‘Alarming new records’ for climate change set last year, says WMO
Human activities causing ‘planetary scale changes’ to oceans, atmosphere and land
World just had its seven hottest years on record, says climate agency
CO2 emissions hit record levels globally, with Ireland on similar rising trajectory
World needs to better prepare for climate disruption – United Nations
UN warns that ‘we need a step change in adaptation ambition ... and we need it now’
Record greenhouse gas concentrations pushing Earth into ‘uncharted territory’ – report
‘Extreme weather events are new norm’, expert warns ahead of Cop26 climate summit
‘Code red for humanity’: UN secretary general responds to climate report
Scientists and campaigners call for urgent action to cut greenhouse gas emissions
Calls grow in England for national lockdown as Covid cases rise
While Labour has called for a national ‘circuit-break’ , many Conservatives want to stick with a localised three-tier strategy
Home advantage has almost disappeared behind closed doors
Since the Bundesliga began again, the home side is half as likely to win as it was before
How to stay motivated while working from home
Morale is taking a hit during the pandemic but narrowing your focus can help you feel more in control
Studies show fresh link between junk food and death
More than 4 servings of ultra-processed foods a day linked to 62% increased risk of mortality
Higher temperatures due to human activity making heatwaves more likely
Expert says jury is still out on extent to which climate change is affecting the jet stream
Nerve agent used in UK attack developed by Russia during Cold War
Chemical agent ‘more dangerous and sophisticated’ than sarin or VX
Weather analysis suggests flash floods likely in Ireland
Hazard of summer thunderstorms also registers in extensive US climate-change study
Tracking Ophelia: Where did it come from? Why did it whip up?
Climate change didn’t cause the storm, but may have helped it travel further north
Lapsed Irish Catholics ‘most sympathetic’ to Jews, says author
Joyce, Binchy and O’Brien show ‘a link between lapsed Catholics and philo-semitism’
Wolfgang Munchau: Does Trump want to destroy the EU?
The European Union needs to stop being paralysed and act to remedy its flaws
Brainwave data sheds flickering light on Alzheimer’s affliction
Researchers find effect of LED light on brain cuts concentration of degenerative plaque
Climate change the chief culprit for stormy winter weather
Research suggests pressing need for sharper insight into changing wind and rain patterns
Water, water everywhere but why did we build on flood plains?
Planning could have given those living along the Shannon 10 days’ warning
Drinking milk related to reduced blood pressure
Lower risk of ill-health for people with high dairy intake, conference hears
Price of Samuel Beckett’s letters falls by half in London auction
Subjects include writer's theatrical career, including 1952 production of ‘Waiting for Godot’
Price of Samuel Beckett’s letters plummets
Collection of letters that sold for €360,000 in 2006 could now sell for as little as €100,000
Brought to Book: Anakana Schofield on parallel reading, the literary patriarchy and books as portals
‘I write in a very troubling manner that I wouldn’t advise anyone to adopt’
Slowdown in global warming ‘temporary’
IPCC says reduction in warming in recent years down to variation in climate system
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