Taoiseach Micheál Martin has warned that climate change will lead to more frequent and severe storms, requiring Ireland to bolster its infrastructure. This comes as Ireland continues to recover from Storm Éowyn's impact, with over 70,000 still without power. Martin stressed the need for increased investment in the national grid, water infrastructure, and forestry to enhance resilience against future storms.
Taoiseach Micheál Martin has warned that climate change will lead to more frequent and severe storms that Ireland must prepare for.
Speaking in Cork on Friday morning, Mr Martin conceded that Ireland will have to be more prepared for bad storms as they are likely to be more frequent and severe. “Climate change is now having an impact to a significant degree in our country, and we have to step change our resilience in respect of that. In other words, we will have similar storms to this in the years to come.
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