Israeli startup Beewise develops robotic arm that scans stacks of honeycombs, inspecting them for disease and pesticides and reporting in real time any hazards that threaten the colony; tool appears to be more efficient than humans Reuters | Published: 08.09.21 The buzz of the bees drowned out the hum of the robotic arm, which worked […]

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Aug 05,2021   AMMAN — A cooperation agreement was signed between the National Agricultural Research Centre (NARC) and the Jordan Valley Authority (JVA) within the project “Increasing the resilience of poor and vulnerable communities to the effects of climate change in Jordan through the implementation of innovative projects in water and agriculture in support of […]

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It has always bewildered me that we are ready to shed our blood for this land and yet we treat it so badly. By GERSHON BASKIN   JULY 28, 2021 The government recently set its climate change commitments to lower CO2 emission and to improve our environment. The decision to tax plastic utensils is an […]

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We would need 1.6 planet Earths to maintain our current levels of consumption and waste production. How we can survive climate change and repair the damage Yosef Gotlieb Aug. 5, 2021 1:37 PM Global warming, species loss and resource degradation are interrelated crises that are occurring with unparalleled speed and intensity. These threats are nature-based, […]

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Heatwave-stricken Israel is still cooler than Canada and Siberia were in June, because global warming is changing reality in ways we can’t predict and didn’t expect yet Ruth Schuster Aug. 2, 2021 Wildfires have been raging in southern Europe and Turkey as extreme heat grips the region, with temperatures of 40 to 45 degrees Celsius […]

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Kingdom’s per capita water supply will be halved by end of century, report says By Batool Ghaith – Aug 01,2021 – Last updated at Aug 01,2021  109  5 googleplus0  7  1 A Syrian refugee carries water at Zaatari camp, some 80km northeast of Amman, in this photo taken on January 28, 2018 (Photo by Amjad […]

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Al-Masry Al-YoumAugust 1, 2021 Egypt’s Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, Mohamed Abdel-Ati stressed Sunday that Egypt is one of the driest countries in the world and suffers from water scarcity. Egypt’s water resources are estimated at about 60 billion cubic meters of water annually,  he explained, with total water needs at around 114 billion […]

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August 5, 2021 The Egyptian government announced the construction of a large water station called “Dahab Island,” which hopes to solve the Giza governorate’s drinking water crises. Giza Governor Major General Ahmed Rashid announced that Dahab Island will operate in its second phase and have a production capacity of 160,000 meters per day, after the […]

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Al-Masry Al-Youm July 29, 2021 Sudan announced that the only way it would continue in negotiations around the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is for something to change. The country claimed that current negotiations under the African Union’s supervision are stalled, as Ethiopia has refused to have AU observers play a larger role in negotations. […]

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By JT – Jul 29,2021 AMMAN — The Jordan Phosphate Mines Company (JPMC) and the British Solar Water Plc. on Wednesday discussed the necessary measures to implement a seawater desalination project to supply the JPMC-affiliated Aqaba Industrial Complex with its need for industrial water for production purposes. In the meeting, JPMC Chairman Mohammad Thneibat, CEO […]

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August 2, 2021 Egypt has announced that it has finalized the first phase of construction for 633 water storage facilities, with a capacity of 266.34 million m3. It explained that 160 dams, 307 artificial lakes, and 39 protection bridges, 93 barriers and artificial canals have been implemented, as well as the repairing and construction of […]

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July 3, 2021 The Egyptian Environment Ministry on Friday fined Tanzanian oil service boat “MEHR” US$108,000 after it ran aground inside Gabal Elba national park south of the Red Sea, three nautical miles from the shore. A statement from the Ministry said that the boat destroyed an area of coral reefs, causing damage to the […]

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Decision to delay controversial pipeline project over environmental concerns unlikely to lead to major crisis, however. By MAYA MARGIT/THE MEDIA LINE   JULY 27, 2021  Israel’s decision to freeze a proposed oil pipeline deal with the United Arab Emirates marks the first real test of the Abraham Accords that normalized Israel-UAE relations but is unlikely […]

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The shortages and currency crunch in Lebanon could lead to a collapse of the mains water supply in Lebanon within a month, the U.N.’s Children Fund warned Friday. “More than four million people, including one million refugees, are at immediate risk of losing access to safe water in Lebanon,” UNICEF said. The U.N. agency said […]

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The uprising throughout the country is an indication of a deeper trouble brewing under the surface, which may yet pose a danger to the regime. By DANIEL SONNENFELD/THE MEDIA LINE   JULY 27, 2021 Protests are raging on the streets of Khuzestan, an Iranian province in the country’s southwest, which is home to most of […]

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Editorial | Israel Seems to Insist on Waiting for a Climate Catastrophe Haaretz Editorial Jul. 22, 2021 The pictures from North America and Western Europe in recent weeks are a reminder that the climate crisis is not just a problem beleaguering undeveloped countries such as Bangladesh or people living on Pacific Ocean islands. The rich […]

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February’s massive influx of tar polluted beaches across Israel, killing hundreds of animals, including many sea turtles Zafrir Rinat Jul. 22, 2021 The executive committee of the International Oil Pollution Compensation Funds voted unanimously Thursday to compensate Israel for the damage caused by the worst oil spill in the country’s history in mid-February. It will […]

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Haaretz Editorial Jul. 22, 2021 Over the past week, the media have reported plans to raise taxes on consumer products from two sectors that seem different at first glance but are similar in essence. The first is sweetened soft drinks. According to a draft of the Economic Arrangements Bill that accompanies the annual budget, a […]

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Since the 1950s, the extinction of several species in the region, particularly birds of prey, has been directly linked to the use of poisonous pesticides. By SHIRA SILKOFF   JULY 27, 2021 An estimated 20 carcasses of wild animals have been found in the Upper Galilee since Sunday, leading the Nature and Parks Authority to […]

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Maoz Fine says the ship carrying him and other scientists is still stranded on a reef, with possible extensive damage to equipment, but he’s already making plans to dive off Sudan By Sue Surkes https://www.timesofisrael.com/with-coral-research-delayed-by-crash-scientist-not-waiting-to-dive-back-in/

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