Parts of the United Kingdom continue to grapple with widespread flooding stemming from the passage of Storm Babet. Authorities have confirmed a grim toll of at least four fatalities linked…
Local authorities in County Cork, south-western Ireland, reported extensive tidal flooding in coastal areas early on 20 October, 2020. Cork County Council said “storm surge coupled with spring tides have…
Homes were evacuated after flash floods in County Galway, western Ireland on 02 September 2020. The flooding came after heavy overnight rainfall caused the Owenglin River to break its banks,…
Storm Francis brought strong winds, rough seas and heavy rainfall to parts of UK and Ireland from 24 August 2020. In Ireland, the worst of the flooding was in reported…
An extremely wet February has left rivers high across wide areas of Ireland, in particular along the Shannon river basin, prompting some evacuations. Rain Met Éireann said the provisional rainfall…
Heavy rain from Storm Ciara has triggered flooding in northern England, parts of Scotland and Ireland. Some rivers in northern England have reached record levels. Meanwhile strong winds of up…
Storm Lorenzo brought heavy rain and high winds to parts of North Western Ireland from late 03 October, 2019. Met Éireann said that some areas of north west Ireland saw…
The government in Ireland has announced a 10-year €1 billion programme of investment in flood relief measures. Speaking at the launch on 03 May, 2018, An Taoiseach, Mr. Leo Varadkar,…
Average winter wave heights along the Atlantic coast of Western Europe have been rising for almost seven decades, according to new research. The coastlines of Scotland and Ireland have seen…
A landmark study shows the impact of flooding, droughts and heatwaves by 2050-2100 will exceed previous predictions in Europe. Research by Newcastle University in the UK has for the first…
A shocking two-thirds of drivers would gamble with their safety by driving through floodwater – even though this is the leading cause of death during a flood, new figures have…
Intense bouts of flooding are set to become more frequent, the Environment Agency in the UK has warned. The warning follows a pattern of severe flooding over the past 10…
Flash flooding affected parts south west England, Wales and Ireland on 21 January, 2018. Some areas of France have also seen heavy rain and flood warnings are in place. In…
Storm Eleanor brought strong winds and storm surge to parts of northern Europe from 02 January 2018. The west of Ireland saw the worst of the flooding. Two people died…
The Irish Minister of State for the Office of Public Works & Flood Relief, Kevin ‘Boxer’ Moran T.D gave an update on progress with the whole of Government response to…
Damage to vulnerable infrastructure caused by climate hazards could triple by the 2020s and rise over ten-fold by the end of the century. LONDON, 1 December, 2017 – Europeans need…
