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Offline rangerrebew

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No Potatoes, Warns Irish Times
« on: June 02, 2024, 06:25:33 am »
No Potatoes, Warns Irish Times
JUNE 2, 2024
By Paul Homewood

I though the British press was bad enough!
 

The latest climate change predictions for Ireland – with temperatures no higher than 10 degrees in summer, and as low as -15 in winter – would have a disastrous impact on agriculture. A climate similar to Iceland’s would make it impossible to grow vegetables such as potatoes and carrots, which means that food prices will soar.


The latest research from Irish and international climate experts shows that Europe is warming twice as fast as the global average. The melting Arctic ice is causing sea levels to rise and this disrupts the main Atlantic current that makes Ireland’s climate temperate. Coastal communities are already feeling the impact of extreme weather patterns. Our vulnerability to climate disruption was evident in 2023, the warmest year on record, when a severe marine heatwave caused damaging flash floods.

Last week’s landslide in Papua New Guinea – caused by extraordinary rainfall – killed 2,000 people. Could such a catastrophe happen in Ireland? In February, Dublin was named as one of 36 major cities most at risk from rising sea levels and flooding.

https://notalotofpeopleknowthat.wordpress.com/2024/06/02/no-potatoes-warns-irish-times/
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Re: No Potatoes, Warns Irish Times
« Reply #1 on: June 02, 2024, 06:26:22 am »
Only in Ireland though?  Hmmm! :tongue2:
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Re: No Potatoes, Warns Irish Times
« Reply #2 on: June 02, 2024, 08:16:40 pm »
Quote from: rangerrebew on June 02, 2024, 06:26:22 am
Only in Ireland though?  Hmmm! :tongue2:
Funny how sea levels rise more in some places than others, innit?
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