Weather events

Quake damaged roads, bridges and buildings in Myanmar, crippling critical infrastructure amid grinding civil war

Largely dry conditions due in the week ahead

Seismic instruments in Ireland picked up the aftershocks from the 7.7 magnitude tremor

Social media posts from Mandalay showed collapsed buildings and debris strewn across streets

Several people died and buildings collapsed in Myanmar and Thailand after a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake shook the region

Changes to North Atlantic oscillation could increase frequency of cold snaps, floods and storms, says study

‘If we do not put structures and resources in place, communities will be increasingly exposed,’ Climate Change Advisory Council chair says

Payments totalling €3.8 million after in 2023 Storm Babet next highest sum after an extreme weather event

At least 39 people dead as tornadoes, blinding dust storms and fast-moving wildfires sweep through several states

US storm: Tornadoes kill 11 in Missouri as evacuations ordered in Oklahoma after more than 130 fires reported

A brisk, easterly breeze will make St Patrick’s Day feel cold

One person killed and several others injured after heavy rain falls on Queensland and New South Wales

It was an ‘eerie few days’ in Brisbane as a strange weather system named Alfred came calling

Cyclone weakens to tropical low, but ‘intense’ rainfall threatens flooding, says expert

Were you negatively impacted by weather conditions that struck Australia’s eastern regions this weekend?

Massive storm due to make landfall early on Saturday near Brisbane

Storm now likely to make landfall by Saturday morning near Brisbane, Australia’s third-most populous city

Storm Éowyn brought hurricane-force winds while temperatures in December and February were above average

Storm warnings extend for more than 500km as authorities urge residents in low-lying areas to evacuate

Average February temperatures rose as Gale Force winds hit

Carlos Mazón has appeared to change his account of whereabouts

Wind warning in place for five counties in northwest

Jet stream is to blame, with a blocking system shutting out the sun

Storm Gudrun shocked the Nordic country into building a new, climate-proofed power grid. Will Ireland follow suit?

People told it is ‘too late to leave’, as destructive storm hits

More than 768,000 homes, businesses and schools lost power due to the storm

It makes no sense to put public money into a forest that is going to be blown down again in 10, 20 or 30 years' time

‘The children have been in tears such was the stress of the past few weeks’

Many beloved garden structures were battered (or removed entirely) by Storm Éowyn. How to stop it happening again?

The storm felled thousands of trees in the State’s most forested county, leaving thousands of residents without power

While power has been restored to most schools, teachers feel children’s needs have not been prioritised

Independent TD says ‘fallen trees responsible for ’95 per cent of damage’, Harris tells Dáil 12,000 premises still without electricity

Weather is blamed with regularity, but additional factors are always at play

Hurricane force 12 winds hit Mace Head and Malin Head on January 24th

Storm Éowyn caused ‘significant levels of damage’ to forest estate, Coillte says

‘I haven’t really been able to charge my power chair. I got it charged a few days ago but it was really difficult'

ESB Networks, aided by skilled technicians from abroad, has restored power to 738,000 customers

Thousands of homes, farms, schools and businesses remain without electricity

Numbers without electricity down from peak of 768,000 following unprecedented impact of storm

Storm Éowyn aftermath: Rory Comer (28) has been receiving palliative care for brain cancer in Dunmore, Co Galway