LA fires: Death toll rises to 24 with dangerous conditions set to return
More than 90,000 under evacuation orders in Los Angeles County as additional water trucks sent to at-risk areas
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LA fires: Video and images of the devastation
As the death toll rises, two wildfires continue to burn in Los Angeles, displacing more than 200,000 people and destroying more than 12,000 homes and structures
‘He was my baby, and he died needlessly’: Former child star Rory Sykes dies in LA fires
Sykes’s mother says ‘all phone lines were down’ and local fire station had ‘no water’
Why businesses do not and will not tackle climate change
Expecting companies to put climate change concerns ahead of profits is foolish
Home savings: Changing the way you boil the kettle could save you €30
After your electric shower, tumble dryer and cooker, your kettle is the most energy intensive user of electricity
LA fires: Stronger winds threaten further destruction as two biggest fires rage on
At least 16 dead and entire neighbourhoods erased as three wildfires continue to burn
Firefighters race to contain LA wildfires as winds forecast to return
Locally strong Santa Ana winds could soon return, national weather service warns
A surprising number of its trees will never reach old age in Irish gardens. Here’s how to choose your tree wisely
During Storm Darragh last year, close to 140 mature trees were toppled at the historic National Botanic Gardens, Kilmacurragh
Raucous jays are the lovable gangsters of Ireland’s woodlands
Ella McSweeney: When acorns fall from the oak tree in autumn, a jay will hide up to 5,000 of them around the wood
Young Scientist exhibition winners: Three Kerry sisters develop app to improve emergency response
Ciara, Saoirse and Laoise Murphy develop ACT app to improve responsiveness to emergencies at community level
LA fires: Calmer winds help firefighters as death toll hits 10
Fires around city have so far destroyed nearly 10,000 structures, with at least 180,000 residents ordered to evacuate
Devastating fires in wealthy LA areas prove nowhere is immune to climate disasters
Destruction with little warning and no mercy becomes the norm as the world overheats
Forget pandering to Independent TDs, these are the issues the new government needs to deal with
The consequences of business as usual are ever more frightening, particularly in relation to climate change
Liz Bonnin: ‘Moving to Ireland when I was nine was an absolute culture shock’
The TV presenter and biologist on the joys of her upbringing, the beauty of the Burren, and surviving the Irish weather
Hottest year on record as 2024 breaks 1.5 degrees global warming limit
A single year exceeding that limit does not mean the Paris Agreement threshold has been broken, but we’re ‘dangerously close’
Exploring the power of urban green spaces to connect
Research Lives: Dr Tadhg MacIntyre, Innovation Value Institute, Maynooth University
Government green-friendly spending estimated to increase to €7bn in 2025
Another €2bn of spending during the year will be unfavourable to climate and the environment, leaving a net pro-environment spend of just under €5bn
Los Angeles wildfires: At least two killed and 70,000 told to leave as blazes rage
Biggest fire consumes more than 5,000 acres in wealthy Pacific Palisades neighbourhood between Santa Monica and Malibu
President criticises Nato’s ‘appalling’ call for increased military spending
Michael D Higgins implores young scientists to commit to welfare of all global citizens and counter war rhetoric
Political science must not trump climate science. Here are the key tests for the new government
The scale and speed of change required to tackle climate issue is unprecedented and not always immediately popular
Why is the weather so cold and what is the coldest temperature ever recorded in Ireland?
Met Éireann forecaster Gerry Murphy described conditions as ‘quite unusual’ but we have seen similar in recent years
Recycle sportsgear, eliminate party bags: four easy climate resolutions for every household
Call me Scrooge or the Grinch, but my favourite part of Christmas is now - when the season of excess waste is over
Talks resume between Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael on new government
Parties report steady progress but difficult areas yet to be discussed
Warming Ireland at increasing risk of climate events coming all at once, Met Éireann warns
Annual climate report confirms sea surface temperatures ‘continued at or near record high levels’ leading to more intense rainfall
New roads investment planned by Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil after Green exit
Series of referendums on issues such as housing and water ‘highly unlikely’, negotiators say
Using the right bin can save money and reduce environmental impact
Our recycling rate has not improved in a decade: here’s some tips on how to dispose of our waste properly
Climate-driven sea level rise will overwhelm major oil ports, study shows
Thirteen of the ports with the highest supertanker traffic will be seriously damaged by just one metre of sea level rise
50 people to watch in 2025: From film and music to arts, activism, sport and more
As a new year gets into gear, here are the artists, entrepreneurs, activists and musicians set to shake things up
Ireland’s future weather will be even warmer and wetter than predicted, scientists warn
Supercomputer helps deliver more accurate indication of what the future holds for Ireland’s climate with new indications on regional impacts
The lungs of Belfast: ‘Having good woodlands around the city is vital’
Winnowburn is the first – and so far, only – verified Woodland Carbon Code project in Northern Ireland, the least wooded part of the UK
Let’s get real: Ireland’s data centre boom is driving up fossil fuel dependence
At a time of climate crisis, the new Government has a choice to make between carbon budgets and economic growth at all costs
What now for the Green agenda after its main political advocate was almost wiped out in the election?
The Green Party faces a challenge in pushing policies to tackle climate change with just one TD
Ten predictions experts made about the world in 2025. All of them are wrong
When it comes to predicting the future, you might as well ask an astrologer as a rational expert
‘County colours’ platform compares wind energy contributions across Republic
Kerry led wind energy generation in 2023, generating 1,664 GWh of energy, followed by Cork, Tipperary and Galway
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