If the blood glucose level falls to dangerous levels (as during very heavy exercise or lack of food for extended periods), the alpha cells of the pancreas release glucagon, a hormone whose effects on liver cells act to increase blood glucose levels. They convert glycogen into glucose (this process is called glycogenolysis).
Ireland's climate is influenced most by the Atlantic Ocean. As a result, it doesnât have the extreme temperatures that other countries at similar latitude would have. The average temperature is a mild 50Â°F. A major warm ocean current called the North Atlantic Drift keeps sea temperatures mild too.
The highest known monthly sunshine total in Northern Ireland is 298 hours recorded at Mount Stewart (County Down) in June 1940. The highest UK monthly total is 383.9 hours at Eastbourne in July 1911.he mean annual temperature decreases by approximately 0.5 Â°C for each 100 metres increase in height so that, for example, Parkmore Forest in County Antrim (at 235 metres) has an annual mean temperature of 7.7 Â°C. On this basis, Slieve Donard (at 852 metres) would have an annual mean temperature of about 4.5 Â°C.