April 10th, 2018 Scientists from Trinity College Dublin (TCD) have developed a method to predict the effect of climate change on infectious diseases. According to the scientists, the method can identify which infectious diseases will have worsened or diminished effects with increasing temperatures. The method, details of which are published Read more…
April 5th, 2018 Extreme weather events have become more frequent and more costly over the past four decades, according to a new report from Europe’s leading science academies. The report from the European Academies` Science Advisory Council (EASAC) found that the number of floods and other hydrological events across the Read more…
April 5th, 2018 Ireland is wetter now than at any stage in the last 300 years, according to a new study led by Maynooth University. The study in the journal Climate of the Past which analysed the rainfall in Ireland from 1711 to 2016 found that 2006 to 2015 was the Read more…
April 4th, 2018 For several years now, the Our Farm community garden at the National College of Art and Design has been using a small two-acre plot for educational, artistic and social activities. The project – a collaboration between NCAD’s student union and the Dublin Community Growers network – aims Read more…
April 4th, 2018 Emissions from three of the five main air pollutants in Ireland increased in 2016, latest figures from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reveal. The EPA’s latest report on air pollutant emissions in 2016 points to an increase in emission from ammonia, nitrogen oxides, and non-methane volatile organic Read more…
April 2nd, 2018 Two entrepreneurial Trinity College Dublin graduates are set to launch a new to encourage sustainable food consumption this summer. The app called Evocco is designed to give consumers real-time information about the environmental cost of food shop to help users make more environmentally-friendly choices. At an event Read more…
March 31st, 2018 Biodiversity is declining in every region of the world, impacting nature’s capacity to provide food, water, and safety to people, four UN-backed science reports have warned. The analysis from the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) is the result of three years of work Read more…
March 28th, 2018 The economic cost of severe weather and climate events in 2017 was the most expensive on record, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has found. The report – Statement on the State of the Global Climate in 2017 – states that German reinsurer Munich Re estimated total losses from Read more…
March 22nd, 2018 Global warming has increased the chances of snow avalanches in the Western Himalayas, according to a new study. Avalanches are a natural phenomenon and are common in mountain areas. However, according to the report, the rise in temperatures is making this phenomenon more frequent, which can have Read more…
March 21st, 2018 The recycling of brown bin waste has increased by 22 per cent in Ireland in 2016, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). According to the EPA’s latest Waste Data, the total quantity of waste generated in Ireland and accepted for treatment at composting and anaerobic digestion Read more…
