Editing Haifa (section)

==Geography==
Haifa is situated on the Israeli Mediterranean Coastal Plain, the [[Via Maris|historic land bridge]] between Europe, Africa, and Asia, and the mouth of the Kishon River.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=1504 |title=Haifa, Israel |publisher=Timeanddate.com |access-date=20 March 2008 |archive-date=18 October 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071018084531/http://timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=1504 |url-status=live}}</ref> Located on the northern slopes of [[Mount Carmel]] and around Haifa Bay, the city is split over three tiers.<ref name=tiers>{{cite web |url=http://www.tourism.gov.il/Tourism_Euk/Destinations/Haifa/general+info.htm |title=Haifa – General info |access-date=20 March 2008 |publisher=Israeli Ministry of Tourism |archive-date=14 April 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080414134000/http://www.tourism.gov.il/Tourism_Euk/Destinations/Haifa/general+info.htm |url-status=live}}</ref> The lowest is the center of commerce and industry including the Port of Haifa.<ref name=tiers/> The middle level is on the slopes of Mount Carmel and consists of older residential neighborhoods, while the upper level consists of modern neighborhoods looking over the lower tiers.<ref name=tiers/> From here views can be had across the [[Western Galilee]] region of Israel towards [[Rosh HaNikra, Israel|Rosh HaNikra]] and the [[Blue Line (Lebanon)|Lebanese border]].<ref name=tiers/> Haifa is about {{cvt|90|km|mi|1|sp=us}} north of the city of Tel Aviv, and has a large number of beaches on the [[Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.goisrael.com/NR/rdonlyres/FAEF9852-0C3C-43CD-B751-BE0C4A977000/5304/RoadDistanceChart1.pdf |title=Road Distances Chart |publisher=Israel Ministry of Tourism |access-date=20 March 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080409211830/http://www.goisrael.com/NR/rdonlyres/FAEF9852-0C3C-43CD-B751-BE0C4A977000/5304/RoadDistanceChart1.pdf |archive-date=9 April 2008}}</ref>

{{wide image|Haifa BW 4.JPG|800px|align-cap=center|Panorama of Haifa from Mount Carmel}}

===Flora and fauna===
The Carmel Mountain has three main [[wadi]]s: Lotem, Amik and Si'ach. For the most part these valleys are undeveloped natural corridors that run up through the city from the coast to the top of the mountain. Marked hiking paths traverse these areas and they provide habitat for wildlife such as wild boar, [[golden jackal]], [[hyrax]], [[Egyptian mongoose]], owls and chameleons.{{citation needed|date=January 2023}}

Haifa is inundated with [[Wild boar|boars]]. The boars began to descend from the valleys around the city from before 2019, and began to roam in the city's streets. In 2019, mayor Einat Kalisch-Rotem decided to stop shooting the boars.<ref name="Where Boars Hog the Streets">{{cite web |last1=Kingsley |first1=Patrick |title=Where Boars Hog the Streets |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/09/world/middleeast/haifa-israel-wild-boars.html |website=The New York Times |access-date=10 February 2024 |date=9 April 2021}}</ref> Boar sighting figures have struggled to go down since the [[Israel Nature and Parks Authority]] began fencing off forested areas, because residents often feed the boars.<ref name="Kingsley">{{cite web |title=Well-meaning Residents Foil Haifa's Efforts to Tame Wild Boar Problem |url=https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2022-12-10/ty-article/.premium/well-meaning-residents-foil-haifas-efforts-to-tame-wild-boar-problem/00000184-fd69-d4c7-a786-fdffd11e0000 |website=Haaretz |access-date=10 February 2024 |language=en}}</ref>

