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Where did all the historical Irish weather records go?
Hidden and lost weather observations contain hugely valuable information about historical climate variability and changes, write Kevin Healion, Dr Simon Noone, Dr David Smyth and Prof Peter Thorne of ICARUS, Met Éireann's Ciara Ryan and Prof Ed Hawkins of the University of Reading.
Date: Tuesday, 29 October 2024
Professor Jennie Stephens from ICARUS at Maynooth University calls for policy alignment and climate justice in Ireland's climate approach.
Rather than constantly striving for expansion, economic growth and the accumulation of wealth, a commitment to climate justice would centre fairness and equity
Date: Tuesday, 16 July 2024
MU partners in drone study to shape future urban air mobility
A two-year in-depth study to help prepare Dublin and other European cities for the widespread use of drones in commercial and civic life has been launched today by the Minister of State at the Department of Transport and the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications, James Lawless.
Date: Wednesday, 23 October 2024
New study reveals fossil fuel industry’s deep ties to universities
Fossil fuel companies have infiltrated academia and higher education, threatening to bias research and undermine meaningful climate action, new research from six universities concludes.
Date: Thursday, 05 September 2024
Maynooth Geography at IGC Dublin 2024
Delegates meeting in DCU for the 35th International Geographical Congress in Dublin from 24th - 30th August 2024
Date: Monday, 26 August 2024
Geographers 'Headline' Glastonbury Festival 2024
Geographers Headline Glastonbury Festival 2024 Geography at Maynooth University, in collaboration with the Department of Design Innovation. The Circus team of six members has just returned from headlining at the Glastonbury Festival which ran from 26 to 30 June in Somerset, England with attendance of over 200,000 people.
Date: Thursday, 04 July 2024
Extreme temperatures becoming more common in Ireland -- MU study
A temperature event of 33 degrees Celsius in Dublin’s Phoenix Park has gone from being a 1 in 180-year event in 1942 to a 1 in 9-year event in 2020, according to a new study led by Maynooth University.
Date: Tuesday, 02 July 2024
Irish ‘circus of horror’ act at Glastonbury will teach audiences about urgency of climate emergency
Six climate research scientists from the ICARUS Climate Research Centre in the Department of Geography at Maynooth University are taking their interactive exhibit to Glastonbury next week.
Date: Saturday, 22 June 2024
Rate of global warming at all-time high, MU scientist says
Global warming caused by human activity is advancing at the highest rate since records began, a new report says.
Date: Wednesday, 05 June 2024
Icarus Research Team - Department of Geography - Maynooth University
To get to know ‘ICARUS’ a little better, watch the next episode of ‘My Uni Life’ airing Friday 22nd March @ 8pm on RTÉ One and RTÉ player.
Date: Thursday, 21 March 2024