Irish Examiner view: Floods serve as salutary lesson of extreme weather

We have had extreme weather events in Ireland in recent years and their frequency appears to be increasing

A man helps with the clean-up by carrying rubbish and debris after heavy rain and flooding along the Erft in Bad Münstereifel, Germany, Saturday, last week. Picture: Roberto Pfeil/dpa via AP

The glorious weather we have been enjoying over the past week or so is due to end sometime over the weekend.

We should not despair, but be glad that our temperate climate saves us from devastating events like the floods in Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands and, most recently, China.