Leeforum
@leeforum.bsky.social
A group of people researching flooding and flooding solutions in Cork, Ireland.
www.leeforum.org
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Never forget: At breakneck speed we are leaving the stable Holocene climate in which human society developed and thrived. Weather extremes are outside historical experience. Sea-level rise is accelerating. Dangerous tipping points are ahead.
Graph: ed-hawkins.github.io/climate-visu...
Graph: ed-hawkins.github.io/climate-visu...
November 13, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Never forget: At breakneck speed we are leaving the stable Holocene climate in which human society developed and thrived. Weather extremes are outside historical experience. Sea-level rise is accelerating. Dangerous tipping points are ahead.
Graph: ed-hawkins.github.io/climate-visu...
Graph: ed-hawkins.github.io/climate-visu...
The world is on course for a 2.6°C increase.
' that means the end of agriculture in the UK and across Europe, drought and monsoon failure in Asia and Africa'
Sea level rise will only be a secondary concern after this.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
' that means the end of agriculture in the UK and across Europe, drought and monsoon failure in Asia and Africa'
Sea level rise will only be a secondary concern after this.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
World still on track for catastrophic 2.6C temperature rise, report finds
Fossil fuel emissions have hit a record high while many nations have done too little to avert deadly global heating
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:25 AM
The world is on course for a 2.6°C increase.
' that means the end of agriculture in the UK and across Europe, drought and monsoon failure in Asia and Africa'
Sea level rise will only be a secondary concern after this.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
' that means the end of agriculture in the UK and across Europe, drought and monsoon failure in Asia and Africa'
Sea level rise will only be a secondary concern after this.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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✓ Increasingly expensive disaster costs
✓ Higher reinsurance pricing (insurance for insurers)
✓ Insurers reassess their portfolio exposure / raise premiums
✓ Replacement costs rise
✓ More people move to high-risk areas
✓ Home values decline
...and more.
The link? Growing risks from climate change.
✓ Higher reinsurance pricing (insurance for insurers)
✓ Insurers reassess their portfolio exposure / raise premiums
✓ Replacement costs rise
✓ More people move to high-risk areas
✓ Home values decline
...and more.
The link? Growing risks from climate change.
Home insurance is getting less affordable, and less available, as insurers raise prices and pull back from areas with extreme weather. That's forcing families across the country to make tough choices. n.pr/47QGKwH
It's harder to get home insurance. That's changing communities across the U.S.
Home insurance is getting less affordable, and less available, as insurers raise prices and pull back from areas with extreme weather. That's forcing families across the country to make tough choices.
n.pr
November 12, 2025 at 2:21 PM
✓ Increasingly expensive disaster costs
✓ Higher reinsurance pricing (insurance for insurers)
✓ Insurers reassess their portfolio exposure / raise premiums
✓ Replacement costs rise
✓ More people move to high-risk areas
✓ Home values decline
...and more.
The link? Growing risks from climate change.
✓ Higher reinsurance pricing (insurance for insurers)
✓ Insurers reassess their portfolio exposure / raise premiums
✓ Replacement costs rise
✓ More people move to high-risk areas
✓ Home values decline
...and more.
The link? Growing risks from climate change.
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File under: The Laws of Thermodynamics are a B****
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grist.org/oceans/hey-s...
The ocean has been hoarding heat. Now it is building up a massive 'burp.'
Even if humans cut emissions enough to reduce global temperatures, new research shows the Southern Ocean could kick warming back into gear.
grist.org
November 10, 2025 at 6:57 PM
File under: The Laws of Thermodynamics are a B****
grist.org/oceans/hey-s...
grist.org/oceans/hey-s...
Tidal barrier anyone?
Hektoria glacier on the Antarctic Peninsula retreated 25 kilometres in just 15 months. Its rapid melt could have implications for other glaciers and the rate of sea level rise
Antarctic glacier's alarming retreat is the fastest ever seen
Hektoria glacier on the Antarctic Peninsula retreated 25 kilometres in just 15 months. Its rapid melt could have implications for other glaciers and the rate of sea level rise
www.newscientist.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Tidal barrier anyone?
