Basking in the sunshine along the canal at Portobello, DublinIreland is on course for a 10th consecutive year of above normal temperatures, while the world is having its third warmest year and its hottest decade on record. The impacts of climate change are laid bare in simultaneous reports from Met Éireann and the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO). While this year is the 10th in a row of above normal temperatures in Ireland, the change is even more dramatic as 19 out of the 20 years of this century have been abnormally warm. By contrast, only 58pc of normal rain amounts fell during the spring, leaving the east with its driest spring on record. Four stations, in Westmeath, Roscommon, Claremorris and Dublin had their highest May temperature on record, the mercury rising to 26.8C in Roscommon.

Source: Irish Independent December 02, 2020 13:01 UTC