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- Average temperatures will rise by 1.4C-1.8C by 2050.
- By the same year winters will be about 10% wetter while summers will have between 12%-17% less rain.
- Summer reductions of rainfall between 20%-28% are projected for the southern and eastern coasts, increasing to 30%-40% by the 2080s.
- There will be a substantial drop in the number of frost days.
Most worrying is the pace with which floods begin to hit the country. The EPA said 10-year floods could become three to seven-year events on most catchments by the 2050s, and the 50-year flood becomes a six to 35-year event almost everywhere. The report, Climate Changes in Ireland: Refining the Impacts for Ireland, predicts that summer rainfall in the south and east will fall by up to 28% by 2050 and by up to 40% by 2080…
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