My nearest and dearest asked 'what's Bluesky?'
'Antifa Twitter' I said
'Antifa Twitter' I said
November 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
My nearest and dearest asked 'what's Bluesky?'
'Antifa Twitter' I said
'Antifa Twitter' I said
We want clean, cheap, renewable energy, not LNG! Sign and share this petition to keep expensive and dirty LNG out of Ireland. LNG will drive up electricity bills, accelerate climate collapse making storms more dangerous and frequent.
my.uplift.ie/petitions/ke... @uplift.ie
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Sign this petition to keep Ireland LNG free
We want clean, cheap, renewable energy, not LNG!
Sign and share this petition to keep expensive and dirty LNG out of Ireland. LNG will drive up electricity bills, accelerate climate collapse making st...
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November 10, 2025 at 3:57 PM
We want clean, cheap, renewable energy, not LNG! Sign and share this petition to keep expensive and dirty LNG out of Ireland. LNG will drive up electricity bills, accelerate climate collapse making storms more dangerous and frequent.
my.uplift.ie/petitions/ke... @uplift.ie
my.uplift.ie/petitions/ke... @uplift.ie
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“Objectors will be on hook to pay six-figure legal costs under JR clampdown”
Judicial Review is about ensuring public bodies comply with the law. Upholding democratic laws isn’t “objecting”
Language matters
@conalthomas90.bsky.social @wayneoconnor.bsky.social
www.independent.ie/irish-news/o...
Judicial Review is about ensuring public bodies comply with the law. Upholding democratic laws isn’t “objecting”
Language matters
@conalthomas90.bsky.social @wayneoconnor.bsky.social
www.independent.ie/irish-news/o...
Objectors will be on the hook to pay six-figure legal costs under judicial reviews clampdown
Objectors will have to foot six-figure legal bills for successful judicial review cases in a new move being brought to the Cabinet to speed up the supply of infrastructure and housing.
www.independent.ie
November 9, 2025 at 1:13 PM
“Objectors will be on hook to pay six-figure legal costs under JR clampdown”
Judicial Review is about ensuring public bodies comply with the law. Upholding democratic laws isn’t “objecting”
Language matters
@conalthomas90.bsky.social @wayneoconnor.bsky.social
www.independent.ie/irish-news/o...
Judicial Review is about ensuring public bodies comply with the law. Upholding democratic laws isn’t “objecting”
Language matters
@conalthomas90.bsky.social @wayneoconnor.bsky.social
www.independent.ie/irish-news/o...
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East Antarctica’s ice shelves melt reveals future global sea-level rise predictions could be significantly underestimated
Which means net zero 2050 it totally inadequate as its much worse than current predictions
www.unsw.edu.au/newsroom/new...
Which means net zero 2050 it totally inadequate as its much worse than current predictions
www.unsw.edu.au/newsroom/new...
Overlooked melting in East Antarctica could skew sea level rise projections
New research into how East Antarctica’s ice shelves melt reveals future global sea-level rise predictions could be significantly underestimated.
www.unsw.edu.au
November 10, 2025 at 1:51 AM
East Antarctica’s ice shelves melt reveals future global sea-level rise predictions could be significantly underestimated
Which means net zero 2050 it totally inadequate as its much worse than current predictions
www.unsw.edu.au/newsroom/new...
Which means net zero 2050 it totally inadequate as its much worse than current predictions
www.unsw.edu.au/newsroom/new...
Miami is ground zero for Sea Level Rise (SLR).
They build walls & install pumps, but it rises through the the limestone substrate anyway.
Cork has a porus substrate too, and a perched aquifer, which moves in tandem with the tides.
SLR will be non-linear also.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIqb...
They build walls & install pumps, but it rises through the the limestone substrate anyway.
