Yes, we can even say that wildfires are directly linked to climate change, and yes, it will only get worse as we continue to burn large amounts of fossil fuels...

Prof Friederike Otto@frediotto.bsky.social · 6d ago

A succession of heatwaves and very dry conditions - both driven by human-induced climate change, fueld the severe wildfires in Spain and France - new @wwattribution.bsky.social study www.worldweatherattribution.org/climate-chan...

Holiday in the climate emergency. No that’s not AI or edited, just a snapshot I just took with my phone on Lacanau beach in France. What future will this boy grow up in? It is in our hands, but time is running out.

What could a future heatwave on the island of Ireland look like? A heatwave reaching 38°C is plausible. This particular heatwave is set in 2056 in a world approaching 2.5°C above pre-industrial levels. Analysis: @climatecocentre.bsky.social www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

Europe's worst heatwave so far, in terms of heat stress measures and temperatures - brought to you by fossil fuels. New @wwattribution.bsky.social study showing how such deadly heat became possible in only a few decades. www.worldweatherattribution.org/fossil-fuel-...

Paris, the capital of France, has recorded more days above 40°C this week than during the 147-year period spanning from 1872 to 2019. Historic is an understatement.

Delighted to share that my first peer-reviewed main author paper has been published as part of a special issue on Meteotsunamis in the Journal of Natural Hazards. Big thank you to my co-authors, @germac.bsky.social & @clairebergin.bsky.social for your support! link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Investigating the occurrence of an unusual tidal event along the north–west coast of Ireland - Natural Hazards

The study investigates the occurrence of an unusual tidal event recorded at Portsalon Golf Club on 21st February 2022 at 08:50 UTC. The event followed the passage of Storm Franklin and was described b...

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ICARUS researcher Dr Claire Bergin @clairebergin.bsky.social appeared on RTÉ Prime Time last night, discussing her work with @wasitusie.bsky.social and how record-breaking May temperatures are linked to human-caused climate change. Claire's segment begins at 29:14. www.rte.ie/player/serie...

Prime Time 2026-06-04

An in-depth analysis of current issues and topical reports. Watch Prime Time 2026-06-04 on RTÉ Player for free

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Our post doctoral researcher Dr Claire Bergin will be on RTÉ's Prime Time programme tonight starting at 21:35 speaking about our latest study involving the record breaking temperatures last week!

While Ireland and western Europe are baking in an unprecedented May heatwave, @clairebergin.bsky.social presented Ireland's attribution activities at the Nordic Attribution Meeting 2026 in cool Helsinki (while also answering media requests on the side).

Congratulations @lionel-swan.bsky.social on your first retrospective attribution study focusing on the abnormally warm and dry summer of 2018!

WASITUS@wasitusie.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Our first retrospective study on SUMMER 2018 has been released (check the link below!). Key findings: high temperatures experienced during June and July have become warmer and more frequent due to anthropogenic climate change, however, the climate change influence on low precipitation is less clear.

Very interesting new study by WWA, co-authored by our postdoc. It shows how climate change is increasing pre-monsoon heat in India and Pakistan. www.worldweatherattribution.org/climate-chan...

Even the world cup is not exempt from the negative effects of climate change. Very interesting work from WWA

World Weather Attribution@wwattribution.bsky.social · 3mo ago

NEW: Players and fans face increased heat danger at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, since USA '94. Our results show that from Miami to Kansas City, climate change is increasing the risk of playing the World Cup in much of the northern hemisphere during summer. (1/2)

Quite the day while trying to complete the @ipcc.bsky.social special report SOD doing front person for @ccacireland.bsky.social annual report first chapter. Highlight was getting my youngest son’s tutor’s catchphrase onto national lunchtime news. Bet w/ youngest won. 🏆 www.rte.ie/news/ireland...

Climate body chair criticises govts for ignoring warnings

The chair of the Adaptation Committee of the Climate Change Advisory Council has said that if governments had heeded their warnings in the past and implemented just a proportion of them in full, the c...

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Our Postdoc, Dr Claire Bergin, presented our recent work to the Irish Met Society on Thursday. If you want to take a look at the full presentation follow the link below #ClimateScience #ClimateChange #ExtremeEventAttribution www.youtube.com/watch?reload...

