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Ireland may face a cooling, as the Gulf Stream weakens while wider world gets warmer

Ireland is likely to experience cooling arising from the sustained weakening of the Gulf Stream, unlike many parts of the world enduring rising temperatures due to climate change according to a new report published by the Marine Institute. Dr. Gerard McCarthy of the ICARUS climate research unit in the department of geography at Maynooth University and report co-author broke down the findings of this report.

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07.30 5 May 2023


Ireland may face a cooling, as the Gulf Stream weakens while wider world gets warmer


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07.30 5 May 2023


Ireland is likely to experience cooling arising from the sustained weakening of the Gulf Stream, unlike many parts of the world enduring rising temperatures due to climate change according to a new report published by the Marine Institute.

Dr. Gerard McCarthy of the ICARUS climate research unit in the department of geography at Maynooth University and report co-author broke down the findings of this report.


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