Burning issue: Heatwaves and floods are the new normal

As Ireland enjoyed a tropical status over the past week, flooding has devastated other parts of Europe. And as the frequency of extreme weather events increases, climate change has the potential to make a bad situation worse

The scorching weather has brought a few questions to the forefront of our minds. Chief among them is: What if our weather was like this all the time?

Ireland is, very slowly, emerging from a heatwave the like of which most of us cannot really remember.

After about 10 days of borderline 30C temperatures and the scorching days and uncomfortable nights that go hand in hand with them, this weekend will likely see a more temperate weather-set, before we return to the more familiar Irish summer next week.