It's the question of the summer so here's what some climate experts have to say
The climate headlines this summer have all being about heat, but that's certainly not the case on the ground. The average global temperature last month was warmer than any previous June on record, but June 2024 in Ireland was chilly for most of the month.
From RTÉ Radio 1's Morning Ireland, Prof Andrew Parnell from Maynooth University on research which shows how extreme weather temperatures are becoming more frequent in Ireland We need your consent to load this rte-player contentWe use rte-player to manage extra content that can set cookies on your device and collect data about your activity. Please review their details and accept them to load the content.Manage Preferences
Rather than fixate on these moments, it's important to keep track of the average."While we still see record cold temperatures at individual weather stations, we won't see another cold record in the global average temperature and probably not even in the Australian average temperature," King says. "I calculated walking about 80 miles during my pilgrimage," says Ahmet T. Kuru, director of the Center for Islamic & Arabic Studies at San Diego State University."This year's extreme heat added to the challenge."
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