Tag: weather

Beloved climate change scientist Konrad “Koni” Steffen loses life falling through melting glacier

Glaciologist Konrad “Koni” Steffen passed away at aged 68 on August 8 in an accident in Greenland. Steffan was...

Global warming expert fine tunes weather predictions

The night before the Israel Defense Forces' 1976 mission rescuing over 200 hostages from hijackers in Entebbe, Uganda, Tel...

UN Blames People for Global Warming, Warns of Dire Consequences

Just when the weather was cooling down in the Middle East a little, we get woke up again with...

Meteo-Logic Gives Predictive Power to Wind Farm Weather Stations

Already working on wind farms in Israel, this company launches a full scale solution for wind farms worldwide Meteo-Logic, a...

Micro-Financed Straw Houses For Pakistan Are Quake-Proof

Environmentally-friendly designed straw bale houses are energy efficient and earthquake resistant. Pakistan's poorest groups rebuild lives through Pakistan Straw Bale and Appropriate Building (PAKSBAB) micro-financed project.

Arab Scientists Model Red Sea and Persian Gulf to Stop Flash Floods

Saudi researchers develop a new model for predicting flash floods in the Middle East. They cripple cities like Jeddah...

Dance for Rain, Don’t Seed Clouds Finds New Research

Cloud seeding not more effective than chance (or prayers?) finds new research. Prayers are answered as rain starts falling in...

Tips and guide to make a Muslim wedding even greener

Learn how to reduce the carbon footprint of your wedding with tips from eco-Muslim Rianne ten Veen. Image via...

"Slash and Burn" Clouds in Amazon May Have Telling Consequences for Volcano Ash

Prof. Colin Price suggests link between volcanic ash, cloud formation and global weather patterns. Native Americans used smoke signals...

How lightning in Africa takes the pulse of the sun

Could Prof. Colin Price's new discovery become a new tool for monitoring the effects of climate change? Sunspots, which...

Photo: Sandstorm Strikes Israel

I remember the day when it rolled in early in May, or hit us rather, like a wall. Sandstorms...

Can't Take The Heat of Global Warming? Rafael Reuveny Says Ecomigration Drastic Measure to Survive Climate Change

Why would a prominent Israeli-born professor at Indiana University decide to change his research emphasis from economics and political...