And warmer waters could be partly to blame for recent flash flooding in the midlands and Tralee, as they lead to more moisture in the air which can in turn, lead to heavy rainfall.
Sea temperatures around Ireland have reached record breaking heights this June - with up to 5 degree hikes in some places according to satellite data.
Mr Moore said: “We are seeing sea surface temperatures around what we would get in August rather than June.Paul says while satellite images show “5 degrees above average in places” their buoys are showing provisional approximate temperatures of 14.5°C in the Irish Sea, 17.4°C off Cork, 17.1°C off Donegal and 16.9°C in the deep Atlantic.
He said there are also factors over the Atlantic related to high pressure weather systems just to the north of us and low pressure in the mid Atlantic “which is drawing up warm water from the south to our shores”. That’s when irregular periodic variation in winds and sea surface temperatures over the tropical eastern Pacific Ocean, affect the climate of much of the tropics and subtropics.
“It can also destabilise and disrupt ecosystem services that humans benefit from, including food security, coastal protection and climate regulation itself.
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