Climate records are usually broken slowly. Now extremes are being exceeded by four degrees
Jet stream holds key to whether extreme heat will become more frequent and severe
Climate change
Our latest news coverage, analysis and comment on the global climate crisis
The media should treat this heat as the very bad news it is
Photographs of ice-cream vans and crowded beaches could be seen to celebrate our abnormally hot weather
Something is happening in the underwater world of Irish kelp
As well as being like a supermarket for deeper-water species, fragments can also carry carbon into deeper water, where it stays out of the atmosphere
Ireland’s Greenest Places: Community is the catalyst that can create change
Shining a light on people working together to protect and restore our natural enviromnent is a key function of this year’s competition
If water bottle rules at gigs can be relaxed in extreme heat, are they ever necessary?
In the age of global heating, water stations at outdoor events must be a priority, not an afterthought
Temperature hits high of 28 degrees with heat warning in place until morning
Thousands without power following lightning strikes in parts of country
European heatwave in graphics: Why are temperatures rising faster in Europe?
Continent is particularly affected as it is fastest-warming one, says EU’s Copernicus climate monitor
France’s hottest day: ‘We had 44 degrees. I have a photo of the thermometer’
On Wednesday the temperature in Paris rose above 40 for only the fourth time in 150 years. How did France, used to June averages of 25 degrees, cope?
‘It is actually unbearable’: Irish travellers in Europe’s heat dome
In Spain, Italy and France, Irish people report staying indoors with the shutters down and suffering through uncomfortably hot nights, with some pledging ‘never again’
‘Savage’ European heatwave due to climate change, says UN expert
Rising death toll includes 212 fatalities over four days linked to high temperatures in Spain alone
Temperature hits 32 degrees in Co Galway; thunderstorm warnings issued for several counties
Met Éireann warns of ‘torrential downpours’ while new record June temperature set in Britain
France faces surge of heat-related health emergencies as temperatures exceed 40 degrees
Spain records 212 deaths due to heat in four days amid Continent-wide heatwave
Is decriminalisation of drug possession on the way?
A ‘once-in-a-generation opportunity’ to help people with addiction; and ‘climate on steroids’
Relaxation of rural housing rules will have a negative impact on climate
Government should demonstrate real leadership by bringing vacant buildings back into use
Feeling the heat of climate crisis as extreme temperatures push us towards danger
No plan to deal with heatwaves or how we will cope if weather gets even hotter
Earth’s vital signs are flashing red and crying out for attention
The energy imbalance is as important as rising temperature in showing planet is overheating
A summer heatwave topping 38 degrees could be in our future
As climate change takes hold we need to prepare for the impact on roads, railways, animal welfare, our own health and wildfires
DCU spin-out solving the costly clean-energy problem of dirty wind turbines
AeroBeam is using lasers, drones and spectroscopy to help operators recover lost power
Highest temperature in Ireland 27.9 degrees in Co Cork as Britain records hottest ever June day
Status yellow high temperature warning is in force in Ireland until Friday morning
Shannon water extraction project will be on time and on budget, Uisce Éireann says
Project will be ‘comfortably’ completed for between €4.6bn and €5.9bn, Uisce Éireann tells Oireachtas committee
Dublin Airport passenger cap would result in immediate cut of four million passengers, Minister says
Darragh O’Brien aims for Bill to be passed in Dáil by next week
Michael O’Leary’s contradictions could fill an aircraft hangar. It’s time we called them out
Lately the libertarian has even urged the nanny state to act over passengers’ early-morning drinking
Climate justice calls for a fairer, healthier, more stable future
Shift towards climate justice is essential for our collective future
Galway Ring Road facing several High Court challenges to planners’ approval
A number of residents launched lawsuits against An Coimisiún Pleanála, citing impact to homes and environmental concerns
Government plan for sustainable data centres is like ‘sustainable smoking’, TD says
Labour seeks moratorium and levy amid concerns over energy demand and electricity prices
Wild salmon are on the verge of extinction. There is not one fish to spare
What happened on the river Glyde in June is not a local incident. It is a national emergency
Author Keith Ridgway: ‘Dooneen is the most beautiful place on Earth, as far as I’m concerned’
The celebrated Irish author writes about the ‘wonky Dublin’ he has written about in Dooneen, his latest novel
After the Fall by Ian Shapiro: Thought-provoking guide to how the world got into this mess
The path that led to Donald Trump and current crises was forged decades ago by the missteps and missed opportunities of other leaders
Green motives are great, but climate agenda must also appeal to broader constituency
‘Utility-based mentality’ can get previously reluctant industries on board, says Elina Bardram
‘I couldn’t see the sea from my garden a few years ago. Now I can see it on this level’
Portrane in north Co Dublin may be the most extreme example of coastal erosion in Ireland currently
Time and Water review: An arresting documentary about Iceland’s disappearing glaciers
Sara Dosa resists catastrophising, allowing cracking ice to shoulder the film’s emotional heft
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