Virginia’s Changing Climate
Faygle Train – Virginia is being hit hard by climate change. The Barrier Islands along Virginia’s Atlantic coast are experiencing sea-level rise, leading 260,000 people to be at risk of in-land flooding. Summers are getting much hotter and muggier, putting 160,000 vulnerable Virginians, like children and the elderly, at risk of heat-related health complications. This heat is even lengthening mosquito season!
Amidst Hottest Year on Earth, Faith Leaders Unite and Call for Climate Action
Rabbi Yonatan Neril – In light of new evidence that 2015 will be the hottest year ever recorded, Muslim, Hindu, Christian, Jewish, Buddhist and Jain leaders joined together at the Parliament of World Religions pledging faith-based action to combat climate change.
Record Heat, Extreme Snow: Israel in the Era of Climate Change
Rabbi Yonatan Neril and Chelsea Revell – From the hills of Jerusalem, we are seeing with our own eyes the signs of climate change in the ecology of Israel. As the Times of Israel reported yesterday, “Record-breaking heat wave hits Israel, sparks brush fires.” The Israeli Meteorological Service stated that the Habesor station in the south of Israel recorded a temperature of 44.3°C (112 F), the highest recording there since the IMS began measuring there in 1975.
Holy Land, Climate Change
Rabbi Yonatan Neril and Chelsea Revell – From the hills of Jerusalem, we are seeing with our own eyes the signs of climate change in the ecology of the Holy Land. Beyond the headlines of the political, national, and religious tension in this land, a much bigger phenomenon has impacted Israelis and Palestinians alike.