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# CLIMATE CRISIS

Last month
June 2024
Opinion: If we turn Connemara into a large national park, it could be our Yellowstone
Dr Ola Løkken Nordrum
29 Jun
20.2k
36
What will Eamon Ryan's legacy be?
Lauren Boland
19 Jun
20.1k
133
Explainer: What is the Nature Restoration Law and why was it controversial?
17 Jun
10.3k
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
19.6k
97
World Ocean Day: At 10 times the size of Ireland, the sea is our climate solution
Jack O’Donovan Trá
8 Jun
7.8k
36
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
23.4k
151
Two people die and thousands evacuated due to heavy floods in southern Germany
3 Jun
26.5k
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May
May 2024
Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil were no-shows today at climate debate ahead of EU election
Updated 28 May
11.2k
83
Sudden and severe storm leaves millions of people powerless in India and Bangladesh
28 May
9.2k
13
The Explainer: Climate-related emergencies are on the rise but how are we dealing with them?
20 May
3.8k
Young people tend to underestimate how worried older people are about climate change - study
17 May
3.6k
Last summer was the hottest in the northern hemisphere in 2,000 years - yes, 2,000 - study says
14 May
6.8k
50
'We must act urgently': Ten countries join Ireland to urge adoption of Nature Restoration Law
14 May
11.3k
59
April
April 2024
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Updated 30 Apr
32.6k
‘The envy of Europe’?: Step inside Irish Rail’s new battery-electric Dart trains
The Journal visited the site of the Polish factory where the new Dart trains are being produced – take a look.
Lauren Boland
Lauren Boland reports from Poland
29 Apr
56.7k
47
Opinion: Enough of the greenwashing - we cannot recycle our way out of our waste problems
Lyndsey O’Connell
28 Apr
15.2k
47
Explainer: What does the new loan scheme for home energy upgrades cover and how can I get it?
24 Apr
18.3k
31
Eamon Ryan criticised for Ireland's intervention in Swiss women's climate case
22 Apr
17.0k
34
Wildfire burns near popular Spanish coast as temperatures reach abnormal highs for April
15 Apr
31.9k
46
New EU energy efficiency law could see government incentivise thousands more homes to renovate
Muiris O'Cearbhaill
12 Apr
15.7k
29
Bonjour to bikes: Cycling more popular than driving in Paris city centre
11 Apr
10.6k
30
Are you a farmer affected by the recent bad weather? We want to hear your stories
Updated 11 Apr
15.0k
European court rules Swiss government violated human rights by failing on climate action
9 Apr
4.0k
March broke temperature records for tenth month in a row as western Europe saw heavy rainfall
9 Apr
11.0k
50
It was a majorly wet March - with 219% rain compared to average at Dublin Airport weather station
Two weather stations in Clare and Cavan recorded 29 rainy days each last month.
3 Apr
10.4k
31
March
March 2024
The climate crisis is looming. Is Simon Harris prepared to face it?
“I’m absolutely committed to addressing the climate emergency,” the new Fine Gael leader has said.
Lauren Boland
31 Mar
10.4k
68
Farmers face 'extreme pressures' as heavy rainfall saturates soil
27 Mar
18.4k
62
All waters near Irish shores to be under pressure from climate change by end of century - report
13 Mar
8.4k
36
Countries urged to ratify UN ocean protection treaty to preserve Galapagos Islands
11 Mar
5.7k
5
'Time is not on our side': Countries urged to hurry up and ratify treaty to protect polluted oceans
1 Mar
5.3k
1
February
February 2024
Midleton flooding was made twice as likely to occur by climate change
29 Feb
7.3k
36
Irish people are getting more and more worried about storms and extreme heat - climate study
28 Feb
12.8k
142
MEPs pass hotly debated nature law to 'reverse hundreds of years' of damage despite farmer protests
Updated 27 Feb
15.9k
53
Farmers bring tractor protest to Cork over airport expansion and climate policies
Updated 14 hrs ago
16.3k
62
UAE, Azerbaijan and Brazil form 'troika' to push for global action on global warming
13 Feb
4.7k
Human destruction of nature threatens migratory mammals, fish and birds, report declares
12 Feb
3.4k
Warmest January on record as temperatures hover above crucial 1.5 limit
8 Feb
18.5k
109
EU Commission proposes 90% cut to emissions by 2040
Updated 6 Feb
18.9k
121
Wildfires in central Chile kill at least 64 people, with death toll continuing to rise
Updated 4 Feb
13.4k
36
Elaine McGoff: I would love to cheer on the government's new biodiversity plan, but I can't
Dr Elaine McGoff
4 Feb
10.8k
19
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