Atmospheric Administration

A new cocktail of enzymes that speeds up the degradation of plastic offers a step forward in finding a new form of recycling that is faster, more affo(...)

Civilisation is increasingly out of sync with the world’s changing climate, as heatwaves, such as those in the Mediterranean and in China during 2017,(...)

Dublin is experiencing its worst drought since records began in 1850, and scientists at Maynooth University are warning that “we are potentially far f(...)

The evidence of global warming is stronger than ever, a massive US report has concluded, contradicting senior Trump administration officials who downp(...)

Nobody knows for sure what the future holds, either for us as individuals or as societies, but if you look closely, there is a growing body of scienti(...)

Met Éireann has extended a red level wind warning to the whole country as Ireland braces itself for the arrival of Hurricane Ophelia, ahead of what is(...)

The strongest effects expected to be felt from Hurricane Ophelia will be late on Monday off Kerry and then Galway, according to Met Éireann. However,(...)

US factory output increased for the fourth time in five months amid gains in machinery and chemicals, extending a gradual recovery in manufacturing. (...)

Climate change continues to advance, with new data from two US government research bodies declaring 2016 to have been the hottest year on record. Thi(...)

Global temperatures are continuing to rise, with 2015 down as the hottest year since records began in 1880. Last year’s temperature rise shattered th(...)