After 12 years during which no “major hurricane” made landfall in the US (a major hurricane is defined as Category 3 or higher), 2017 tragically saw an end to this “hurricane drought” when Hurricane Harvey hit Texas as a Category 4 hurricane on 25th August, quickly followed by Hurricane Irma…

Several people have been asking me what I think about Danny Healy-Rae’s recent comments in the Dáil (Ireland’s version of Parliament/Congress) on climate change.

In case you missed it, here’s what he said:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeiEO6rv97s

1. Background to the Healy-Rae debate