r/science • u/Wagamaga • 2d ago

Environment Research reveals even cool, wet Northern Ireland is feeling strain of climate change. Farmers reported they were already experiencing a wide range of adverse effects, such as flash flooding hampering operations and reducing crop yields, and increased periods of drought

https://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2025/april/climate-change-in-northern-ireland.html
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u/Nellasofdoriath 2d ago

Flood and drought cycles in a greatly deforested area, say it ain't so!

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u/Subparnova79 2d ago

Isn’t funny how permaculture practices could solve a lot of these issues

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u/Justme100001 2d ago

Imagine wine and olives from Ireland. I know, the type of soil is important too. But still...

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u/Zodde 2d ago

As the world burns, one positive thing is that I might be able to grow exotic fruits up in northern Sweden. Or just maximizing potato yield, just like my forefathers, as we plunge down into the dark ages.

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u/anarchist_person1 2d ago

this youtuber who mostly does farm related stuff from ireland is often talking about how much noticeably rainier it is, and how that makes a bunch of tasks a lot more difficult.

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u/Wagamaga 2d ago

The research is the first to combine data which models climate risks with insights capturing local knowledge and experience from rural health care providers and farmers.

The study, led by the University of Bristol, found extreme heat could result in nearly 100 (98) deaths across the nation per year, with between two-thirds and three-quarters of these occurring rural areas. The more localised findings focused on towns across Northern Ireland, including Castlederg in County Tyrone, that holds the record for Northern Ireland’s hottest and coldest temperatures.

Lead author Dr Alan Kennedy-Asser, Senior Research Associate at the University of Bristol from Moira, in County Down, Northern Ireland, said: “Our research highlights the importance of understanding the local setting in which weather and climate impacts occur. With further global warming, other parts of Northern Ireland can expect to see the temperatures previously recorded in Castlederg, so we can learn a lot from the local experts within communities who have experienced these extremes first-hand.”

Rather than being due to acute heat stress, the forecasted deaths would be from a range of causes, for example increased cardiovascular or respiratory complications during warm periods.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212096325000166#:\~:text=In%20some%20cases%2C%20it%20may,are%20facing%20rural%20Northern%20Ireland.