The Climate Crisis Has Not Skipped Israel: 2021 Fourth-hottest Year on Record

The year 2021 was the fourth-hottest year in Israel since temperatures began being recorded in the 1950s. This and more is included in official data published by the Meteorological Service to summarize 2021, put together by Dr. Amos Porat, head of climate services. This year’s heat is only a taste of the climate changes in store for Israel over the coming decades, said Nir Stav, the director of the Meteorological Service. Where the world has warmed by 1.5 degrees since 1850, Israel has warmed by 1.1 degrees since 1950 alone. Global warming of 1.5 degrees above current levels is expected to cause lethal heat waves, water shortages, crop failures and ecosystem collapse.