Comments on: Increasing Khamsini or Sharav Heat Waves Could Signal Global Warming in the Middle East

By: Getting Familiar with Israel’s Weather and Climate Ahead of Your Upcoming Trip

Getting Familiar with Israel’s Weather and Climate Ahead of Your Upcoming Trip — Wed, 06 May 2015 09:01:28 +0000

[…] during the spring and early summer months, and occasionally during the fall, you might experience a hamsin, a hot wind that blows in from the south or southeast. The extreme heat can raise temperatures […]

By: Springtime in Paris Means Khamsin in Amman | Green Prophet

Springtime in Paris Means Khamsin in Amman | Green Prophet — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 03:58:41 +0000

[…] ‎Khamsin means “fifty” in Arabic, a reference to the duration (in days) of this annual weather event where dust-filled windstorms blow sporadically over springtime months. Storms sometime descend like hurricanes, leaving behind an agitated atmosphere loaded with a fine grit that coats every surface, blocks the sun, and clogs your ears and nose. In between windy onslaughts, the air stays choked with sandy particles. The sky turns dingy and the temperature drops. […]

By: 104 Kilometers Later… « Hazon

104 Kilometers Later… « Hazon — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 22:58:30 +0000

[…] Got it? These temperatures are definitely not typical for mid-October in Israel. (pssst…climate change) After lunch at Beit Guvrin, an underground ancient city and olive press factory, things cooled […]

By: Natural, Organic Cough Medicine | Green Prophet

Natural, Organic Cough Medicine | Green Prophet — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 05:43:41 +0000

[…] East is experiencing a strange transition from winter to summer. One day it’s hot, with a dry chamsin wind that sweeps in with a cloud of fine red dust. Bad news for asthmatics. The next day is […]

By: In which nobody gets electrocuted! Huzzah! « One Tired Ema

In which nobody gets electrocuted! Huzzah! « One Tired Ema — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 04:56:40 +0000

[…] funny! Also funny is that Taxman, to whom this purview really belongs, will be HIKING MASADA in a SHARAV today–no dust, just unseasonably […]

By: New Vision For The JNF: A Billion Trees By 2100 — Maskil

New Vision For The JNF: A Billion Trees By 2100 — Maskil — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 06:03:50 +0000

[…] Such a JNF Billion Tree Campaign would support and complement the action areas referred to above, as well as helping Israel to become a net negative contributor to man-made Climate Change. It would complete the transformation of Israel’s landscape and climate (which began with Zionist colonisation 150-odd years ago), and could quite conceivably mitigate much of the local impact of Global Warming and desertification. […]