Global warming increasing risk of severe weather events, Met Éireann warns

Met Éireann said projections pointed to further warming in future, while it is predicted our rainfall patterns will change, bringing increased dry periods and heavy rainfall events.

The new year may have begun with a cold snap, but Ireland is coming off its second warmest year ever, bringing with it a heightened risk of severe weather events, Met Éireann has said.

In its annual climate statement, the national meteorological service said the last four years had been the warmest years on record as we mirror global warming trends.