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Climate Change

Japan

Up to six dead as Typhoon Shanshan brings record rains and landslide warnings to Japan

30 Aug 2024

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Report Card

Environmental report gives Government a B- grade on fulfilling climate promises

27 Aug 2024

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CLIMATE CRISIS

Up to 1,400 people could die due to heat in Ireland annually if climate change goes unchecked - study

22 Aug 2024

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CLIMATE CRISIS

Climate change fuelled deadly India landslides, scientists find

14 Aug 2024

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Climate Change

High temperatures caused nearly 50k deaths in Europe last year, study finds

12 Aug 2024

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Climate Change

'Increasingly likely' that 2024 will be the warmest year on record says EU climate monitor

8 Aug 2024

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aoife kelleher

Mary Robinson says we must 'learn lessons' from Irish mass emigration amid anti-migrant protests

In an interview with The Journal, the former President of Ireland also said the US and other Western countries need to do more to end the conflict in Gaza.

Órla Ryan

8 Aug 2024

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world on fire

Sunday was the hottest day ever recorded globally

23 Jul 2024

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peaceful protest

Just Stop Oil co-founder jailed for five years for planning to block UK motorway

18 Jul 2024

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40C

‘Hellishly hot’: Southern Europe bakes under heatwave with the worst still to come

17 Jul 2024

29.9k

new way of thinking

Climate Change Advisory Council says reliance on imported fossil fuels 'needs to end'

11 Jul 2024

6.7k

Public Health

Hospitalisations and deaths linked to hot weather are set to increase due to climate change

10 Jul 2024

11.9k

The Morning Lead

Ireland's greenhouse gases fell to their lowest level since 1990 last year

The EPA has stressed that Ireland is still falling far short of the change needed to meet EU and self-imposed targets.

David MacRedmond

9 Jul 2024

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record high

Last month was the hottest June on record globally, beating 2023 high

8 Jul 2024

9.4k

Climate Conversation report

Reluctance of men to eat less meat and younger people to fly less among climate action barriers

4 Jul 2024

15.2k

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Climate

Hurricane Beryl strikes Jamaica as death toll rises to nine

4 Jul 2024

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FactCheck

Debunked: A comparison of US temperatures in May 1896 and May 2024 is misleading

1 Jul 2024

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FactCheck

Debunked: Condensation trails after airplanes aren't signs of intentional climate modification

27 Jun 2024

15.6k

Transport

Ireland's transport emissions rose last year as demand for petrol jumped by over 7%

27 Jun 2024

7.0k

Tick tock

Govt publishes updated plan to reduce emissions following years of delay and breach of EU deadline

26 Jun 2024

6.0k

FactCheck

FactCheck: How many times did the Dáil discuss the EU Nature Restoration Law?

Newly elected MEP Ciaran Mullooly claims the law was not properly scrutinised by TDs.

20 Jun 2024

7.4k

just stop oil

Climate change activists spray orange paint on ancient Stonehenge standing stones

19 Jun 2024

28.6k

hajj

Hundreds of people have died so far on annual pilgrimage to Mecca

19 Jun 2024

35.2k

The Morning Lead

What will Eamon Ryan's legacy be?

Lauren Boland

19 Jun 2024

20.2k

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Environment

Explainer: What is the Nature Restoration Law and why was it controversial?

17 Jun 2024

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Breath of fresh air

Nature Restoration Law to be officially adopted as EU member states give green light

The Nature Restoration Law seeks to restore at least 20% of the EU’s land and sea areas by 2030 and all ecosystems by 2050

Updated 17 Jun 2024

19.7k

It is cold

Today's cold temperatures set to stay for the next week, Met Éireann says

12 Jun 2024

24.0k

CLIMATE CRISIS

World Ocean Day: At 10 times the size of Ireland, the sea is our climate solution

Jack O’Donovan Trá

8 Jun 2024

7.9k

heatwaves

A third of Irish people think about climate change when choosing their holiday destination

7 Jun 2024

3.3k

Climate Change

Ireland had one of the warmest AND wettest springs on record, Met Éireann says

6 Jun 2024

7.3k

Climate Change

Ireland has hottest May on record as world sees 12th consecutive month with warmest average

In Ireland, Met Éireann recorded an average temperature of 13.08 degrees Celsius in May 2024.

Updated 5 Jun 2024

23.8k

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Red C Poll

Majority feel the Govt isn't doing enough on climate - but few want to change their own behaviour

5 Jun 2024

7.2k

Bavaria

Two people die and thousands evacuated due to heavy floods in southern Germany

3 Jun 2024

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Galway

The results of this Europe election are crucial for climate action

30 May 2024

4.6k

Fixing delays with childen's spinal surgeries 'not rocket science', President Higgins says

30 May 2024

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Climate Change

‘What have they proposed that actually brings us further?’ - Eamon Ryan slams SocDems and PBP

Updated 28 May 2024

21.1k

Absent

Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil were no-shows today at climate debate ahead of EU election

Updated 28 May 2024

11.3k

Climate Change

Sudden and severe storm leaves millions of people powerless in India and Bangladesh

28 May 2024

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Environmental Protection Agency

Ireland to fall 'well short' of both national and EU emissions reduction targets

The country is projected to achieve a reduction of up to 29% in total greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, compared to the target of 51%.

28 May 2024

7.0k

Irish Birds

'The sound of extinction': One man's mission to record Ireland's precious birdsongs

26 May 2024

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