Ireland reluctantly agrees to ‘compromise’ climate deal at the Cop30 conference in Brazil
Climate Minister Darragh O’Brien said Ireland supports the decision by the EU to accept the Cop30 presidency text…
The Startups Producing Drinkable Water from Air
Blistering suns, endless dunes and almost no water. This is the imagined world on the planet Tatooine in…
Global warming intensifies extreme day-to-day temperature changes in mid–low latitudes
Observed and reanalysis datasets We use gridded observations of daily maximum and minimum temperatures at 2 m from the…
Climate Changemakers: ‘It’s unfair how much of the quota is given to a tiny number of larger fishing vessels’
Grace Carr, from the Irish Wildlife Trust, says she’s astonished at how the Government is treating small-scale fishing…
Whale never before seen in Irish waters washes up on Donegal beach – The Irish Times
A species of whale, never before recorded in Ireland, washed up in Co Donegal last weekend, marking a…
Undersea ‘storms’ are melting the ‘doomsday’ glacier’s ice shelf
The Thwaites glacier in West Antarctica NASA/ZUMA Wire/Shutterstock Underwater “storms” are melting the ice shelf protecting the Thwaites…
Recent south-central Andes water crisis driven by Antarctic amplification is unprecedented over the last eight centuries
Haddeland, I. et al. Global water resources affected by human interventions and climate change. Proc. Natl Acad. Sci.…
CRISPR-edited fungus boosts protein production and cuts environmental impact
In a new study publishing November 19 in the Cell Press journal Trends in Biotechnology, researchers used a…
Whale carcass found on Donegal beach identified as Arctic species never before seen in Irish waters
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Brazilian lawmakers seek to decimate green laws one week after hosting climate summit – POLITICO
The Congress can overturn some or all of Lula’s vetoes with a majority in both houses and he…
The secret to tackling the climate crisis could be right under our feet. Here’s why
The key to meeting global climate targets may have been right beneath our feet this entire time. As…
Skellig Michael vulnerable to climate change and Atlantic weather extremes, report shows – The Irish Times
Ireland’s Unesco heritage site Skellig Michael (Sceilg Mhichíl) is threatened by climate change on top of continuous exposure…