Schools in northern region shuttered due to weather; heavy rainfall expected along the coast throughout the day

18,000 people in Lod find neighborhood accessible only by train; several people rescued from vehicles trapped in water; deluge forecast to continue till afternoon

Israel Meteorological Service expects rain to intensify overnight with risk of flash flooding, thunderstorms

Scientists warn exceptionally hot year part of eight-year rising trend that may accelerate further

Typhoon Rai has ravaged country, leaving hundreds of thousands homeless and damaging or destroying about 482,000 houses; 300,000 people remain in evacuation camps

Christian Aid says upward trend reflects effects of man-made climate change

As winter Storm Carmel nears its end, a body is found in parking lot and another in residential home's bomb shelter; municipality says it warned the unhoused of storm's dangers

Students flee inundated school by forming bridge of desks; rockslide blocks road in north; sinkhole opens in road in Netanya

As Kentucky's governor warns of a high death toll from Friday's storms, rescue efforts are underway and families are waiting in agony for news of loved ones

Majority of fatalities drowned after their cars were caught in flash floods caused by record-breaking rainfall