Heatwaves and flash floods to be norm by 2050

FLASH floods, prolonged heatwaves, severe droughts and warmer winters — that’s what climate change experts have forecast for Ireland in the coming decades.

Tue, 28 Apr, 2009 - 01:00
Sean McCarthaigh

The north and west will experience record rainfall, with longer heatwaves and droughts in the south and east.

The report by the Environment Protection Agency found:

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