Mastodawn

#ExtremeWeather events to become more frequent in #Ireland

By Eithne Dodd
Updated / Monday, 29 Dec 2025

"2025 was the year climate scientists agreed it would be impossible to limit global warming to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels.

"The target was agreed by world leaders back in 2015.

"This means a certain amount of damage to the Earth's environment due to human-induced climate change is irreversible.

"In Ireland, several reports this year found that the state of the country's environment was getting worse.

"#MetÉireann climatologist Paul Moore explained that as Ireland warms, extreme weather events will become more frequent.

"Mr Moore told RTÉ’s This Week that sea level rise is 'locked in', even if global warming was limited to 1.5C.

" 'That means when we get an #ExtremeRainfall event and #HighTides or #SpringTides together, we have compound events where you get #TidalLock, you get #CoastalFlooding as well as the rainfall and not being able to run out into the sea,' he said.

"Mr Moore added: 'So those compound events where sea level rise will come in conjunction with storms and heavy rainfall events causing more impacts.

" 'That's something that's definitely going to increase.'

"There has been a 0.2 metre rise in the sea level off the Irish coast between 1901 and 2018.

"The National Climate Change Risk Assessment identified 115 risks for Ireland in a warming world, among them were coastal flooding, #erosion and #ExtremeWinds."

#ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #SeaLevelRise #ExtremeWeather #IrelandWx #ExtremeWx

Adamas Nemesis Dec 16

With the solar motion of Mercury, the geography of Antarctica, and aspects that are utterly alien, my planet Cerberus is coming along nicely.

This post's featured image is a NASA satellite image of the Antarctic Dry Valleys.

#worldbuilding #planet #continents #geology #tidallock #spinorbitresonance #atmospheres #orbits #alienplanet #climate #scifi #sciencefiction

StellarSnap Jul 20, 2025

📸 Lunar Nearside

Why do we always see the same side of the Moon? 🌕
Because the Moon spins and orbits Earth at the same rate, one face is always turned toward us.

This detailed view is a mosaic made from 1,300 images taken by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, revealing maria, craters, and highlands in sharp detail.

📷 NASA / GSFC / Arizona State Univ. / LRO
#LunarNearside #Moon #NASA #Astrophotography #Space #TidalLock #LRO #StellarSnap

Raimondas Lapinskas Jan 12, 2023

How did we name our planets and moons? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice explain all the things you thought you knew about the names in our solar system, the origin of the moon, and the constellations in the night sky.
Things You Thought You Knew – Naming Planets, Moons, & More with Neil deGrasse Tyson

Things You Thought You Knew – Naming Planets, Moons, & More with Neil deGrasse Tyson

How did we name our planets and moons? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice explain all the things you thought you knew about the names in our solar system, the origin of the moon, and the constellations in the night sky. How did Uranus get its name? Travel through time to the discovery and naming of Uranus, the first time an individual, William Herschel, discovered a planet. How did the planets get their names? Roman gods, Greek myths, and… a British King? Find out what Uranus was originally called and the story behind the naming of its moons. Is there a method to all these names? We break down how the moon formed in our early solar system. What does Venus look like in the sky? Was the moon always as far away from the Earth? Take a journey to the early days of the Earth’s and the moon’s formation. What did the moon rise look like? What were early Earth's tides like? We get into the Earth and the moon’s rocky relationship. Is the Earth slowing? Was the moon always tidally locked to the Earth? How many constellations are there? We break down the difference between the constellations in the Northern and Southern hemispheres. Why is the Southern Hemisphere’s sky more beautiful? Is it really? What is an “asterism”? Discover the method of naming the features in our night sky. Octants, sextants, astrolabes; uncover the layout and nomenclature of the cosmos on another Things You Thought You Knew episode of StarTalk! Thanks to our Patrons David Peterson, Gregory Strakos, Dr. G, Michael Loyd, Bobby G Ragan, raven williams, and Sofiane Shrekky for supporting us this week. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can watch or listen to this entire episode commercial-free. Get the NEW Cosmic Queries book (5/5 ⭐s on Amazon!): https://amzn.to/3dYIEQF Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/startalkradio FOLLOW or SUBSCRIBE to StarTalk: Twitter: http://twitter.com/startalkradio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StarTalk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startalk About StarTalk: Science meets pop culture on StarTalk! Astrophysicist & Hayden Planetarium director Neil deGrasse Tyson, his comic co-hosts, guest celebrities & scientists discuss astronomy, physics, and everything else about life in the universe. Keep Looking Up! #StarTalk #NeildeGrasseTyson

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