Changing Weather Extremes: Are Humans to Blame?

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NEW STUDY: Climate change is fueling deadly fires that threaten some of the world’s oldest living things: the ancient Alerce trees of Patagonia, which can live for over 3,000 years. Our analysis shows that human-induced warming is making weather conditions more conducive to fire. 1/5

Last month was the wettest January in Ireland since 2018, according to data from Met Éireann, with the forecaster saying that, unusually, more rain fell in the east of the country than the west

Met Éireann confirms wettest January since 2018

Last month was the wettest January in Ireland since 2018, according to data from Met Éireann.

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www.irishtimes.com/environment/... Latest (and very rapid) attribution study from @clairebergin.bsky.social @lionel-swan.bsky.social & Met Éireann @wasitusie.bsky.social

Storm Chandra floods made three times more likely by climate change

Analysis shows rainfall preceding storm left areas ‘primed’ for flooding

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Watch out for our new study being published at 8pm on the WASITUS.ie website!

🚨 NEW STUDY: As Australia prepares for another heatwave, our latest study found the early January heatwave which hit SE Australia was made 5x more likely due to climate change. What was once a relatively rare 1-in-25-year event is now expected about every 5 years. 🧵 1/6

Want to learn more about Irish event attribution? Why not check out our website wasitus.ie

Unfortunately, if there is no large global effort to reduce emissions soon then 2025 is set to be one of the colder years this century

RTÉ News@news.rte.ie · 7mo ago

Last year was the second warmest year on record in Ireland since 1900, according to Met Éireann

www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p... @codohertynews.bsky.social telling some hard home truths here with a guest quote from @clairebergin.bsky.social and some of the usual nonsense from me.

The climate crisis in 2025: When scientific and political realities diverged

‘Climate adaptation’ became the new buzzwords but there was much evidence of business as usual

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Listen back: RTE news at 1 to hear our researcher Dr Claire Bergin talk about our new research. The study focuses on the rainfall associated with storm Claudia and the flooding related impacts. Starts at 25:50 www.rte.ie/radio/radio1... @maynoothuniversity.ie @epaireland.bsky.social and Met Eireann

News At One Friday 28 November 2025

News, sport, business and interviews presented by Rachael English.

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Interesting study showing how rainfall levels are increasing on the east Irish coast leading heightened flood risk

WASITUS@wasitusie.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Read our new study: Human-caused climate change increases potential for flooding in south-eastern counties of Ireland as rainfall intensifies mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/id/eprint/20...

Human-caused climate change made the warm days experienced this summer nine times more likely, and the warm nights 40 times more likely, according to a new study from climatologists at ICARUS, MU's climate research centre, and Met Éireann. www.maynoothuniversity.ie/faculty-soci...

"Climate change turned a would-be average Irish summer into a record breaker" - This was largely due to the high night-time temperatures which are 40 times more likely due to human-caused climate change. See our full report at mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/id/eprint/20...

Ireland was set for average summer heat but climate change pushed temperature to record high

Ireland was set for average summer heat but climate change pushed temperature to record high

Unusually high night-time temperatures saw June, July and August into the record books

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Great to see our study featured by RTE.

Peter Thorne@peterthorne.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Great to see coverage of our first full @wasitusie.bsky.social study on RTE (and elsewhere). Kudos @clairebergin.bsky.social and Lionel swan as well as met Éireann colleagues and thanks as ever to @wwattribution.bsky.social for the hugely valuable collaboration www.rte.ie/news/ireland...

The summer is over - and for about 16,600 people across 854 European cities that doesn't mean autumn comes, but death. People who would still be alive if it wasn't for our burning of fossil fuels. - New study with @lshtm.bsky.social www.imperial.ac.uk/grantham/pub...

Heat & very dry air that used to be rare, now very common in Spain & Portugal, putting huge strain on EU firefighting resources - at 1.3C global warming. Every additional ton of fossil fuels burnt will make European summers even more deadly & dangerous www.worldweatherattribution.org/extreme-fire...