"The rain, a sign of goodness, a promise of help, an alarm bell."

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Our episode title is a quote from a poem by Libyan poet Mustafa al-Trabelsi, who perished in the Derna floods, RIP.

We’re back for another season.

Ciara, Darragh and Anna look at the biggest climate stories in the news and how they’re being covered. The gang are fresh from a Psychology and Climate Change conference, which gave us a much needed boost and some *temporary serenity. 

*CW: There might be some bad language at times

Storm Daniel has left a trail of destruction in the Mediterranean and we’re still in shock at the scenes from the floods in Libya in particular. The city of Derna has been destroyed by catastrophic flooding with massive loss of life. The week before the same storm destroyed about 25% of Greece’s agricultural production. Storms like Daniel are intensifying as the climate heats up. 

And the climate is heating up, this year is now expected to average 1.5C above pre-industrial levels. We also discuss the news that 6 of 9 planetary boundaries have been exceeded, pushing us beyond the safe space for humans.  

Here at home, activists are very happy that the proposed Shannon LNG plant has been refused permission by An Bord Pleanala. 

We welcome new climate cases arriving at the European court of Human Rights. 

Oh and we bid Bernie bye bye.

Suggested actions:

Check out Earth Rising at IMMA, Kilmainham, a fantastic programme of events from the 21-24th September. 

Register for our Online Climate Cafe for chats on Tuesday 26th September at 7.30.

Or attend the launch of  All We Want is the Earth. Land, Labour and Movements beyond Environmentalism at 7pm on Tuesday, 26th September in Connolly Books, Temple Bar. 

Listen to Darragh spilling all on the Book of Leaves podcast

Read Sally Hayden’s My Fourth Time we Drowned for more insight into Libya and the Mediterranean.