Irish Climate Analysis & Research Units
Irish Climate Analysis and Research Units (ICARUS) was established in order to improve our scientific understanding of climate change and its impacts, with particular emphasis on Ireland. This objective is achieved primarily through the analysis of past climate trends and their causes, regional climate modeling and assessing impacts for the future.
MSc in Climate Change
This course will enable graduates and policy experts to undertake analysis of both global and Irish related climate change science, impacts and policies.
Read more »HydroDetect: The Identification and...
Coastal vulnerability mapping of the Dublin...
Ms. Silvia Caloca-Casado has joined ICARUS to work on an INFOMAR funded research project leading to a PhD focused on the coastal vulnerability mapping of the Dublin Bay area to future impacts of climate change.
Read more »New Research in Climate Change and Hydrology
ICARUS welcomes new postdoctoral researcher Satish Bastola to work on a SFI funded project ‘Capturing Uncertainty in Climate Change Impacts for the Water Sector
Read more »Climate Change and Biodiversity
A number of projects currently assessing the impacts of climate change on biodiversity include the effect on the incidence of pests and diseases, as well as a temperature-based life-history model of blue willow beetle.
Read more »ICARUS contribute to recent EPA report
ICARUS Researchers contribute to recent EPA Report outlining the need to adapt to change climate if the most adverse impacts are to be avoided.
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