Century forecast: Scorching summers and winter floods

Irish summers could reach extreme highs of more than 35C by the end of this century, a report on climate change from Met Éireann has claimed.

In Ireland’s Climate: the Road Ahead, the meteorological service predicts that summer temperatures could rise 2C-5C and could be much drier depending on the emissions of greenhouse gases and other pollutants.

It warned that the rise could lead to more deaths among elderly and frail people due to heat stress.