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NOT THAT WE need reminding, but MET Éireann has said today that March this year was the coldest in decades with mean temperatures the lowest on record nearly everywhere.
Dublin Airport reported a mean temperature of 3.1°C, its coldest March since the site opened in 1942 while Claremorris and Mullingar also reported their coldest March on record since opening in 1950.
The majority of weather of stations in the south and southwest of the country reported their coldest March in about 50 years. All mean maximum and minimum temperatures were below average, with highest maximum temperatures in parts of the east, south and north the lowest recorded.
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Rainfall was on or above average in the east, southeast and in parts of the south, with most in the area reporting it as their wettest March in five to seven years. Long-term average (LTA) rainfall was nearly double at Phoenix Park in Dublin with 97.1 mm, the weather station’s wettest March since 2008, while Cork Airport reported 138 per cent of its LTA and its wettest March in 17 years.
Both of these stations attributed over a fifth of their monthly rainfall totals to the heavy rain on 21 or 22 March. Stations along the Atlantic coast and in the midlands reported below average rainfall with most areas reporting less than 50 per cent their LTAs. Shannon Airport and Newport both reported just over a third of their LTA rainfall for the month with totals of 28.3 mm and 53.4 mm, respectively, their driest Marchs since 1950 and 1961.
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Sunshine totals were on or above average in the west and southwest and below average elsewhere, with Dublin stations reporting around 60 per cent their LTA sunshine and their dullest Marchs in 17 years.
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If I were the iranian delegation I wouldn’t give an inch until the talks become all inclusive. How is it that Israel, the greatest threat to regional and world peace, has a carte blanche to develop and maintain a nuclear arsenal and Iran can’t even develop a civilian nuclear programme.
because Israel are big allies with the US
i think he knows that aaron,it was more rhetorical !!
Nothing Controversial about their ‘Nuclear’ ambitions, Pakistan have nukes (I’d be far more concerned here but they are (were) a former ally of Uncle Sam and no threat to Israel) India have Nuclear arms, Israel have nuclear arms so why not Iran?
I don’t see how increasing the amount of countries with nuclear arms can be a good thing whatever their motive.
If they want nuclear power all well and good but do we really want a world where this kind of thing is not carefully controlled and policed?
Over 2,000 nuclear bombs have been detonated to date by countries such such as the US, France, UK etc. Why is it that they are allowed to keep their nuclear weapons?They have shown themselves to be irresponsible. Iran has repeatedly said it will not go after nuclear weapons and it has not detonated a single one.
There are persistent reports of late of Pakistan helping Saudi Arabia to acquire nuclear weapons. There is no mention of this in the corporate media. Let’s also bear in mind that the US actively helped Pakistan acquire nuclear weapons and turned a blind eye to Pakistan to helping North Korea with its nuclear weapons programme. So there are precedents.
There have been many proposals to date which the US gave repeatedly rejected to have all of the Middle East free of weapons of mass destruction but the US has repeatedly stood by Israel.
Let’s have a little objectivity in the reporting.
Well said Horgay. As for increasing the number of nuclear weapons, no one even suggested that. Iran is playing brinkmanship, hoping to get a level playing field, one based on a nuclear free middle esst. Good for them, at least someone in the region is being pragmatic.
As long as the AIPAC is still a strong voice in congress agreement will be very hard to reach.
They know no nuclear nation has ever been invaded by another. Yet the don’t speak about Israeli bombs and the disregard to international treaties and law it consistently shows
It means nothing to me!
Obviously not fans of vltravox.
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