===Climate===
Haifa has a [[hot-summer Mediterranean climate]] with hot, dry summers and mild, rainy winters ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''Csa'').<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=http://encarta.msn.com/text_761575008___2/israel.html |title=Israel |access-date=20 March 2008 |encyclopedia=Encarta |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091028171259/http://encarta.msn.com/text_761575008___2/Israel.html |archive-date=28 October 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Spring arrives in March when temperatures begin to increase. By late May, the temperature has warmed up considerably to herald warm summer days. The average temperature in summer is {{cvt|26|°C|°F|0|sp=us}} and in winter, {{cvt|12|°C|°F|0|sp=us}}. Frost is rare in Haifa, but temperatures around {{cvt|3|°C|°F|0|sp=us}} can sometimes occur, usually in the early morning. Snow is very rare, which [[Snow in Israel#History|last fell in 1950]]. Humidity tends to be high all year round, and rain usually occurs between September and May. Annual precipitation is approximately {{cvt|629|mm|in|0|sp=us}}.
{{Weather box
|location=[[Haifa Airport]] (5 m / 16 ft) (Temperature: 1995–2010, Extremes 1898–2011, Precipitation: 1980–2010)
|metric first=yes
|single line=yes
|Jan record high C=27.0
|Feb record high C=30.4
|Mar record high C=38.0
|Apr record high C=42.5
|May record high C=44.6
|Jun record high C=43.5
|Jul record high C=37.8
|Aug record high C=37.8
|Sep record high C=41.8
|Oct record high C=41.4
|Nov record high C=36.0
|Dec record high C=31.5
|Jan avg record high C=22.6
|Feb avg record high C=25.0
|Mar avg record high C=29.9
|Apr avg record high C=35.5
|May avg record high C=36.2
|Jun avg record high C=34.6
|Jul avg record high C=35.2
|Aug avg record high C=34.1
|Sep avg record high C=34.7
|Oct avg record high C=35.4
|Nov avg record high C=30.3
|Dec avg record high C=24.7
|year avg record high C=
|Jan high C=17.8
|Feb high C=18.6
|Mar high C=20.9
|Apr high C=23.8
|May high C=26.5
|Jun high C=29.5
|Jul high C=31.6
|Aug high C=31.6
|Sep high C=30.2
|Oct high C=27.9
|Nov high C=24.4
|Dec high C=19.8
|year high C=
|Jan mean C=13.9
|Feb mean C=14.4
|Mar mean C=16.5
|Apr mean C=19.4
|May mean C=22.4
|Jun mean C=25.7
|Jul mean C=28.0
|Aug mean C=28.4
|Sep mean C=26.7
|Oct mean C=23.7
|Nov mean C=19.8
|Dec mean C=15.8
|year mean C=
|Jan low C=10.0
|Feb low C=10.2
|Mar low C=12.1
|Apr low C=14.8
|May low C=18.2
|Jun low C=21.9
|Jul low C=24.4
|Aug low C=25.1
|Sep low C=23.2
|Oct low C=19.5
|Nov low C=15.1
|Dec low C=11.8
|year low C=15.9
|Jan avg record low C=5.4
|Feb avg record low C=6.1
|Mar avg record low C=7.6
|Apr avg record low C=9.5
|May avg record low C=13.7
|Jun avg record low C=18.4
|Jul avg record low C=21.7
|Aug avg record low C=22.7
|Sep avg record low C=19.5
|Oct avg record low C=14.8
|Nov avg record low C=9.9
|Dec avg record low C=7.3
|year avg record low C=
|Jan record low C=-1.6
|Feb record low C=-3.5
|Mar record low C=2.0
|Apr record low C=4.3
|May record low C=9.6
|Jun record low C=13.0
|Jul record low C=17.0
|Aug record low C=17.9
|Sep record low C=14.2
|Oct record low C=8.5
|Nov record low C=5.0
|Dec record low C=0.2
|year record low C=
|rain colour=green
|Jan rain mm=124.9
|Feb rain mm=95.2
|Mar rain mm=52.8
|Apr rain mm=23.6
|May rain mm=2.7
|Jun rain mm=0.1
|Jul rain mm=0.0
|Aug rain mm=0.0
|Sep rain mm=1.2
|Oct rain mm=28.0
|Nov rain mm=77.8
