Coastal Problems In Ireland

Well, Ireland has its fair share of coastal processes which are mainly linked to the rise in sea level.  Ireland experiences a lot of coastal flooding and coastal erosion which occur due to storms as well as climate change.  The seal level rise will become most apparent in the major cities like Cork, Limerick, Dublin and Galway do to the topography of their location.

As well as coastal flooding, Ireland experiences coastal erosion which can be a thing on its own, or an aftermath of coastal flooding.  Just like flooding and coastal flooding, costal erosion causes a lot of damage.  The coasts of Ireland are made up of sandy beaches to rocky cliff sides which are both affected by erosion and flooding.  The current rates of land loss in Ireland due to coastal flooding and erosion has been estimated to about 1.6 km/yr, concentrated in roughly 300 areas. So Ireland is losing a decent amount of land yearly due to these coastal processes.  It causes some real damage.

As far as Ireland's mitigation and alert system, there is this website that speaks of a study of how the country can protect its coasts from flooding and erosion (http://www.opw.ie/en/flood-risk-management/floodanderosionmapping/icpss/).  It also contains methods of predictions and other strategies to protect the coasts more so.  So Ireland is doing something to get people more informed about the damage that can be done in the future if coastal protection strategies are not taken seriously now.

Sources:

http://www.irishcentral.com/news/extreme-coastal-flooding-in-ireland-predicted-as-irish-sea-levels-rise-156890325-237507771

http://www.climatechangepost.com/ireland/coastal-floods/

http://www.climatechangepost.com/ireland/coastal-erosion/

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/environment/latest-wave-of-flooding-in-ireland-and-uk-a-taste-and-warning-of-things-to-come-1.1646314