Professor Quentin Crowley: How Irish entrepreneurs can take on climate change 

The global climate crisis poses many existential questions for society, but also offers green economic opportunities, not least for Ireland and its abundant offshore wind-energy resources  

Lightning strikes during a monsoon storm over  a nearly dry creek bed, Mayer, Arizona 

It’s hard to miss the high temperatures, with Ireland recording on July 18 its hottest day for 135 years, at 33.1 degrees.  

But it’s not just the high temperatures, because we’re also experiencing other extreme conditions. Prolonged periods with little or no rain can result in water shortages, while less rain can result in little or no grass growth, which is bad news for farmers in terms of increased costs of importing animal feed.