Schoolchildren set for global warming research

PRIMARY pupils are learning about the effects of global warming by going out and taking a closer look at the birds and the trees.

In an effort to find out the level of climate change in Ireland, schools around the country will be providing data on when certain types of trees begin to bud and their first sighting of the swallow as it returns from migration.

The information gathered from the GreenWave project over a number of years will act as nature’s clock and will illustrate whether climate change is causing flowers to bloom even earlier and how Irish wildlife is affected.