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Science and Tech

Israeli-American Study Identifies Genes Improving Drought Resistance in Wheat

By Pesach Benson / TPS

“This is the first time that a gene has been found that confers resistance to drought conditions in bread wheat.”

Featured / Israel / Weather

After 5 Drought Years Kinneret Lake Reaching Black Line

By JNi.Media

The Water Authority's recent models for the autumn indicate a chance of yet another drought year.

Headline / IDF & Security / Iran / Science and Tech / Weather

Iranian General Blames Drought on Israeli Cloud Thieves

By JNi.Media

“Joint teams from Israel and one of the neighboring countries are de-seeding the clouds entering Iran."

Government / Science and Tech

Israel to Offset 5-Year Drought with New Desalination Plants

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The plan will include the expansion of pipelines for use in agriculture, and is intended to help Israel to rehabilitate dried-up rivers.

Headline / Government / Science and Tech / Weather

Heavy Rain Predicted, But Not Enough to Break Drought

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

"The government is trying to find water in other places. But the quality of the water will be very poor. So for now, the vegetables are fine, but the earth is losing its minerals and soil structure."

Headline / Government / Science and Tech / Weather

Winter Storm Does Little to Reverse Effects of Drought

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

“We are praying for rain, but we must prepare for more drought.”

Featured / Israel / Science and Tech / Weather

Israel Plans to Refill the Kinneret

By Jewish Press News Desk

A new infrastructure project will pump water back into the Kinneret, saving the Sea of Galilee and the Galil.

Politics / Government / News Briefs / Jordan / Science and Tech

Israel Weighing Moving Desalinated Water to Drought-Plagued Kinneret

By JNi.Media

Israeli farmers upriver from the Kinneret have been refused an increase of 11 billion gallons annually, precisely the amount Jordan continues to siphon from the lake for its own agriculture.

Baseball Insider

Will The Cubs’ Championship Drought Finally End?

By Irwin Cohen

Most baseball fans have heard of Merkle's Boner, but how many actually know when or how it happened?

Israel / News Briefs / Business and Economy / Science and Tech

Israeli Scientists Offer Solution to Famine

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Let’s see what the Boycott Israel movement will say if Israel succeeds in developing new technology to reduce famine by enabling crops to grow in droughts. Maybe it will blame Israel for lower food prices.

A Soldier's Mother

The Blessings of Rain

By Paula R. Stern

People are complaining about floods and traffic and the cold and through it all, there is this amazing joy.

The Muqata

Rain, Wine and Why it's all Our Fault: The History of the Rain Libel

By Orat@Muqata

We're now entering the period when we begin to pray for rain. Lack of rain was often an excuse to persecute the Jews, specifically those living in Jerusalem. There are quite a few examples from our history of this rain libel, which was very often linked to the 'sin' of drinking wine.

Midrash Stories

Shmuel Hakatan

By Rabbi Sholom Klass

In the days of Shmuel Hakatan a terrible drought held the land in its deadly grip. The wheat withered in the field and the grass dried and died. Day after day, the skies remained leaden and no clouds appeared to bring rain and salvation to the parched land.

Israel / SciTech

Israeli Innovations: Helping the High-Tech and the Under-Privileged

By Malkah Fleisher

A slew of new Israeli innovations are set to make life more convenient – and more viable – all over the world.

Serials

Persuaded – Chapter III

By Barbara Bensoussan

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