Cork has a porus substrate too, and a perched aquifer, which moves in tandem with the tides.
SLR will be non-linear also.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIqb...
The Dangers To Coastal Cities Like Miami | Breakthrough
YouTube video by Curiosity Stream
www.youtube.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Miami is ground zero for Sea Level Rise (SLR).
They build walls & install pumps, but it rises through the the limestone substrate anyway.
Cork has a porus substrate too, and a perched aquifer, which moves in tandem with the tides.
SLR will be non-linear also.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIqb...
They build walls & install pumps, but it rises through the the limestone substrate anyway.
Cork has a porus substrate too, and a perched aquifer, which moves in tandem with the tides.
SLR will be non-linear also.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIqb...
More questionable headlines in relation to cyclists.
The issue here is the design of the greenaway, not the users of it.
The Netherlands separate all their greenways / cycle lanes between cyclists and walkers.
Source: Irish Examiner
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The issue here is the design of the greenaway, not the users of it.
The Netherlands separate all their greenways / cycle lanes between cyclists and walkers.
Source: Irish Examiner
search.app/6uWjA
Rogue cyclists knocking down vulnerable pedestrians on Cork greenway, council hears
Cork County Council is looking at introducing speed limits for cyclists on the Midleton to Youghal greenway
search.app
November 9, 2025 at 9:20 PM
More questionable headlines in relation to cyclists.
The issue here is the design of the greenaway, not the users of it.
The Netherlands separate all their greenways / cycle lanes between cyclists and walkers.
Source: Irish Examiner
search.app/6uWjA
The issue here is the design of the greenaway, not the users of it.
The Netherlands separate all their greenways / cycle lanes between cyclists and walkers.
Source: Irish Examiner
search.app/6uWjA
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'Doomsday Glacier' is melting faster than anyone thought possible
Thwaites is responsible for 4% of all sea-level rise
At 75 miles wide and 1.2 miles thick, its complete meltdown will unleash enough water to put half a metre (1.6ft) on global sea levels
www.sciencefocus.com/planet-earth...
Thwaites is responsible for 4% of all sea-level rise
At 75 miles wide and 1.2 miles thick, its complete meltdown will unleash enough water to put half a metre (1.6ft) on global sea levels
www.sciencefocus.com/planet-earth...
This 'Doomsday Glacier' is melting faster than anyone thought. Now Earth's biggest cities are in danger | BBC Science Focus Magazine
Antarctic expeditions and outlandish geoengineering schemes could delay the flooding of the world's coastal cities… if there's still time.
www.sciencefocus.com
October 28, 2025 at 12:43 AM
'Doomsday Glacier' is melting faster than anyone thought possible
Thwaites is responsible for 4% of all sea-level rise
At 75 miles wide and 1.2 miles thick, its complete meltdown will unleash enough water to put half a metre (1.6ft) on global sea levels
www.sciencefocus.com/planet-earth...
Thwaites is responsible for 4% of all sea-level rise
At 75 miles wide and 1.2 miles thick, its complete meltdown will unleash enough water to put half a metre (1.6ft) on global sea levels
www.sciencefocus.com/planet-earth...
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EU officials warn climate breakdown and wildlife loss ‘are ruining ecosystems that underpin the economy’ - and all the Commission seem interested in doing is throwing more fuel on the fire.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Environmental damage is putting European way of life at risk, says report
EU officials warn climate breakdown and wildlife loss ‘are ruining ecosystems that underpin the economy’
www.theguardian.com
September 29, 2025 at 7:55 AM
EU officials warn climate breakdown and wildlife loss ‘are ruining ecosystems that underpin the economy’ - and all the Commission seem interested in doing is throwing more fuel on the fire.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Wild, native plants growing in rivers are not litter and don't need to be 'cleaned'.
After farm pollution, digging up rivers is the biggest reason for poor health of rivers in Ireland.
www.mayonews.ie/news/westpor...
