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Carla Mateus
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Assistant Professor at Maynooth University, Ireland. Interests: climate change, extreme weather events, historical climatology, science communication.
Profile: https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/people/carla-mateus
These meteorological collections have been rescued and will be made available as open-access in upcoming peer-reviewed publications and datasets. @maynoothuniversity.ie
September 19, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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.
September 19, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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!
September 19, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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!
June 18, 2025 at 8:37 AM
It was an excellent event celebrating Portugal Day with compatriots, our Irish friends and many other communities!
June 11, 2025 at 10:52 AM
It was great to collaborate with the Librarians at the @ria.ie! Thanks very much for all of your time and for hosting me!

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May 23, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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.
May 23, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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.
May 23, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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.
May 23, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Additionally, I am collaborating with the @ria.ie in curating an exposition and Library collection tour: ‘Historical meteorological observations in the archives of the Royal Irish Academy' on the 16th and 20th of May from 13:10 - 13:30.
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Library collection tour: Historical meteorological observations in the archives of the Royal Irish Academy - Royal Irish Academy
Join a short, guided tour of the Royal Irish Academy’s historical meteorological collection. The tour will last approximately 15-20 minutes, but participants are welcome to remain on to take a closer ...
www.ria.ie
April 30, 2025 at 4:12 PM