Why isn’t the message on climate change getting through?
Reports of extreme weather events are still being described as rare or unavoidable, while the findings of scientists are often dismissed as inflexible dogma
Extreme weather
At least 30 reported dead as ‘extreme’ rain causes flooding in Beijing
More than 80,000 residents relocated as almost a year’s worth of rain falls in Chinese capital over a few days
From sunscreen to staying cool: how to keep yourself and your family safe in the heat
With extreme temperatures being recorded in popular holiday spots, it is vital to be prepared
Climate Council calls for €10,000 EV grants as transport emissions cuts ‘unlikely to be achieved’
Urgent Government intervention needed to back sustained reductions, says climate advisory body
Water always wins, which is why we should work with it and make the land act like a sponge
Thinking in a Climate Emergency: Reliance on quick-fix solutions to tackle flooding will never hold the answer
Water supplies ‘on a knife edge’ with warm and dry weather set to continue, Uisce Éireann warns
Minimal amounts of rainfall forecast up to next weekend, though more substantial showers may then follow
What is the water quality like at your local beach? Use our table to check
EPA warns local authorities on contamination from ‘high rainfall events’
Plan under way to protect telecoms network from extreme weather
Service providers may have to submit annual reports on implementation of measures
Offshore wind farms at risk of legal challenges due to flawed developer-led policy, environmentalists warn
Setting aside of ecosystem-based marine planning in Ireland has created a ‘mess’, says Blue Ireland
Striking east-west contrast as extreme heat and flooding mark Europe’s warmest year
Europe continues to warm faster than other continents, with cities unprepared for extreme weather events, Copernicus-WMO report warns
Power grid to be strengthened against storm threat
ESB networks to improve surveying, hazard removal and forestry management
The Uninsurables: One in 20 Irish houses struggles to get flood insurance
We’ve been lucky so far but ‘only a matter of time before a 3m storm surge’ hits Ireland
If I can’t get flood insurance, can I still buy a particular house?
Even people who haven’t been affected by flooding can now struggle to get insured, depending on where they live
Ireland’s ability to deal with large forest fires put to the test in Wicklow mountains exercise
Multi-agency operation will assess Ireland’s preparedness and response capacity
Ireland’s ability to deal with large forest fires put to the test in Wicklow mountains exercise
Multi-agency operation will assess Ireland’s preparedness and response capacity
Earth saw ‘spiralling weather and climate impacts’ in 2024, WMO report finds
Some consequences will be ‘irreversible over hundreds, if not thousands of years’, says UN agency
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