Ireland 'woefully unprepared' for 'more frequent and severe' extreme weather events

Extreme weather events such as heatwaves, flooding, and coastal surges are going to be more extreme and frequent in the future. Picture: Eamonn Farrell

Ireland is woefully unprepared for future extreme weather events such as heatwaves, flooding, and coastal surges, which are going to be more extreme and frequent in the future.

That is according to the Climate Change Advisory Council (CCAC), which called on the Government to take "urgent action" on adapting to the new realities brought on by ever-increasing global warming, including the hottest temperature in Ireland for 135 years this week.