Ireland ‘by no means not culpable’ for extreme heatwave in Europe
The Hard Shoulder · Newstalk
July 17, 20237m 35s
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Show Notes
Europe is in the midst of a heat wave today – Rome has hit 40 degrees, Athens has closed the Acropolis for a portion of the day with temperatures also over 40 while Sicily could break the continent's temperature record of 48 degrees this week.
However – Ireland is not in the midst of this heatwave. Many parts of the country saw more than 50mm of rain this weekend while temperatures have remained consistently below 20.
Kieran was joined by John Sweeney Climatologist and Professor Emeritus at Maynooth University...