Week 13 Coastal Hazards
Irelands Coastal Hazards Ireland is a small island country facing challenges due to environmental changes and human influences. With a very long shoreline of more than 4,660 miles, Ireland is seriously exposed to the consequences of climate change through erosion, sea level rise, and increased extremes in flooding in coastal areas. These changes threaten natural landscapes and affect local communities, ecosystems, and economic stability, especially when important sectors are concerned, such as tourism, fishing, and real estate. One of the most urgent concerns is shoreline erosion, which is already beginning to permanently affect parts of the Irish coastline. Atlantic storms, powered by rising sea levels, have been eroding cliffs, beaches, and dunes. In places, like County Clare's coastline and North Bull Island in Dublin, it keeps getting worse. Shorelines are being set further and further back at increasing rates. As ...