Storm downpours that have caused devastating flooding in some communities are 20 per cent more intense as a result of rising greenhouse emissions
A total of nine named storms have hit the island of Ireland so far in 2024, two of which were 'violent storms' with sustained wind speeds of up to 111 km/h according to Met Éireann data.
But the number of storms in each storm season, which runs from the middle of one year to another, appears to be increasing with Met Éireann outlining how when Storm Kathleen was named this April "it was just the second time the letter K had been reached since" the Western Europe Storm Naming group was established in 2015.
Hundreds of flights were cancelled, a ferry was forced to circle for hours before docking in Belfast and the 'violent storm' also caused chaos on the roads with debris and fallen trees, while around 270,000 homes across the island were left without power. It was reported at the time that Isha was 'one notch away' from being a hurricane force storm.
Dozens of flights were cancelled from Dublin and Belfast, while power outages across the island saw around 26,000 left in the dark. Counties Clare, Donegal, Galway, Kerry, Leitrim, Mayo and Sligo were issued with orange wind warnings by Met Éireann, while the rest of Ireland was given a yellow warning. Sandbags were delivered to communities on the west coast of the country in a bid to hold back any floodwaters.
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