Natural Disasters of Ireland

Week 5 According to IrishCentral.com volcanoes actually pose no real threat to anyone in the country at all. However, there have been numerous volcanic eruptions throughout the history of Ireland . Ireland is surrounded by volcanoes, but they are all extinct, which is why they don’t actually pose any real danger to society. A lot of hills and towns that are in the country actually were formed from the remains of extinct volcanoes. For example, Croghan Hill and The Hill of Allen were formed from volcanoes that last erupted 200 million years ago. Since Ireland doesn’t really have a volcanic threat pretty much anywhere, there are no measures or warnings on what to do if such things occur. The chances of Ireland getting hit with a volcanic eruption, are slim to none. https://www.irishcentral.com/travel/the-volcanic-island-of-ireland-the-emerald-isles-harmless-craters-125780058-237763971

Ireland’s Earthquakes After doing some research I’ve found that Ireland does not really have earthquakes often. They are almost non existent. In fact, for the past thirty years there have only been about 80 small earthquakes. ( http://www.newstalk.com/Ireland-on-shaky-ground-with-earthquakes-and-tsunamis- ) One of Ireland’s largest earthquake happened in 1984. However, this earthquake was a 5.4 and only caused slight structural damage near the east coast of Ireland. A geologist has previously said that an earthquake of this stature would be highly unlikely. ( http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/irelands-earthquake-explained-29305938.html ) According to our textbook there are quite a few ways that countries can protect themselves against earthquakes. For example, a lot of places have structural protections (ie buildings that are capable of of withstanding a bit of shaking). (Keller/DeVecchio, 92) Places like San Francisco and Los Angeles where earthquakes are common have very...