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Climate study says Midleton 'dodged a bullet' during 2023 flood

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Study finds that extreme rainfall over two days last October was over twice as likely to happen at current global temperatures compared to pre-industrial times. It also found that low tidal conditions at the time meant the town avoided a far worse disaster. The study, a "climate attribution" analysis, is the first of its kind in Ireland.

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Climate study says Midleton 'dodged a bullet' during 2023 flood

A new study has found that the flooding in Midleton and other parts of east Cork in October was over twice as likely to happen at current global temperatures compared to pre-industrial times, due to climate change.

2 months ago·Ireland

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