Superbugs resistant to antibiotics are rising fast. I tested water at Lough Neagh (40% of Northern Ireland’s drinking water) & found high levels of antibiotic-resistant genes from human & livestock poo. If we treat waterways like sewers, this is what we get. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Background to An Taisce's new Water Quality Case and why it is important An Taisce filed an application to the High Court seeking a judicial review of the Government's sixth Nitrates Action Programme earlier this week. To read more about the case: www.antaisce.org/news/backgro...

Now, its serious. www.newscientist.com/article/2518...

The public are strong in their view that clean water should be a national priority Scientific evidence shows that the 6th NAP simply doesn't provide the level of protection required for water quality in Ireland and will likely lead to its further deterioration www.antaisce.org/news/water-q...

All countries at risk of being affected by a weakening of the AMOC should take it much more seriously and conduct a risk assessment like Iceland to prepare for the consequences. www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

I delivered workshops on Careers in Sustainability at the annual Guidance Counsellors Conference this weekend. We used the Climate Venn Diagram by @ayanaeliza.bsky.social as a model to support students seeking a career that would have a positive impact. Great event and engagement!

A gradual northward shift in the Gulf Stream has provided more evidence that the system of currents keeping Europe warm is weakening. And modelling suggests that abrupt shift in the Gulf Stream could signal an imminent, catastrophic collapse in the ocean current. www.newscientist.com/article/2518...

Climate change’s rising seas may threaten tens of millions more people than scientists and government planners originally thought because of mistaken research assumptions on how high coastal waters already are. By @borenbears.bsky.social & Annika Hammerschlag @apnews.com apnews.com/article/sea-...

Gas prices up by around 50% today. A painful reminder that relying on imported fossil fuels is a risky strategy.

The climate crisis is making insurance unaffordable for many – and it should worry all of us, even if we think we’re safe from floods, wildfires and hurricanes 😡😡 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

That LNG terminal in the Shannon estuary looking less and less intelligent by the hour.

“The effort to quiet Paris complements the wider campaign to make Paris greener, cleaner & less car-dependent, which include vehicle restrictions in the center, crackdowns on polluting vehicles, & an ambitious expansion of bike networks. Those have cut the city’s average noise level by 2 decibels.”

UK’s First Geothermal Power Plant Begins Using Underground Heat to Power 10K Homes https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/uks-first-geothermal-power-plant-begins-using-underground-heat-to-power-10k-homes/ #goodnews

Antarctica just saw fastest glacier collapse ever recorded Antarctica’s Hektoria Glacier lost nearly half its ice in just 2 months after lifting off a flat seabed and shattering apart Such events could accelerate global sea level rise much faster than predicted www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...

Would 2nd this for Ireland. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

'Insurance is also the “invisible backbone” of modern economies: without its support, loans fail and the financial system crumbles. That means that insurance is now one of the most vital fronts in the battle with global heating.' www.theguardian.com/environment/...,

Beavers have been released into the wild to help restore British wetlands

In Greenland the amount of meltwater produced during extreme ice melt events has increased more than sixfold since 1990– jumping from 12.7 gigatons per decade to 82.4 gigatons per decade. www.earth.com/news/greenla...

“One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss.” “Which means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike.” #CityMakingMath Some costs aren’t costs.

Feral goats in Killarney NP. A highly invasive species, goats are (per head) worse destroyers of nature than even sheep, sika deer, or any other herbivore. That they are tolerated *at all* in any national park is a sign of gross ecological ineptitude.

“The climate scientists we surveyed were unambiguous: current economic models can’t capture what matters most – the cascading failures and compounding shocks that define climate risk in a warmer world – and could undermine the very foundations of economic growth.” Should be the top story everyday.

The Connemara hills suffer some of the worst overgrazing in Ireland. Protect the bogs, restore the forests, you'll see peak flooding decrease... www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

An ounce of prevention ...

Wait what theconversation.com/the-worlds-2...

