Week 8
Week 8 Blog Post
Ireland has had many landslides over the last century. Mudflows are also very common throughout Ireland. These hazards are triggered when the ground soaks up all of the water from a heavy rainfall. One County in particular, Country Fermanagh experiences many landslides at the base of its mountain ranges.
In 2003, Ireland had a major disaster. They had a landslide that happened in a town located in County Galway. Dirt and rock came tumbling down, which resulted in severely polluted rivers. Luckily, there were no injuries from this event because the landslide hit mostly forest areas.
There is not much information regarding what Ireland is doing to prevent mass wasting.
Here is a picture of a rather sad leprechaun that is holding an umbrella in the rain.
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/derrybrien-landslide-killed-up-to-100-000-fish-board-claims-1.388773
Hi Micayle,
ReplyDeleteJust like Ireland, My country Brazil has experienced many landslides over the last century. It is very sad that they have so many landslides because many times people lose their homes or people end up dead. Nice post, very informative! I like the image you included !