Understanding a changing climate
One of the causes of the recent excessive rainfall in Ireland is thought to be the warming Atlantic Ocean.
More rain was the forecast, when Keith Lambkin, the Head of Climate Services Division with Met Eireann, joined Teagasc sustainability advisors Deirdre Glynn and Cathal Somers on a recent edition of the Environmental Edge podcast.
Where did the recent excessive rainfall in Ireland originate? “One of the causes of this is the warming Atlantic", Keith said. "During 2023, there were record heatwaves out in the Atlantic, and during June, the readings of temperatures in the marine sector were off the scale. Scales literally had to be redrawn to capture the temperatures that we were seeing”.