|Dec rain mm=135.5
|unit rain days=0.1 mm
|Jan rain days=13.9
|Feb rain days=11.7
|Mar rain days=8.6
|Apr rain days=3.6
|May rain days=1.4
|Jun rain days=0.1
|Jul rain days=0.1
|Aug rain days=0
|Sep rain days=0.8
|Oct rain days=3.9
|Nov rain days=8.0
|Dec rain days=11.8
|source 1=''Israel Meteorological Service''<ref name=IMS>{{cite web |url=http://www.ims.gov.il/IMS/CLIMATE/ClimaticAtlas/TempNormals.htm |title=Temperature average |publisher=Israel Meteorological Service |access-date=1 December 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130618145923/http://www.ims.gov.il/IMS/CLIMATE/ClimaticAtlas/TempNormals.htm |archive-date=18 June 2013}}{{in lang|he}}</ref><ref name=Rain>{{cite web |url=http://www.ims.gov.il/IMS/CLIMATE/ClimaticAtlas/RainNormals.htm |title=Precipitation average |access-date=12 July 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110925080227/http://www.ims.gov.il/IMS/CLIMATE/ClimaticAtlas/RainNormals.htm |archive-date=25 September 2011}}{{in lang|he}}</ref>
}}
{{Weather box
|location=University of Haifa (475 m / 1558 ft) (Temperature: 1995–2010, Precipitation: 1980–2010)
|metric first=yes
|single line=yes
|Jan record high C=23.6
|Feb record high C=26.2
|Mar record high C=32.9
|Apr record high C=36.6
|May record high C=39.0
|Jun record high C=38.9
|Jul record high C=36.6
|Aug record high C=34.9
|Sep record high C=38.9
|Oct record high C=36.3
|Nov record high C=30.0
|Dec record high C=28.3
|Jan high C=13.3
|Feb high C=14.2
|Mar high C=16.8
|Apr high C=20.2
|May high C=23.3
|Jun high C=25.1
|Jul high C=26.5
|Aug high C=26.9
|Sep high C=26.2
|Oct high C=24.2
|Nov high C=19.9
|Dec high C=15.5
|year high C=
|Jan mean C=11.0
|Feb mean C=11.5
|Mar mean C=13.8
|Apr mean C=16.5
|May mean C=19.7
|Jun mean C=22.0
|Jul mean C=23.7
|Aug mean C=24.2
|Sep mean C=23.4
|Oct mean C=21.3
|Nov mean C=17.2
|Dec mean C=13.1
|year mean C=
|Jan low C=8.6
|Feb low C=8.9
|Mar low C=10.7
|Apr low C=12.9
|May low C=16.1
|Jun low C=18.8
|Jul low C=20.8
|Aug low C=21.5
|Sep low C=20.6
|Oct low C=18.4
|Nov low C=14.6
|Dec low C=10.7
|year low C=
|Jan record low C=-0.3
|Feb record low C=1.3
|Mar record low C=1.0
|Apr record low C=4.2
|May record low C=10.1
|Jun record low C=11.5
|Jul record low C=16.7
|Aug record low C=18.1
|Sep record low C=15.9
|Oct record low C=8.8
|Nov record low C=5.1
|Dec record low C=2.5
|rain colour=green
|Jan rain mm=166
|Feb rain mm=128
|Mar rain mm=71
|Apr rain mm=21
|May rain mm=5
|Jun rain mm=0
|Jul rain mm=0
|Aug rain mm=0
|Sep rain mm=2
|Oct rain mm=36
|Nov rain mm=93
|Dec rain mm=161
|unit rain days=0.1 mm
|Jan rain days=14
|Feb rain days=12
|Mar rain days=9
|Apr rain days=4
|May rain days=1
|Jun rain days=0
|Jul rain days=0
|Aug rain days=0
|Sep rain days=1
|Oct rain days=4
|Nov rain days=8
|Dec rain days=12
|Jan humidity=68
|Feb humidity=67
|Mar humidity=63
|Apr humidity=61
|May humidity=63
|Jun humidity=74
|Jul humidity=80
|Aug humidity=82
|Sep humidity=74
|Oct humidity=67
|Nov humidity=59
|Dec humidity=65
|year humidity=
|source 1=''Israel Meteorological Service''<ref name=IMS/><ref name="Rain" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ims.gov.il/IMS/CLIMATE/ClimaticAtlas/Relative+humidity+1995-2009.htm |title=Relative humidity average |access-date=28 December 2014 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304002258/http://www.ims.gov.il/IMS/CLIMATE/ClimaticAtlas/Relative+humidity+1995-2009.htm |url-status=live}}{{in lang|he}}</ref>
}}