Big aerosol particles in sea spray cut ocean lightning by up to 90%, researchers in Israel, China and US find, in discovery that could help weather, climate, forecasts

Multiple ministries, Water Authority to fund NIS 20 million project for high resolution modeling; will enable Israel and region to better prepare for extreme weather events

Britain issues first-ever 'red warning' of extreme heat; some hospitals cancel surgeries, many schools to shut; blazes in France, Greece, Portugal, Spain force thousands to flee

Blazes burn large swaths of land in France, Portugal, Spain and Greece; climate change blamed for intense heatwave set to break temperature records in Britain

Temperatures expected to hit 40 C (104 F) for first time ever, commuters urged not to use rail and underground, and schools and elder care centers ordered to take precautions

Severe weather system tears out trees and damages buildings across central, western regions; 38 people taken to hospital in Paderborn, some of them 'gravely' injured

Motorists in the capital are asked to stay off the road in the afternoon to allow bulldozers to move around the city; Hermon ski resort sees 20 cm piling up overnight

Up to 20 cm of snow predicted to fall in Jerusalem starting Wednesday, more at higher elevations, as authorities urge public to stay off roads, close schools early

Blizzard expected in the Golan and Galilee highlands, with some snow in the center of the country; heavy rainfall predicted along the coastal plain

Schools in the capital open an hour late over fears of icy roads; weather forecast to remain cold until slight weekend warming