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# climate - Tuesday 3 December, 2019
2019 set to be 'one of the hottest years on record'
This year is likely to be the second or third hottest in records dating back to the 19th century, with the world experiencing a decade of record heat.
# climate - Saturday 12 October, 2019
Poll: Should the voting age be lowered to 16?
Wales and Scotland have made this change, should we?
# climate - Sunday 29 September, 2019
Saoirse McHugh: Community-led rewilding could bring life back to the countryside
It is important to allow nature to do its own thing.
# climate - Saturday 21 September, 2019
'Change is coming': Millions take part in climate change strike
Thousands of people attended rallies across Ireland.
# climate - Friday 30 August, 2019
Is it really possible to live a zero waste life? I tried for a week (and did a terrible job)
It is definitely possible to significantly reduce your day-to-day waste … but it’s harder than it sounds.
# climate - Monday 26 August, 2019
'It is much worse than you think': The climate crisis and what it means for Ireland
Ireland – like every country – faces significant challenges to respond to climate change.
# climate - Sunday 28 July, 2019
Eamon Ryan interview: 'Sometimes Leo's inner neo-liberal comes out'
The Green Party leader spoke to TheJournal.ie while on a clean up in Donnybrook.
# climate - Saturday 2 February, 2019
Better forecasts may be possible with new research on extreme rainfall patterns
The new research has revealed that there are larger-scale global patterns to extreme rainfall events.
# climate - Saturday 5 August, 2017
Poll: Are you worried about climate change?
New research predicts a dramatic rise in the death toll from weather-related disasters in Europe in the coming decades.
US still wants to join climate talks despite plan to withdraw from agreement
The country can’t formally pull out of the Paris accord until 2020 at the earliest.
# climate - Wednesday 26 July, 2017
UK to ban sale of all diesel and petrol cars by 2040 'to clean up dirty air on roads'
The UK follows France in announcing plans to phase out such vehicles in just over 20 years’ time.
# climate - Saturday 8 April, 2017
Michael O'Leary thinks climate change talk is 'complete and utter rubbish'
“This nonsense that we’ll have to cut back on beef consumption or all become vegans or all start riding bicycles is not the way forward.”
# climate - Monday 6 March, 2017
We'll have some spring-like temperatures this week - and some spring showers
There will be highs of up to 15 degrees Celsius later in the week.
# climate - Monday 14 November, 2016
Heating up: 2016 "very likely" to be hottest year on record, says UN
“The election of Donald Trump is only going to make matters worse,” said Green Party leader Eamon Ryan.
# climate - Wednesday 2 November, 2016
FactCheck: Was damage to the ozone layer caused by nuclear testing?
Independent TD Danny Healy-Rae made the extraordinary claim during a debate on climate change last week.
# climate - Monday 16 May, 2016
Last month was the hottest April the planet has experienced in modern times
That’s 369 months in a row that temperatures were at or above average.
# climate - Friday 22 April, 2016
John Kerry's grand-daughter stole the show at the UN today
She was helping her granddad sign a climate agreement.
# climate - Thursday 25 February, 2016
"I feel very weak in the mornings": These two men are staging a five day pre-election fast
They’re “ratcheting up” their campaigning, as “all of the other actions of protest have made no difference”.
# climate - Wednesday 25 November, 2015
This year is going to be the hottest ever recorded and "time is running out"
Me mind on fire, me soul on fire…
# climate - Tuesday 21 July, 2015
We’re playing God with the lives of the poorest people on Earth
When it comes to climate change, we can’t blame ‘Acts of God’ for destroying our planet. We can only blame ourselves.
# climate - Friday 19 June, 2015
So far, 2015 has been the hottest year since records began
And we just had the hottest ever May, and hottest ever Spring.
# climate - Thursday 22 January, 2015
Irish people love New Zealand... almost 20,000 have moved there
A further 5,000 people are expected to leave for New Zealand this year.
# climate - Friday 16 January, 2015
2014 was the hottest year in modern history
Record cold for the year was apparent only in some parts of the eastern and central United States.
# climate - Sunday 14 December, 2014
Alan Kelly thinks a new UN climate deal is a good one, but Mary Robinson doesn't agree
Critics say the deal doesn’t go far enough for poor countries.
# climate - Tuesday 2 December, 2014
2014 could be the hottest year in history
That’s not necessarily a good thing.
# climate - Tuesday 23 September, 2014
The 9 at 9: Tuesday
Here’s everything you need to know before you take on Tuesday.
# climate - Sunday 21 September, 2014
Here's how the world is calling for action on Climate Change today
There is a picnic taking place in Dublin, in advance of a UN meeting next week.
# climate - Friday 19 September, 2014
Opinion: Are these questions about climate change preventing you from taking action?
This weekend, protests are planned all over the world to show that citizens care about this climate change – but do they really?
# climate - Sunday 20 July, 2014
Met Éireann part of international study using birch trees to monitor climate change
The results could be used to better plan forestry in future.
# climate - Monday 14 July, 2014
Mary Robinson appointed UN climate change envoy
She previously held the role of Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region of Africa.
# climate - Tuesday 10 June, 2014
This single scene sums up Irish summer perfectly
The big question.
# climate - Sunday 8 June, 2014
Opinion: Climate change is the single biggest threat to winning the fight against hunger
Everyday items such as cereals, yoghurts and ice cream have a hefty climate footprint. A quarter of all emissions are coming from the food system and these emissions are growing as demand for food rises.
# climate - Monday 2 June, 2014
This is the most hypnotic Irish rainy day video we've seen
So Irish. Such a soft day.
# climate - Friday 30 May, 2014
Sunburn index is high today (as long as you get sun)
Tomorrow looks set to have the best of the weather if you’re trying to make plans.
# climate - Wednesday 14 May, 2014
Opinion: A green lifestyle is a nice but trivial gesture – we must focus on nuclear fusion
Is nuclear fusion the answer to the world energy crisis? It might be the only future hope to power our planet.
# climate - Wednesday 23 April, 2014
"Little more than lipstick on a pig." Environment groups not happy with Ireland's climate change plan
The draft plans commit Ireland to a “low-carbon economy by 2050″ but Friends of the Earth say detailed targets are needed.
# climate - Sunday 13 April, 2014
Column: Climate change is insidious, relentless, and will profoundly alter our world
The overwhelming consensus of the scientific community is that climate change is a settled fact. Ultimately our future is a race between education and catastrophe, writes Kieran Rogers.
# climate - Thursday 3 April, 2014
ESA set to launch new earth monitoring satellite into orbit later today
The Sentinel-1A satellite is a polar-orbiting, all-weather, day and night radar imaging satellite which will be used for land and ocean services.
# climate - Friday 24 January, 2014
Once-in-a-century flood could devastate Paris
French capital warned today of possibility of repeat of 1910 deluge from Seine.
# climate - Friday 3 January, 2014
2013 was Australia's hottest year on record
Heatwave and bushfires dominated the landscape down under last year.
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Poll: Have you started your Christmas shopping?
WE ARE 18 days away from Christmas – that’s 17 shopping days. That’s 408 hours (sorry).
It always seems as though there are those who get the shopping out of the way in March where some like that last minute panic on Christmas Eve.
So, this morning we want to know: Have you started your Christmas shopping?
Poll Results:
Yes (5650)
No (3682)
I've done it all (smug) (2097)
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From the Garden: Buying a real Christmas tree supports local jobs and brings a certain magic to the home
By Michael Kelly
A real tree is a much greener option than one made from plastic, writes Michael Kelly.
How I Spend My Money: A 33-year-old HR manager in Cork on €50,000 putting in a lot of hours at work
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