Week 13
Blog Week 13 According to a very recent study (Nov. 14th, 2017) Ireland has one major coastal hazard. Ireland is at major risk for coastal floods, due to the sea levels rising. Ireland has what’s known as isostatic crustal movements, which are sheets of ice that move and cause a surface to sink. These ice sheets have caused coasts to rise in the northern area of the country. The country also has storm surges. These are associated with heavy rainfall, which then causes rivers to break and flood everything around them. There is not much that can be done to stop the ice sheets from forming, which means there isn’t a whole lot that can be done to solve Ireland’s coastal hazards. During my research of Ireland’s coastal problems, I could not find information about what the country does to protect it’s citizens. The only thing the country really does is it has researchers constantly watching and recording all of what happens in the country, weather wise. References https://www.climate...