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Ireland Is Officially Warmer And Wetter Due To Climate Change

Thursday, 12 August 2021 at 17:42

Westmeath's Jack O'Sullivan says the damage to the planet will accelerate year on year.

Global climate change is having a clear and ongoing impact on Ireland.

A joint Environmental Protection Agency, Met Éireann and Marine Institute study shows Ireland is officially warmer and wetter.

The annual average air temperature here has increased by just under 1 degree, with rainfall 6 per cent higher between 1989 and 2018, than the previous three decades.

Environmental Scientist, Westmeath's Jack O'Sullivan says the damage to the planet will accelerate year on year:

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