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation on Thursday signed a grant agreement […]

Read the rest of this entry »

17/4/2025. Najib Saab When an advocate of environment and climate action receives an invitation to talk at an international investment conference, it would initially sound like a mistake. The shock only fades when you realize that you have been specifically invited because of your environmental work, to discuss ways to transform urban green spaces into […]

Read the rest of this entry »