After farm pollution, digging up rivers is the biggest reason for poor health of rivers in Ireland.
www.mayonews.ie/news/westpor...
Council agree to proceed with cleaning of west Mayo river
Mayo County Council agree to start clean-up of the downstream section of the Moyour River in Kilmeena
www.mayonews.ie
September 29, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Wild, native plants growing in rivers are not litter and don't need to be 'cleaned'.
After farm pollution, digging up rivers is the biggest reason for poor health of rivers in Ireland.
www.mayonews.ie/news/westpor...
After farm pollution, digging up rivers is the biggest reason for poor health of rivers in Ireland.
www.mayonews.ie/news/westpor...
Ireland's natural environment in very poor condition, says the EU.
'Water quality is also assessed as “poor”...
Agriculture, forestry, urban sewage discharges and artificial interference with water flows and riverbanks are the main pressures it cites.'
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
'Water quality is also assessed as “poor”...
Agriculture, forestry, urban sewage discharges and artificial interference with water flows and riverbanks are the main pressures it cites.'
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
Ireland’s natural environment in ‘very poor’ condition, EU analysis finds
European Environment Report - news (analysis piece to follow)
Embargoed to Sunday night 11pm
www.irishtimes.com
September 29, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Ireland's natural environment in very poor condition, says the EU.
'Water quality is also assessed as “poor”...
Agriculture, forestry, urban sewage discharges and artificial interference with water flows and riverbanks are the main pressures it cites.'
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
'Water quality is also assessed as “poor”...
Agriculture, forestry, urban sewage discharges and artificial interference with water flows and riverbanks are the main pressures it cites.'
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
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“Air pollution fell substantially as Paris restricted car traffic and made way for parks, people-streets and bike-lanes.”
Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability & quality of life.
Common sense.
Such a no-brainer, it’s remarkable that more cities HAVEN’T done the same.
Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability & quality of life.
Common sense.
Such a no-brainer, it’s remarkable that more cities HAVEN’T done the same.
Paris said au revoir to cars. Air pollution maps reveal a dramatic change.
Air pollution fell substantially as the city restricted car traffic and made way for parks and bike lanes.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 22, 2025 at 4:50 PM
“Air pollution fell substantially as Paris restricted car traffic and made way for parks, people-streets and bike-lanes.”
Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability & quality of life.
Common sense.
Such a no-brainer, it’s remarkable that more cities HAVEN’T done the same.
Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability & quality of life.
Common sense.
Such a no-brainer, it’s remarkable that more cities HAVEN’T done the same.
Ivy is buzzing, literally, with bees, hoverflies, wasps, and butterflies at this time of year.
It provides vital late autumn pollen and nectar to vast numbers of insects.
Its berries are vital for birds in the depths of winter.
Ivy is amazing. Preserve it.
It provides vital late autumn pollen and nectar to vast numbers of insects.
Its berries are vital for birds in the depths of winter.
Ivy is amazing. Preserve it.
September 21, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Ivy is buzzing, literally, with bees, hoverflies, wasps, and butterflies at this time of year.
It provides vital late autumn pollen and nectar to vast numbers of insects.
Its berries are vital for birds in the depths of winter.
Ivy is amazing. Preserve it.
It provides vital late autumn pollen and nectar to vast numbers of insects.
Its berries are vital for birds in the depths of winter.
Ivy is amazing. Preserve it.
Localised severe flooding is going to become more frequent.
It won't be possible to protect everywhere using current 'drainage' methods.
Whole catchment and upstream storage is the most effective and cost efficient way to achieve this.
m.independent.ie/regionals/ti...
It won't be possible to protect everywhere using current 'drainage' methods.
Whole catchment and upstream storage is the most effective and cost efficient way to achieve this.
m.independent.ie/regionals/ti...
‘Biblical’ downpour leaves seven Tipperary homes under water
A “downpour of biblical proportions” led to the flooding of several Tipperary homes over the summer.
m.independent.ie
September 21, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Localised severe flooding is going to become more frequent.
