Quiz: How much do you know about these storms, hurricanes and heatwaves?

The Cerberus heatwave is hitting southern Europe this week.

A BLISTERING HEATWAVE is hitting southern Europe this week with temperatures reaching over 40 degrees Celsius.

The Cerberus heatwave, named after a three-headed, monstrous dog in Greek mythology, is another alarming sign of the risk of extreme weather events fuelled by climate change.

How well do you know your storms, hurricanes, and heatwaves?

Starting with a classic. Which storm was brewing when Teresa Mannion famously warned the country against making unnecessary journeys, taking risks on treacherous roads, or swimming in the sea?

RTE

Charley

Desmond

Emma

Ophelia

Ireland, along with the UK and Netherlands, compiles an alphabetical list of names ahead of each storm season to assign to storms as they occur. What letter has been reached this year?

The 'A' storm on that list happened in April. What was it called?

Storm Arwen

Storm Axel

Storm Aingealín

Storm Antoni

Speaking of Ireland's naming system for storms, when does the official storm season calendar run?

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1 September to 31 August

1 January to 31 December

21 June to 20 June

21 December to 20 December

Appropriately known as The Night of the Big Wind, what year did a storm sweep across Ireland with gusts up to 185km/h on 6 January?

1799

1839

1889

1929

What hurricane led to this telethon featuring Mike Myers and Kanye West?

Frances

Ivan

Charley

Katrina

We’re well used to seeing names given to storms, but it was only in 2022 that a heatwave was formally named for the first time. Which of these was the first city in the world to do it?

Barisal, Bangladesh

Seville, Spain

Brasilia, Brazil

Mexico City, Mexico

What was that heatwave called?

Sol

Apollo

Mars

Zoe

One of these countries has suspended work between 12pm and 5pm in areas where the risk from the heat is particularly high during the Cerberus heatwave this week. Which?

Greece

Spain

Croatia

Italy

Back to storms - in 2012, Hurricane Sandy hit Jamaica, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Cuba, The Bahamas, the US, and Canada, causing massive damage. In the US, about how much did that damage cost in dollars?

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1.65 billion

6.5 billion

65 billion

165 billion

Finally, true or false: Kylie Jenner's youngest child is named Stormi.

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True

False

Answer all the questions to see your result!

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You scored out of !

Not your best

You're a car stuck on Dollymount Strand

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You scored out of !

Not bad

You're this seagull taking in the views of Tramore

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You scored out of !

Nice!

You're this sheep enjoying Keem Beach

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