August 2nd, 2018 Extreme weather events like those seen in Ireland and countries across the world this summer are increasing as a result of climate change, the World Meteorological Organization has said. Extreme temperatures and associated heatwaves, wildfires and other natural disasters are wreaking havoc from the Arctic Circle all the way to the Sahara Desert, Read more…
August 2nd, 2018 The summer of 2018 has seen unpredictable weather events moving from one extreme to the other, with the current heatwave easing down and flooding now knocking on the door. After recording its hottest June on record, Northern Ireland fell straight into extreme flooding conditions last weekend, with Read more…
August 1st, 2018 Earth Overshoot Day falls today to mark the fact that humanity consumed nature’s entire annual ecological budget in just seven months. Earth Overshoot Day (EOD) marks the date when humanity’s demand for ecological resources and services in a given year exceeds what Earth can regenerate in that Read more…
August 1st, 2018 A new report suggests that the US media is reluctant to link the current global heatwave to climate change. The report from Public Citizen, a US non-profit, found that between 1 January and 8 July, just over 17 per cent of stories on extreme heat, heatwaves or record temperatures mentioned climate change. Between Read more…
July 26th, 2018 The recent heatwave has had a devastating impact across the globe. Abnormally high temperatures and a lack of rainfall have led to drought conditions and a spate of forest fires across Europe, even in the Arctic Circle. The Greek government declared a state of emergency last week Read more…
July 30th, 2018 Summer 2018 has brought unprecedented heatwaves to Ireland and the UK, with Northern Ireland and Wales recording their hottest June on record. Things have been heating up at home up as the thermometer at Shannon Airport hit 32 degrees, the highest June temperature since 1976. However, this summer’s record-breaking temperatures are not exclusive to Ireland and the Read more…
July 30th, 2018 Six people have been killed and over 650 homes destroyed in a wildfire three times the size of San Francisco that continues to rage in California. In its latest update sent out last night, the California Department of Fire Protection said that the fast-moving Carr Fire has Read more…
July 29th, 2018 Irish climate scientists have warned that the expected weakening of the ocean current circulation system that gives Ireland its mild climate may have disastrous climate consequences in coming decades. The weakening of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) system could lead to “accelerated global surface warming” according Read more…
July 27th, 2018 The national planning authority has granted a five-year planning permission extension for a controversial project to import liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Shannon from the US fracking industry. The Shannon LNG proposal intends to build a gas terminal on the Shannon Estuary and import the gas to Ireland, the Read more…
July 27th, 2018 The Green Party has criticized a lack of Government action on climate change following the release of the Climate Change Advisory Council’s critical annual review. The CCAC is an independent body set up under the 2015 Climate Act to advise the government on climate change policy and assess Ireland’s Read more…
