The C4I Project
The Community Climate Change Consortium for Ireland (C4I) Project was established
in 2003. Based in the headquarters of Met Éireann, the Irish National Meteorological Service,
in Dublin, its main objective is to consolidate
and intensify the national effort in climate change research by building a
capability for carrying out regional climate modelling in Ireland and to provide
assistance to Irish scientists utilizing climate model output for their analyses.
A summary of recent work is available in this leaflet (PDF file, 883K). The full final report can be downloaded from here (PDF file, 6.0 MB).
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Climate Projections
The scientific evidence is growing that man-made greenhouse gas emissions are having a significant effect on the earth's climate.
Computer driven mathematical models can evaluate the response of the climate system to predicted greenhouse gas concentration.
Click here to read the whole article.
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Temperature |
Rainfall |
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January: 1 to 1.5°C warmer |
July: 1 to 1.5°C warmer |
January: 10 to 20% wetter |
July: 10 to 20% drier |
Future Climate Change in Ireland
We can expect the average temperature to rise in the future. The average temperature in the years 2021 to 2060 will be 1 to 1.5°C higher compared to the years 1961 to 2000. For the same years, C4I is predicting wetter winters and drier summers.
Depending on assumptions on the emission scenario, the changes can be either weaker or stronger.
Please look also at our synopsis of the February's 2007 IPCC report.
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