Update: Launch coverage of Earth-observing satellites
Revised dates have been set for the prelaunch briefing and launch of the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow-On (GRACE-FO), NASA's latest Earth-observing satellite...
Mapped: How global warming and land-use change threaten water security worldwide
The world’s water supply has been severely altered by global warming and changes to land use – such as agriculture and damming – over...
National Biodiversity Week: Bat Walks Across Ireland
May 16th, 2018
During the event packed National Biodiversity Week (19 – 27 May), there are many opportunities to take part in bat walks and...
The UN Security Council is starting to take climate change seriously
The most powerful UN body is tentatively addressing the links between global warming and instability. It can and should do more, writes Ashley Murphy
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Irish Bumblebee population at lowest level since 2012, new data reveals
The Irish Bumblebee population is at its lowest since monitoring began in 2012, new data from the National Biodiversity Data Centre (NBDC) reveals.
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Alaska Crafts Climate Change Plan, Saying Concerns Are Too Great to Ignore
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Judge Blocks Oakland’s Ban on Coal Shipments
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Trump Considers Global Group to Promote Fossil Fuels
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Bathing water quality poor at five popular Dublin beaches
May 16th, 2018
Irish swimmers are being urged to avoid swimming at five Dublin beaches this summer as they fail to meet minimum EU bathing...
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