‘Urgent action' warning as Ireland's weather faces ‘catastrophic' shake-up with ‘extreme heat' & floods among 115 risks
IRELAND is not set up to deal with critical risks posed by climate-related extreme weather, it has been revealed.
Experts warned risks are set to become "catastrophic" in just a few year's time and lives,
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The report outlined the trickle down effect of a climate related event
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Extreme wind is already a critical risk, according to the assessment
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They revealed that inland flooding, which is already on the rise, will be widespread by the time that a child born today is 25 years old.
And that same person will be at risk of extreme heat related
The report explains: "It is now unequivocal that human activity has led to widespread and rapid change in all components of the climate system which are unprecedented over many centuries to many thousands of years.
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"Human induced climate change is also modifying the frequency and intensity of extremes globally and this is particularly the case for heatwaves and extreme precipitation."
The NCCRA warned that the country is ill equipped for problems which are already taking place, but are set to get worse in the next 100 years.
The aim of the report was to identify and assess climate change risks in order to tackle them.
The report reads: "The NCCRA integrates
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They NCCRA identified 115 risks associated with climate change.
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They include 17 risks to biodiversity and ecosystems, 37 to the built environment, three to economy and
There are also 17 risks to health and eight to marine and coastal systems, as well as two to social and five to water security.
Of the 115 risks identified, 43 are currently ranked as "significant", while another two, extreme wind and coastal flooding, has been classed as "critical".
The report predicts that by 2050, twelve of the risks will be labelled critical.
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And by the end of the century, in the year 3000, between 21 and 34 of the risks could be considered critical.
In the same year, between nine and five will be classed as catastrophic.
The report also categorised "decision urgency" to outline which risks needed to be addressed the fastest.
Both extreme wind and coastal erosion and flooding were classed as needing urgent action.
They also outlined the knock-on effects of wind-related incidents, explaining that extreme wind can knock over trees which can then fall on energy supply lines.
From there, critical infrastructure such as water supply,
And the result of that is that public health and social cohesion is affected, which in turn poses a risk to economic stability.
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Ireland is at huge risk of climate change related disasters
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