Ireland's luck in avoiding extreme flooding to 'run out eventually' 

Human-induced climate change heightened the risk of flooding during Storm Claudia earlier this month, according to a group of researchers from Maynooth University and climate scientists from Met Éireann. Picture: Brian Lawless/PA

Ireland's luck is going to "run out eventually" when it comes to avoiding an extreme flooding event and when it happens the impact will likely be far worse than we have ever experienced before.

Human-induced climate change heightened the risk of flooding during Storm Claudia earlier this month, according to a group of researchers from Maynooth University and climate scientists from Met Éireann.