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<p>Since the 1950s, Yangtze fishery yields collapsed to a quarter of their historical peak, more than 130 fish species vanished from surveys, and emblematic species such as the Yangtze River dolphin were driven to extinction. Picture: AFP/AFP/Getty Images</p>

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River fishing ban seen to reverse biodiversity decline

In response to biodiversity collapse in the Yangtze river, China dramatically implemented a 10-year, full commercial fishing ban across the entire river basin

<p>Met Éireann’s confirmed the extreme rainfall of recent weeks was almost three times more likely due to climate-charged atmospheric moisture.</p>

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After the floods, climate obligations cannot be optional

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Meowing a tool cats use to control their keepers

Finding frogspawn still stirs some excitement

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Finding frogspawn still stirs some excitement

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Changes in nature aren’t always that predictable

Climate change of The Planet Earth and environmental awareness concept

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Pádraic Fogarty: Ecosystem collapse is real and is happening here now

Joanna Donnelly: Focus for forecasters is on how to communicate uncertainty

Joanna Donnelly: Focus for forecasters is on how to communicate uncertainty

Limitations in how far we can predict the weather, and how accurately we can describe the future changed climate, has been limited by chaos at the starting point or description of the boundary conditions

Sat, 14 Feb, 2026

Trump EPA Coal Ash

Trump condemned for revoking scientific finding on climate change

The Trump administration has revoked a scientific finding that has been the central basis for US action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight .

Thu, 12 Feb, 2026

Winter weather Jan 27th 2026

'More heartache' to come as a result of extreme weather conditions, researchers warn

This January was the wettest since 2018, according to Met Éireann

Wed, 11 Feb, 2026

Pollution from smokestacks filling the air at the Boise Cascade Paper Plant in Rumford Maine

Donald Trump set to rescind US climate change policy and environmental rules – official

An EPA spokesperson did not address when the finding would be revoked but reiterated that the agency is finalising a new rule on it

Tue, 10 Feb, 2026

Sustainability firm folds due to shift in climate policy

Sustainability firm folds due to shift in climate policy

Change By Degrees co-founder Tara Shine explains how its market all but vanished after the EU's omnibus measure scaled back key sustainability directives

Mon, 09 Feb, 2026

Irish Government formation

Green Party deputy leader vows to tackle discrimination after completing cancer treatment

Hazel Chu was diagnosed with breast cancer last summer and had surgery in September

Sun, 08 Feb, 2026

Australian Outback Farmer

Chance of El Niño forming in Pacific Ocean may push global temperatures to record highs

Experts said it is too early to be confident, but there are signals in the spread of sea surface temperatures in the Pacific that suggest an El Niño could form this year

Sun, 08 Feb, 2026

Poor tired depressed hungry homeless man holding a cardboard house. nostalgia and hope concept.

How Ireland became a wealthy country that can’t build the basics

Despite record surpluses, Ireland’s reactive planning culture continues to undermine housing delivery, infrastructure investment and long-term climate resilience

Sat, 07 Feb, 2026

Dozens of barriers preventing Ireland from reaching 2030 climate goals

Dozens of barriers preventing Ireland from reaching 2030 climate goals

The Joint Committee on Climate said Ireland will struggle to achieve the national objective of a 51% reduction in carbon emissions with 30 separate barriers to be overcome

Fri, 06 Feb, 2026

Why are Irish communities seeing more flooding and several 'one-in-100-year' floods?

Why are Irish communities seeing more flooding and several 'one-in-100-year' floods?

