🌡️ Consider submitting an abstract.
📅The abstract submission deadline is the 27th of March.
The EMS Annual Meeting will take place in Utrecht and online from the 6th to the 11th of September 2026.
Are you working on #climate monitoring: data rescue, management, quality and homogenization and attending the EMS Annual Meeting in 2026?
I am a co-convenor of the session OSA3.1 Climate monitoring: data rescue, management, quality and homogenization: meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EMS2026/sess...
🌧️Return-periods for extreme #rainfall events will shorten significantly.
Events of a given intensity that were rare in the past will be much more #frequent in future, while events with a given return period will be much more #intense.
📖Read more here: doi.org/10.1016/j.wa...
I am looking for an undergraduate student to work with me for 6 weeks over the summer on the project ‘Recovering historical #meteorological observations from newspapers to analyse past extreme #weather events in Ireland’ as part of the SPUR programme: www.maynoothuniversity.ie/study-maynoo...
A short history of extreme weather events at Christmas in Ireland.
Dr Carla Mateus of the Department of Geography and ICARUS brings us from frosty 1338 to the epic snow of 2010
www.maynoothuniversity.ie/research/spotlight-resea...
Most read on #RTEBrainstorm: a short history of extreme weather events at Christmas in Ireland. @carlapmateus.bsky.social @maynoothuniversity.ie looks back at fierce weather events, from frosty 1338, when Dubliners played football on the Liffey, to the epic snow of 2010 www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
A short history of extreme weather events at Christmas in Ireland. @carlapmateus.bsky.social @maynoothuniversity.ie looks back at fierce Irish Christmas weather events, from frosty 1338, when Dubliners played football on the Liffey, to the epic snow of 2010 www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
A turbulent beach scene shows large waves crashing under a gray sky. Grassy sand dunes are blown by strong winds, with water partially flooding the area. A wooden railing stands in the foreground, partially submerged by rising tides.
A short history of destructive Irish storms 🌧️
We can learn from the impacts of past storms to better adapt to the destructive effects of future storms, writes Dr Carla Mateus of ICARUS and the Department of Geography.
www.maynoothuniversity.ie/research/spo...
A short history of destructive Irish storms. @carlapmateus.bsky.social @maynoothuniversity.ie looks back at centuries of major storms in Ireland www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
These meteorological collections have been rescued and will be made available as open-access in upcoming peer-reviewed publications and datasets. @maynoothuniversity.ie
Historical meteorological records allow a greater understanding of past climate variability and assessment of the frequency, duration, intensity and distribution of extreme weather events. Long-term instrumental series are crucial to examine modern climate warming within a historical context.
I was delighted to present my research on ‘Long-term trends and impacts of heat waves and cold waves in Ireland’ and the recovery of the rich heritage of historical Irish meteorological observations from archives at the ACRE 2025: Climate Data Recovery Meeting at Singapore Management University.
I am extremely honoured to become a Fellow of the @rmets.org in recognition of my contributions to #meteorology 🌍🌡️ in:
· Promotion of Meteorology
· Public education and outreach
· Research and development
· Service to RMetS
· Professional work
· Teaching
· Publications
Thank you also for inviting me to present my research on ‘Long-term trends and impacts of heat waves and cold waves in Ireland’ at the Symposium on Weather and Well-Being: Communicating Biometeorological Knowledge for Public Health.
Congratulations to all Tromp Foundation Awardees!
Thank you to the Solco W. Tromp Foundation for awarding me a Tromp Foundation Travel Award to Young Scientists to present my research on ‘Impacts of heat waves and cold waves in Ireland derived from documentary sources’ at the European Meteorological Society Annual Meeting in Ljubljana.
To Portuguese language speakers:
I am delighted to have written a Geoflash article for the Portuguese Association of Geographers🌍on the importance of historical meteorological observations in assessing extreme weather events🌡️☀️.
You can read the short article here:
apgeo.pt/alteracoes-c...
Thanks to David McWilliams for organising the panel ‘Portugal, the new European Tiger’ and for hosting me.
Thanks to Sian Smyth for organising a fantastic event.
Well done to Visit Portugal @visitportugal.com for promoting Portugal at multiple events and venues at the Dalkey Book Festival!
It was great to talk about Portuguese History, culture, society, economy, geography and tourism with David McWilliams @davidmcwecon.bsky.social, Afonso Cruz and Oisín Ó Cuill at the Dalkey Book Festival! #DBF2025
We had excellent engagement and questions from the public!
It was an excellent event celebrating Portugal Day with compatriots, our Irish friends and many other communities!
I am honoured to meet and be hosted by His Excellency Bernardo de Lucena, Ambassador of Portugal to Ireland, as part of a reception to celebrate Portugal Day (Portugal, Camões, and Portuguese Communities Day).
The Dalkey Book Festival is from the 12th to the 15th of June.
Join us!
I am delighted to discuss Portuguese culture on a panel ‘Portugal, the new European Tiger’ on Saturday, the 14th!
It was great to collaborate with the Librarians at the @ria.ie! Thanks very much for all of your time and for hosting me!
@maynoothuniversity.ie
It was great to answer questions from the public and explain the importance of these historical meteorological records.
All meteorological records from the RIA have been digitised from the manuscripts and will be available as a dataset as part of an open-access peer-reviewed publication.
These historical meteorological records are crucial to better assess past climate variability and trends and the frequency, intensity, duration, and distribution of extreme weather events, and to put the current climate change into historical context.
It was an excellent opportunity to highlight the importance of historical meteorological records in assessing extreme weather events and putting climate change into a historical context. I was delighted to present some of my current research projects and explain how I use the meteorological records.
Thank you to the @ria.ie for inviting me to deliver a lecture on 'Historical early meteorological observations from Ireland in the archives of the Royal Irish Academy (1783-1854)'.
I was delighted to curate the exhibition 'Weathered pages: unveiling the past through meteorological records'.
Please book free tickets to attend:
🎤The lecture: www.ria.ie/events/histo...
📖The exposition: www.ria.ie/events/libra...
@ria.ie @maynoothuniversity.ie
Tickets for a lecture by Dr Mateus and tours of the exhibition are available: www.ria.ie/events/histo...
@carlapmateus.bsky.social
