MANY European cities are advancing plans to combat the effects of climate change, with some coming up with novel proposals that could be of interest here — especially in the wake of the huge damage caused by floods in Cork and several other Irish urban areas in 2009.

THE cities of Dublin, Cork and Galway could be uninhabitable in 100 years if the Government doesn’t start planning for climate change by considering the development of massive flood barriers such as that on the River Thames, the Irish Academy of Engineers (IAE) has warned.

THE country’s largest and most detailed flood defence project was launched yesterday with major projects dependent on government funding.

An independent expert has been called in to examine one of Ireland’s foremost landmarks over fears it is falling apart because of global warming.

The east coast of England was tonight bracing itself for severe flooding as a tidal surge made its way in from the North Sea.

An insurance firm is offering investors the chance to bet against a catastrophic flood devastating London.