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Fierce winds and heavy rain and snow have lashed eastern Mediterranean and Middle Eastern countries for a second successive day. The storms have sunk a ship off the Israeli coast, closed ports and disrupted shipping in the Suez Canal. Flights have also been delayed to and from...

Late yesterday, December 5th, Israeli authorities said that they had finally gained control of a raging four-day wildfire in the Carmel Forest near the city of Haifa, Israel. The fire was the worst in Israel's history, consuming about 10,000 acres of forest and about four million trees...

Because of global warming there hasn't been a single drop of rain in Israel for more than six months. Hot dry winds are blowing from the Arab desert, fanning a large forest fire that is still burning near Haifa. The blaze is so huge it is clearly visible from satellite. The fire has claimed...

A deadly forest fire is spreading in northern Israel, despite the efforts of all available Israeli firefighters and a growing number of foreign crews. The fire service told Israeli media on Saturday morning that emergency workers were "still far from attaining control over the...

40 dudes, mostly prison guards passed away today in a forest fire that is raging out of control near the Israeli city of Haifa. There hasn't been any rain in Israel for six months because of global warming. Bulgaria is sending emergency planes with firefighters to Israel. Watch video, check...