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Is recent extreme weather just a freak event or our new normal?

The country has been battling weather alerts over recent days but are they freak events or our new normal due to Climate change?     Speaking to Shane this morning was John Sweeney, Climatologist and Professor Emeritus at Maynooth University a little earlier and started by asking him if thinks climate change is playing a part in our extreme weather.

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06.00 24 Oct 2023


Is recent extreme weather just a freak event or our new normal?


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06.00 24 Oct 2023


The country has been battling weather alerts over recent days but are they freak events or our new normal due to Climate change?  

 

Speaking to Shane this morning was John Sweeney, Climatologist and Professor Emeritus at Maynooth University a little earlier and started by asking him if thinks climate change is playing a part in our extreme weather.


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