A chara, – Strong increases in the amount of rain that falls in heavy weather events are one of the most certain impacts of climate change. Ireland will experience more and more of these events over the coming decades. If we want to avoid the severe consequences seen in the northwest this week, now is the time to improve flood defences nationwide. – Is mise,
Dr MICHAEL BYRNE,
Institute for
Atmospheric
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and Climate Science,
Zurich University,
Switzerland.