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…
Ireland’s heatwave: Can I still exercise? What should I be eating? – The Irish Times
The heatwave raises all sorts of challenges to our daily routines. Struggling to exercise or know how best…
Irish holidaymakers leave belongings and flee French wildfires – The Irish Times
Irish travellers have been forced to flee holidays with nothing but the clothes on their backs as wildfires…
Scientists mull controversial plan to steer hurricanes
Technology is on the cusp of allowing humans to disrupt or steer natural disasters, like hurricanes, according to a new study, which appeared in the…
The Irish roads and bridges most at-risk from intensifying extreme weather – The Irish Times
The State’s roads network is a €31 billion asset carrying more than 3.5 million vehicles every day, so…
Scone breaks daily rainfall record in 2 hours but farmers say more is needed to rid region of drought
Cobwebs have been washed off the gumboots in the NSW Upper Hunter after storms delivered a soaking at…
Ireland’s sodden golf courses hope to bounce back – The Irish Times
Golfers might feel hard done by these days with the amount of rainfall and the “course closed” signs…
Are Paris Agreement targets unachievable? – The Irish Times
Sir, – The oft-quoted warning that Ireland faces fines of up to €26 billion for failing to meet…
Keep your front garden intact and other nature-based solutions to urban flood risks – The Irish Times
Fewer than half (48 per cent) of surface waters in Ireland met the required water quality standards according…
Should Ireland introduce a legal ‘duty of care’ for rainwater? – The Irish Times
The recent flooding events across the country have put the spotlight yet again on Ireland’s out of date…
Can exercising in cold weather increase your injury risk? – The Irish Times
When I exercise in frigid temperatures, my muscles and joints feel stiff and slower to react. Does this…
‘Influenced by individual events in recent years’
Extreme weather events are becoming more common — and more costly — and scientists say climate change is…