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Illustrative: Rain in Tel Aviv, on December 29, 2025. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
August 29, 2026, 12:21 pm
Rare August rain expected in Israel, but forecasters dampen projections of heavy downpours
After earlier predicting highly unusual deluge and potential flooding, meteorologists now say storm system will remain mostly over sea, but some showers still expected into Sunday
By ToI Staff
A man walks on dried grass in a park, amid drought conditions in London, in London, August 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
August 10, 2026, 4:06 pm
UK, France brace for another heat wave as western Europe sets temperature records
Temperature set to hit 40°C from Tuesday in southeastern France, 36°C in England; record-breaking heat contributes to wildfires and droughts across continent
By STEFANIE DAZIO and Sylvie Corbet
Heavy flooding in a road in the village of Abu Ghosh, outside Jerusalem, January 13, 2026. (Oren Ben Hakoon/Flash90)
July 5, 2026, 9:50 pm
El Niño could bring deadly floods, vicious winds, huge hailstones to Israel
Israel Meteorological Service presents three scenarios to help authorities prepare for events that are ‘low probability’ but would have ‘severe potential impact’
By Sue Surkes
A man sleeps in the doorway of his house as stray dogs sprawl in the shade on the street on a hot afternoon in Lucknow, India, Wednesday, May 20, 2026. (AP/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
May 28, 2026, 1:29 pm
Uncool: Sweltering globe will smash heat records over next 5 years, UN forecasts
Projections show high chances for mercury to surge past warming limit threshold at least once by 2030, as spiking temperatures bring deadly extreme weather from droughts to floods
By Seth Borenstein
Ellen Graber poses with one of her cacao plants at the Volcani Center in central Israel. (Courtesy: Ellen Graber)
March 27, 2024, 10:29 am
After surviving October 7, Israeli cocoa plants could help stave off world shortage
Chocolate-loving Ellen Graber’s ‘superhero’ seedlings, forced to fend for themselves after Hamas attack, survived 3.5 months without water or fertilizer, suggesting high resilience
By Sue Surkes
Children enjoy a water fountain at the Ebrahim Park while the temperature reaches 38°C (100.4°F) in Tehran, Iran, August 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
August 2, 2023, 7:45 am
Iran shutters state offices, banks and schools for 2 days over extreme heat
Health ministry warns of potential increase in heat exhaustion as Iranian cities sizzle under 40°C (104°F) temperatures
By AP
Palestinians play tennis on the beach during the sunset in Gaza City on January 11, 2017. (AFP/MOHAMMED ABED)
January 18, 2017, 7:33 pm
Earth breaks heat record for third sweltering year in a row
US scientists say global average ‘highest since record keeping began in 1880’ mainly due to human influence
By Kerry SHERIDAN
A haboob dust storm engulfs Lubbock International Airport in Texas on May 29, 2016. (Screen Capture: YouTube)
June 2, 2016, 12:20 am
Arabia weather term sparks a tempest in Texas
‘Haboob’ is a meteorological definition for a kind of dust storm, but some don’t like the Middle Eastern association
By Daniel Stieglitz
An ice sheet in Greenland. (Screen shot: YouTube)
January 20, 2016, 6:31 pm
2015 was hottest on Earth by a wide margin, scientists say
NASA says year was 0.23 degrees warmer than previous record set in 2014; 4th time in 11 years that planet breaks record
By Seth Borenstein
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