Show Notes
England is in the middle of its fifth heatwave of the summer, so when a listener sent me a report from Israel's Meteorological Service, I knew exactly what this episode had to be about. We talk about heatwaves, droughts and wildfires, how the weather shifts from snow in Tzfat to sunshine in Eilat, and what an unusually strong El Niño could mean for rain in Israel this winter.
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