Irish ‘wine geese’ vineyards under threat in Bordeaux – The Irish Times
When an acrid haze began drifting over the neat rows of vines that blanket the landscape north of…
EU weather records broken as multiple countries battle to contain wildfires – The Irish Times
Fire weather in the European Union has broken records for severity for this time of year, data shows,…
Investigators suspect use of heavy machinery sparked record wildfires in France and Spain – The Irish Times
Initial investigations have suggested the use of heavy machinery in areas of parched vegetation caused the sparks that…
Where are the current wildfires in Spain and France and what do Irish tourists need to know? – The Irish Times
Where are we now with the wildfires in southern Europe? It is hard to overstate the scale of…
European wildfires in graphics: France and Spain battle blazes as another heatwave approaches – The Irish Times
Firefighters in Spain and France are racing to contain wildfires as Europe’s fourth heatwave of the summer takes…
‘Extremely demoralising’: Veggie farmers say bumper harvest going to waste in hot weather – The Irish Times
Vegetable farmers have been experiencing bumper harvests due to the recent stretch of hot and dry weather –…
Heat pump installations must increase twentyfold ‘to meet green targets’ – The Irish Times
Heat-pump installations need to increase twentyfold and the pace of general home retrofits must at least double if…
Were this summer’s heatwaves caused by El Niño, or something even more terrifying? – The Irish Times
The climate system on which we depend for everything is breaking down before our eyes. The scale and…
Ireland needs stronger deterrents against deliberately starting wildfires, ecologist says – The Irish Times
An ecologist is warning that Ireland’s legislation for dealing with fires that were deliberately started is 30 years…
Suncreams, deodorants and booze benefit from Ireland’s season in the sun – The Irish Times
Successive waves of heat and unusual amounts of sunshine saw shoppers splashing out more on suncreams and deodorant…
Why Europe’s wildfires are proving so fierce and difficult to stop – The Irish Times
A combination of an unusually wet winter, very low rainfall since spring and repeated record-breaking summer heatwaves is…
More than 250,000 people flee as uncontrolled wildfires move closer to Madrid and Bordeaux – The Irish Times
More than 250,000 people fled towns and villages in Spain and France into the weekend as uncontrolled wildfires…