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| Hurricane Martin off the coast |
We've got balmy weather today, with hurricane-force winds and torrential rain. But the temperatures are warm. Hurricane Martin is a giant blob that's about to make a right turn straight for us. Fortunately it is expected to fizzle but will still bring plenty of rain.
An article in today's Irish Times says that October was the 17th consecutive month that was warmer than normal. Temperatures were 1.2 to 2.2 degrees above the monthly mean at 25 Met Eireann stations -- significantly above what is usual for this time of year.
The Met Eireann Climate statement for October reinforced that monthly rainfall and temperatures were above the long-term average for October. There is pretty much no denying that we are in a downward spiral of climate change. COP 27 is coming up but there's little hope they will succeed.
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