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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 351

Carmel Mountains

Drone bee orchid, Ophrys holosericea, seen near to the Rakit parking lot in the Carmel mountains, May 7, 2022. (Sue Surkes/Times of Israel).
May 8, 2022, 6:26 pm
If it looks like a bee and smells like a bee, it may be a flower
In extraordinary example of evolution, bee orchids trick male bees into ‘mating’ with them, to help disperse pollen
By Sue Surkes
An Egyptian vulture in flight over the Gamla nature reserve on the Israeli Golan, May 2013. (Wikipedia/Вых Пыхманн/CC BY-SA)
May 22, 2019, 12:32 pm
Egyptian vultures return to Carmel mountains after 60-year absence
Rare nest found perched on cliff face at Hai Bar Nature Reserve, just two weeks after griffon vulture population on Golan Heights was decimated in poisoning incident
By ToI Staff
Microscopic traces of ancient starches extracted from the Raqefet Cave (left) are compared to the references Stanford University Prof. Li Liu and her research replicated in their beer brewing experiments. (Credit: Li Liu)
September 12, 2018, 7:18 pm
13,000-year-old brewery discovered in Israel, the oldest in the world
Ancient Natufians tamed seven species of wild grains for ancient ale, according to new Stanford University study
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Firefighters attend the scene of a fire in the Carmelit underground train Haifa, Northern Israel. February 04, 2017. (Photo by Basel Awidat/FLASH90)
February 4, 2017, 5:56 pm
Haifa subway fire likely caused by technical malfunction
Authorities estimate damage from tunnel blaze in Israel’s only underground could run to tens of millions of shekels
By ToI Staff
The Carmelit subway in Haifa seen on June 21, 2011. (Yaakov Naumi/Flash90)
February 4, 2017, 12:35 pm
Firefighters battle blaze in Haifa Carmelit subway
Police shut roads in the area; reports say several train carriages on fire in the underground that was closed for shabbat
By ToI Staff
Inaugurating the new pleasure cruise ship line between Acre and Haifa, launched by the Ministry of Tourism, and which will run twice a day, seven days a week (Courtesy Itamar Grinberg)
October 14, 2016, 10:21 am
Acre, Haifa new ports of call for local cruise liner
Looking to boost tourism, 200-passenger ship to offer short jaunts between Israeli cities
By Jessica Steinberg
Illustrative photo of firefighters extinguishing a forest fire, April 25, 2016. (Basel Awidat/Flash90)
July 10, 2016, 1:02 am
Firefighters battle brush fire in Haifa neighborhood
Crews work to contain blaze raging in wooded area along Carmel ridge; no injuries or major damage reported
By ToI Staff
View of Haifa under heavy smog (Avishag Shaar Yashuv/Flash90)
February 1, 2016, 10:21 pm
Minister vows ‘drastic’ measures after Haifa pollution report
Research finds infants in area have smaller-than-average heads; environmental protection chief says state may shutter factories if second study confirms figures
By Tamar Pileggi
Jordan River Promenade. The walkway is studded with biblical quotes, all connected to crossing the Jordan River. (photo credit: Shmuel Bar-Am)
December 13, 2014, 10:00 am
These routes are made for walking
Stroll, run or wheel your way along seven of Israel’s most scenic, and accessible, promenades
By Aviva and Shmuel Bar-Am
Carmel cave (photo credit: Shmuel Bar-Am)
December 21, 2013, 9:15 am
Finding Man: Visit Israel’s prehistoric caves
Israel’s seven fabulous UNESCO World Heritage Sites were recently joined by an eighth: Nahal HaMearot (Wadi of the Caves) Nature Reserve
By Aviva and Shmuel Bar-Am
An Air Tractor AT-802 practicing aerial suppression near Beit Oren, in April 2011 (photo credit: Shay Levy/Flash 90)
March 8, 2013, 2:41 am
Firefighters gain control over Carmel blaze
Forest fire raises memories of 2010 tragedy that claimed 44 lives
By Ron Friedman
A firefighter tries to extinguish a house that was burned down in a major forest fire raging in Tivon on Thursday, August 09 (photo credit: Avishag Shaar Yashuv/Flash90)
August 9, 2012, 8:12 pm
Police: Wave of arson is ideologically motivated
Firefighters rein in blazes near Haifa and Jerusalem; two houses in Kiryat Tivon destroyed
By Asher Zeiger and Ilan Ben Zion
Firefighters work to extinguish a forest fire burning near Moshav Even Sapir. (photo credit: Oren Nahshon/Flash90)
August 9, 2012, 5:07 pm
Police suspect arson in Kiryat Tivon fire that burned five houses
Firefighters rein in blazes near Haifa and Jerusalem
By Asher Zeiger and Ilan Ben Zion
Helicopter battling a forest fire near Moshav Even Sapir in August 2012. (photo credit: Yoav Ari Dudkevitch/Flash90)
August 8, 2012, 6:04 pm
Four Palestinians held for arson in Even Sapir blaze
Forest fire brought under control; two more fires rage near Haifa
By Asher Zeiger
Wild flowers grow on a mountain top in Nahal Me'arot National Park (photo credit: Doron Horowitz/Flash90)
June 30, 2012, 1:04 am
UNESCO adds Mount Carmel caves to list of World Heritage sites
Nahal Me’arot canyon showcases 500,000 years of human evolution
By Ron Friedman
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