“Rolling back environmental regulation is the ultimate act of self-harm” “the question should be asked — if our environmental regulation is so onerous, how come our environment, nature and biodiversity are in such a perilous state?” www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

"This is Europe’s new reality: under water in winter, withered in summer." Have lost count of the number of reports on #floods in Irish media that make no reference to #climatechange and fail to acknowledge flooding will get worse as #climatecrisis accelerates #spéirgorm

This is as we start crossing 1.5°C (2.2°C in Europe). Flooding in Europe will become more frequent and widespread as we race on past 2.0°C (3°C to 4°C in Europe) in the coming decades. As will heatwaves, droughts, wildfires, storms and disease outbreaks. Where are the governments' plans to cope?

Ireland No. 1 in Europe - yet again. GHGs rose faster (+3.2%) in Ireland in Q3 2025 than ANYWHERE else in Europe. #Climate action, my eye.

Vital Antarctic glacier holding back major sea level rises is 'speeding up fast Now flowing at nearly 5 kilometers (3 miles) per year. Pine Island is a key part of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, which holds enough ice to raise global sea levels by about 5.3 meters uk.style.yahoo.com/vital-antarc...

Leaving aside the broader story very funny to see the government, which has been blaming judicial reviews for every ill in the country, suddenly decide JRs should be supported when they align with what they want

Government’s plan to import LNG for electricity generation would cost households and businesses up to $8.3bn Same volume of electricity could be delivered through a $2.5b investment in rooftop solar panels and hot water heat pumps evsandbeyond.co.nz/solar-heat-p...

But but, net zero is too expensive! 'The Greenland ice sheet, the West Antarctic ice sheet, boreal permafrost, the Amazon rainforest — are all much closer to collapse than previously thought' futurism.com/science-ener...

'All records broken' as Storm Nils leaves swathes of southwest France under water

"Reducing reliance on fossil fuels looks like Europe’s best shot at saving its domestic manufacturing and stopping other governments from pushing it around." Outstanding article in The Wall Street Journal. www.wsj.com/business/ene...

More of a challenge in the built-up Southeast, but expanding upstream, catchment-wide wetland habitat can help slow the flow down to flash-points reducing flood risk. Here, old damp meadow is being returned to reedbeds by National Trust on the Tamar, providing some protection to Plymouth downstream.

“Planting suitable wetland species alongside rivers and roof tops helps delay surface water runoff by up to 90%…In the Netherlands, there are hundreds of green roofs on bus stops…Each square metre green of roof cover absorbs 20 litres of water, reducing how much water enters the drains.”

Once, marshes in East London could absorb some flood water. We've built over these with a sea of concrete, losing the 'sponginess' to absorb intense climate-driven rain. Sewers built for an era of lower rainfall can be overwhelmed, contaminating flood waters. 🧵 1 share.google/9GzrOUZUubep...

'Capitalism cares about our species’ prospects as much as a wolf cares about a lamb’s' www.theguardian.com/environment/...

This rain could just as easily have ended up here. No walls or culverts would help if the Jet Stream turned a little more north. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...

“Continued global heating could trigger climate tipping points, leading to a cascade of further tipping points and feedback loops. This would lock the world into a new and hellish “hothouse Earth” climate far worse than the 2-3C temperature rise the world is on track to reach. #ClimateCrisis

Water always win www.echolive.ie/corkviews/ar...

From NZ. Well, that is one solution to building in a flood prone area. But it might give a few engineers sleepless nights!

When 500+ objections were collected by Save Cork City a number of years back, they were treated as 1 objection by the City Council & OPW. One wonders if they will apply the same standard here. Source: echo live search.app/pNuiF

Grazalema, Spain, received over 2,000 mm (78 inches) of rain in just the last 20 days. Over a year’s worth of rain — and it’s only early February. This is hydrologically absurd.

'some ecosystems will start to collapse “by 2030 or sooner”, posing an immediate threat to national security, prosperity, food systems and public health' www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

Up stream storage costs substantially less, than opw walls (×10) It is much less damaging environmentally and more effective at managing peak flows. When combined with land management, it can result in net biodiversity gain, ie rewilding. Substantially less embodied carbon is emitted also.

“You don’t treat a flood where it ends up, you treat it where it starts. Upstream at the top of the catchment” How to use the land more cleverly to adapt to changing weather and future floods. #RTECountrywide #SpeirGorm Listen: 👉 www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

The flow of ice at Pine Island Glacier in West Antarctica has sped up dramatically due to the disintegration of the ice shelf in front of it, and this could lead to faster sea level rise