Weather

A murky wave from Egypt’s coast has forced most desalination plants offline again, leaving only the Hadera facility operational. Authorities are warning of disruptions and scaling back irrigation and agricultural water use.

Unusual weather has caused severe turbidity in seawater, forcing desalination plants south of Hadera to shut down. Agricultural water was cut off in the Ramat Negev region, while Eshkol officials urged residents to reduce consumption until the plants resume full operations.

An unusually powerful tornado struck France's Aude department, injuring 39 people and causing extensive damage to hundreds of homes. The mayor of Pomas, which suffered the worst destruction, described the scale of the devastation: "Some people lost everything they had."

Temperatures are expected to decline gradually over the next few days, but heavy heat stress will remain. By the end of the week, most of the country is expected to return to seasonal norms.

After days of extreme heat, temperatures will gradually begin to fall this week. Despite the expected relief, heavy to extreme heat stress will persist across most of Israel in the coming days.

The heat wave gripping Israel is still intensifying, and today is expected to be the hottest day of the week. The Meteorological Service is warning of heavy to extreme heat stress and urging people to cut back on activity during the hottest hours and stay well hydrated.

Israel’s Meteorological Service has released a new study ahead of the coming winter season, finding that “climate shifts driven by the ‘El Niño’ phenomenon create a risk of more extreme weather during the Israeli winter.” The concern: unusually heavy rainfall and a greater chance of flooding in some parts of the country.

Much of Europe recorded an average temperature of 41°C yesterday. About 300 deaths have been reported across the continent. A lightning storm slammed France, and lightning also caused minor damage to the Eiffel Tower.

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