It won't be possible to protect everywhere using current 'drainage' methods.
Whole catchment and upstream storage is the most effective and cost efficient way to achieve this.
m.independent.ie/regionals/ti...
It won't be possible to protect everywhere using current 'drainage' methods.
Whole catchment and upstream storage is the most effective and cost efficient way to achieve this.
m.independent.ie/regionals/ti...
It happened again.
Glashaboy flood relief scheme in Glanmire cost overrun is 316%
From €12m budget to €38m cost.
This is typical for OPW FRS works.
Upstream storage would have been a fraction of this, less than €5m.
Now multiply this by hundreds of projects.
www.echolive.ie/corknews/ari...
Glashaboy flood relief scheme in Glanmire cost overrun is 316%
From €12m budget to €38m cost.
This is typical for OPW FRS works.
Upstream storage would have been a fraction of this, less than €5m.
Now multiply this by hundreds of projects.
www.echolive.ie/corknews/ari...
Concern that cost of Glanmire flood work could impact other Cork relief schemes
In 2012, a severe flood caused tens of millions of euro worth of damage to 82 homes and 30 businesses in Glanmire and Sallybrook.
www.echolive.ie
September 14, 2025 at 8:47 PM
It happened again.
Glashaboy flood relief scheme in Glanmire cost overrun is 316%
From €12m budget to €38m cost.
This is typical for OPW FRS works.
Upstream storage would have been a fraction of this, less than €5m.
Now multiply this by hundreds of projects.
www.echolive.ie/corknews/ari...
Glashaboy flood relief scheme in Glanmire cost overrun is 316%
From €12m budget to €38m cost.
This is typical for OPW FRS works.
Upstream storage would have been a fraction of this, less than €5m.
Now multiply this by hundreds of projects.
www.echolive.ie/corknews/ari...
Singapore, always leading from the front, will be building tidal barriers to protect their city-state from SLR.
Who's next?
www.straitstimes.com/singapore/en...
Who's next?
www.straitstimes.com/singapore/en...
Coastal barriers to debut in S’pore: How do they shield shores from extreme sea levels?
ST speaks with an expert to find out how a coastal barrier, a Dutch innovation, works. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
www.straitstimes.com
September 14, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Singapore, always leading from the front, will be building tidal barriers to protect their city-state from SLR.
Who's next?
www.straitstimes.com/singapore/en...
Who's next?
www.straitstimes.com/singapore/en...
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Government underinvestment in nature is not just neglect. It’s a slow death for the land and waters we love and the rejection of any potential nature restoration.
Ciarán Brennan of the Irish Environmental Network poses many important questions here.
Ciarán Brennan of the Irish Environmental Network poses many important questions here.
Nature is worryingly absent from the National Development Plan review
It is imperative that nature is adequately funded, writes Ciarán Brennan, communications officer at the Irish Environmental Network
www.irishexaminer.com
August 5, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Government underinvestment in nature is not just neglect. It’s a slow death for the land and waters we love and the rejection of any potential nature restoration.
Ciarán Brennan of the Irish Environmental Network poses many important questions here.
Ciarán Brennan of the Irish Environmental Network poses many important questions here.
That's the reason we are living with the consequences of bad and corrupt decisions today.
FF have clearly learned nothing from their past.
m.independent.ie/irish-news/s...
FF have clearly learned nothing from their past.
m.independent.ie/irish-news/s...
‘Say what you like about Haughey, he knew how to unblock planning,’ says former Fianna Fáil minister
Fianna Fáil MEP Barry Cowen has said the Government needs to follow Charles Haughey’s example to circumvent “planning blockages” and speed up the delivery of housing.
m.independent.ie
July 28, 2025 at 10:22 AM
That's the reason we are living with the consequences of bad and corrupt decisions today.
FF have clearly learned nothing from their past.
m.independent.ie/irish-news/s...
FF have clearly learned nothing from their past.
m.independent.ie/irish-news/s...