Dublin could run out of water as climate change ‘hits home’, warns ministerBy Gráinne Ní Aodha, PAThe Government has published its second strategy on how Ireland should adapt to climate change events “hitting home”. Mr Ryan said that at Cabinet on Wednesday ministers raised local examples of the effect climate change was having on Ireland. “The Tánaiste (Micheál Martin) and a number of others made the case about what happened to Midleton last year, which was a classic example of climate change hitting home. “So we’re going to have to invest in alternatives because if we have the same sort of drought conditions we had in 2018, we could run out of water in Dublin. It’s a climate impact.”“Similarly, taking my own transport portfolio, we know working with Irish Rail, that line south of Greystones, coastal erosion is real, it’s happening.

Source: Irish Independent June 06, 2024 06:03 UTC