Extreme weather
Storm Austen: Unions confirm council staff on industrial action to carry out emergency work as needed
Met Éireann issues status-orange rain warnings for Thursday night when the storm tracks past Ireland’s south coast
Sixty years of fighting hunger yielded results but another food crisis looms
Nutrition quality rather than calories is now key to food security but conflict and climate change make the task harder
Hurricane Isaias weakens to post-tropical cyclone after making landfall in Florida Panhandle
Emergency services urge residents to shelter in place and watch for hurricane conditions
A Pacific island ‘will be swallowed’ by the sea within decades. Is Ireland paying attention?
Ireland and Tuvalu are joining forces in an attempt to hold back the tide of apathy as sea levels rise
Last month was second-hottest September on record, Met Éireann says
Human-caused climate change singled out as temperatures rise two degrees above 1961-1990 average
Weather whiplash leaves us with no illusions about the reality of climate change
And yet the Government is still speaking out of both sides of its mouth
Heatwaves, drought and then a tornado: France fraught over extreme weather stress
Rare supercell twister that ripped through a quiet village exposed common vulnerabilities
Is Ireland ready for a monster El Nino? Expect ugly potatoes, transport chaos and widespread disruption
Climate scientists warn the impending super-strong El Niño will have ripple effects worldwide and have implications for more than just the national weather
If we don’t listen to the science on climate change, can we at least hear its victims?
The stories of people whose lives, livelihoods and cultures have been destroyed should resonate clearly with Ireland’s famine past
It takes collective climate action to fight climate destruction
Working together on petitions, campaigns and taking a united stance is the way individual effort can have real impact
It matters that Ireland is an island. That makes its past and present different from many other countries
Integrating island thinking into every area of public policy, from economy and security to education and the arts, is an exercise in connection not withdrawal
Kerry flood victims can apply for emergency financial support
Emergency Response Payment scheme covers essential household needs but excludes insured and commercial losses
Death toll from Nepal flooding hits 626, with almost 2,500 people missing
Rescue efforts hampered by fears of more flooding
Nepal flood victims found 200km downstream as nearly 2,000 remain missing
Santosh Sahu and Spandan Sahu were on a pilgrimage with 15 others
Ireland may not have mutant Blitz attitude to climate crisis but we have our own potent version
Any kind of climate scepticism has shrivelled in the dry heat of another scorching summer
New era of climate obstruction requires pretending things are okay when clearly they are not
Misleading economic arguments position climate action as a threat to prosperity
What could hunter-gatherer societies teach us about climate change?
There are climate lessons buried beneath the Céide Fields and in the stories of our forbears
We need a wartime approach to the climate emergency
Ireland must make a national effort to reduce our fossil fuel consumption
Weaponising climate laws: Ireland’s politicians and officials fuel the fire
It is unfathomable to learn that officials proposed scrapping the ‘linchpin’ of State climate legislation
France and Spain face further danger from new heatwave amid devastating wildfires
France is experiencing wildfires on an ‘unprecedented’ scale, the office of president Emmanuel Macron has said
What is a ‘fire cloud’, and how have they worsened wildfires in Europe?
Severe wildfires can generate their own unique weather systems
Firefighters battle blaze nearing Bordeaux as more than 300,000 people flee homes in France and Spain
Bordeaux mayor says fire is ‘at the gates of the metropolitan area’ while new blaze erupts in Spanish region of Vall d’Uixó near Valencia
Why does Ireland need a hosepipe ban? The leaky pipes behind our water issues
Irish Water taking charge has improved the situation – but much more investment is needed
‘It’s taken off like a rocket’: Artisan Irish ice-pop maker Kahuna Pops thriving in the heat
From lockdown dream to selling out across Irish shops, Kahuna Pops is basking in the sun
When is it okay for men to go shirtless? And 28 other etiquette rules for hot weather
Are shorts at work acceptable? Is it okay to pee in the sea? Experts share everything you need to know about hot weather etiquette for summer
What can we do to combat the health effects of extreme heat?
Dr Muiris Houston: Be careful of strenuous activity as this generates additional heat for the body to dissipate
‘We have entered a new reality’: Ireland is alarmingly unprepared for a heatwave future
From a lack of cool spaces to the push for more energy efficient homes, Ireland has no clear plan to cope with a warming world
Met Éireann issues heat warning for 12 counties with temperatures set to soar
Ireland is likely to see hot and humid weather for the next week at least
Dublin and Cork look to lead on climate action in ambitious pilot project
Plans for Dublin and Cork show sweeping changes needed in transport, housing and energy sources
How often to apply sunscreen, symptoms of heat exhaustion and safety tips for Ireland’s hot spell
From sunburn to heat exhaustion, it’s important to take care during hot weather spells
Met Éireann forecasts temperatures to increase from Friday as some areas face water restrictions
Uisce Éireann places night-time restrictions on water supplies affecting Kilkenny, Tipperary, Donegal, Cork and Meath
Irish holidaymakers leave belongings and flee French wildfires
More than 10,000 evacuated near Perpignan as blaze threatened villages close to French border with Spain
Deaths increased by 29% in France during week of record heat, health agency says
Funeral directors in Paris say they have struggled to find places to store bodies before burial or cremation
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