Gulf Stream speeding up: What NOAA’s new study found
The Gulf Stream is speeding up. Scientists say that’s a big deal For years, the story about Atlantic…
Himalayas approaching tipping point, millions of livelihoods at stake
The Himalayas are approaching a tipping point as glaciers melt faster than a decade ago, threatening water security…
Venice is facing catastrophe due to rising sea levels. Can it be saved?
Venice is just over 1,600 years old, so it’s quite confronting dealing with the reality that its time…
Bacteria in airway influence air pollution health risk
The new study into air pollution comes from the Wellcome Sanger Institute, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases…
It matters that Ireland is an island. That makes its past and present different from many other countries – The Irish Times
July 1972. I was 11 years old. In a country tense with uniformed killings and violent recrimination, my…
Summer’s sweaty backside remains exposed as leaves begin to fall. Will we never be set free? – The Irish Times
Is the torture over? Maybe not. I still have the door open to the back garden. The shaky…
Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Lights Up Remote Island
Construction underway on a remote island nearly 400 kilometers west of India’s mainland could demonstrate, for the first…
Knowledge of heat pumps low and ‘hassle factor’ high, ESRI study shows – The Irish Times
Fewer than half of people asked knew anything about heat pumps despite the electric heating systems forming a…
‘Powerful storms are more common’: Threat of rising sea levels and coast erosion in Galway – The Irish Times
Pádraig Campbell sees the impact of climate change every day on his morning walks along Mags’ Boreen Beach…
White Planet: how a space mission profoundly changed a veteran polar explorer’s view of Earth – The Irish Times
A few days after returning from space, Eric Philips found himself reaching for objects that weren’t there. For…
Sea level rise threatens more than a quarter of a million properties as bill surges to $855b
Climate change means Australia’s love of the coast is facing a multi-billion-dollar reckoning, research suggests, as rising seas…
Rising sea levels need to be ‘accounted for’ in plans for Cork’s future, new UCC study says
Water levels at Horgan’s Quay in Cork city, where several major residential developments are being built, could be…