Climate change

Centuries-old French vineyards bearing the names of Irish founders hope to escape effects of wildfire smoke

Mammals, small reptiles and amphibians losing shelter and food due to blazes in Tipperary, Wicklow and Waterford

In 2015, Unesco extended the reserve to the entirety of Dublin Bay, including Ireland’s Eye, which has 9,000 pairs of breeding seabirds across 11 different species

Have your say on who, where and what comprise the greenest people, places and projects countrywide

From surf instructors to farmers, residents of France’s Atlantic coast have mobilised to help stop the country’s largest wildfire reigniting

Three firefighters killed in Greece on Wednesday, hundreds of residents and tourists evacuated in France and Spain

Le Porge has become a byword for the destruction of the largest wildfire in recent the country’s history

Organic ‘waste’ can create clean energy, green fertilisers, harm-free plastics and even food

The problem is partly a confusion between what we experience daily in our locality and what is happening in large regions over the long term

Blazes have forced about 375,000 people to leave their homes in France and Spain

Fruit growers say hot, dry weather has hurt crops and made it more difficult to pick produce

Climate Change Advisory Council also warns against further delay of rises in carbon tax

Blaze in hilly terrain west of Madrid has become Spain’s largest on record, burning across 50,000 hectares

Hundreds of thousands of residents and holidaymakers in France and Spain have been forced to evacuate

Government must commit in next budget to adequately funding nature restoration, Pádraic Fogarty says

The scientist who first warned about climate change now says he was too optimistic - and this summer suggests he may be right

Thousands of people are sleeping in shelters or in their cars, some of them evacuated multiple times in advance of the flames

Wind and record-breaking heat are fuelling the continent’s explosive fire season, with Spain and France among worst hit

Part 1: Managing our mental health in the face of personal and global crisis

Authorities ordered the immediate evacuation of some western suburbs of Bordeaux in an area that includes the regional airport

Ireland’s Greenest Places: Despite backlash in some political circles against the green agenda, action on the ground tells a different story

Wildfire alert issued for Waterford after change in wind direction sweeps smoke into county

Restriction applies only to domestic households and not to businesses including golf clubs and car washes

Hundreds of firefighters battle to control blaze near tourist hotspot at bay of Arcachon

Challenges of war ‘will pale into insignificance’ compared to global warming impact, MacGill Summer School hears

Trees ‘sweat’ so that people don’t have to

Fresh surge of heat forecast in Mediterranean regions with high temperatures of up to 44 degrees

If there’s one thing addictive doomscrolling taught us, it’s that no basic set of beliefs exist

Simple measures alongside long-term ones can help businesses fight against climate change

Researchers at Queen’s University have developed a ‘potential game changer’ battery that uses iron rather than lithium

Initial project will examine solutions for ‘difficult to recycle’ insulation materials

Law to give Minister powers to directly approve facility passed by Government last week

Longest hot spell occurred 50 years ago and was almost beaten in Co Cork this week

In proof, if any were needed, of the human capacity for finding novel ways to hasten our own demise, the hashtag #tanlines is trending on social media

Republicans say US will ‘act to protect its people’ as smoke from hundreds of Canadian fires spreads across border

And if only Ronaldo had the same prescription as Messi

Artists can be shape-shifters of cultural norms, as they are not afraid to push against the status quo and stimulate behaviour change

It is the safest possible shared reference point

Historically, the most prominent and regulated risks to workers have been visible, but recent heatwaves show risk comes in all forms

‘Urban heat island’ effect means cities are often several degrees hotter than surrounding areas