A one-in-100-year flood does not mean a flood that happens once a century. It means a flood with a 1% chance of occurring in any given year. Two such floods can occur in back-to-back years, or several can occur in a single decade

Fri, 06 Feb, 2026

Winter weather Jan 27th 2026

Orange rain warnings issued as flooding risk rises across south-east and east

Met Éireann says saturated ground, swollen rivers and high tides could trigger further flooding across eastern and southern counties

Wed, 04 Feb, 2026

Winter weather Jan 27th 2026

Irish Examiner view: Home insurance falls victim to Storm Chandra and climate change

People in Cork still dealing with the fallout from Storm Babet look on with sympathy as residents in the east are battered by Storm Chandra

Sat, 31 Jan, 2026

Malaria drug research

Climate change and deforestation helping mosquitos thrive

As the Atlantic Forest dwindles mosquitoes end up feeding more on humans out of convenience — and the risk of disease increases

Thu, 29 Jan, 2026

Flowers are great... until they bloom at the wrong time

Flowers are great... until they bloom at the wrong time

Results of the 16th annual New Year Plant Hunt show how our weather is changing, impacting flowering times and other wildlife — birds, bees, butterflies, and a wide range of pollinators — that depend on our wild plants

Wed, 28 Jan, 2026

Call for emergency co-ordinators to have adequate records of people with disabilities ahead of storms

Call for emergency co-ordinators to have adequate records of people with disabilities ahead of storms

The Oireachtas climate committee's series of proposals were issued as the country was battered by Storm Chandra

Tue, 27 Jan, 2026

Value, not sustainability, is driving the second-hand fashion boom

Value, not sustainability, is driving the second-hand fashion boom

Economic pressures and value-driven consumption are core to the second-hand surge, writes sustainability strategist Pat Kane

Mon, 26 Jan, 2026

Power plant

Only 32 fossil fuel firms account for half of world’s CO2 emissions, study shows

State-owned fossil fuel producers made up 17 of the top 20 emitters in the Carbon Majors report, which the authors said underscored the political barriers to tackling global heating

Wed, 21 Jan, 2026

Mexico Seaweed

Scientists warn of ‘regime shift’ as seaweed blooms expand worldwide

Seaweed blooms have expanded by a staggering 13.4% a year in the tropical Atlantic and western Pacific, with the most dramatic increases occurring after 2008

Mon, 19 Jan, 2026

Cars For Sale Stock Lot Row.

No more oil changes: Ireland's car dealers face a changed landscape as electric vehicle sales surge

Direct sales to customers also threaten to upend the sector

Mon, 19 Jan, 2026

Mountain stream flows through granite boulders in Glenmacnass valley, County Wicklow, Ireland

The invisible carbon in Ireland’s waters

Dissolved organic carbon may be one of the most underestimated pressures on Irish waters. About 20% of our land area is covered by peat and peaty soils, which are among the most carbon-rich ecosystems on Earth. That makes Ireland uniquely vulnerable to large losses of carbon from land to water

Fri, 16 Jan, 2026

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Scientists confirm 2025 as third-hottest year on record

The result "underscores the urgency of halting the heating of Planet Earth and growing climate impacts by rapidly cutting greenhouse gases across all sectors of society", said Prof Richard Allan, climate scientist at the University of Reading.

Wed, 14 Jan, 2026

Plan approval doesn't show Ireland 'rolling out the red carpet' for data centres, say ministers

Plan approval doesn't show Ireland 'rolling out the red carpet' for data centres, say ministers

The ministers said grid investment would be substantial in the years to come to make Ireland’s energy grid able to meet future demand

Tue, 13 Jan, 2026

New electric car registrations show significant recovery in 2025

New electric car registrations show significant recovery in 2025

To reach the Government's climate goal of 845,000 private electric cars on the road by 2030, 650,000 electric cars will have to be registered in the next five years

Tue, 13 Jan, 2026

Whitelee Windfarm

Telling the truth about Ireland’s climate future

To avoid the political polarisation we see in the US, climate action needs to remain a shared national priority, grounded in evidence rather than ideology

Tue, 13 Jan, 2026

‘Profound impacts’: Record ocean heat is intensifying climate disasters, data shows

‘Profound impacts’: Record ocean heat is intensifying climate disasters, data shows

Oceans absorb 90% of global heating, making them a stark indicator of the relentless march of the climate crisis

Fri, 09 Jan, 2026