Flood alert: Irish cities under threat from global warming

DUBLIN, Cork, Galway and Limerick could be under water in 40 years time, as experts warn that climate change will cause frequent and severe flooding in our main cities.

Parts of Mayo and Wexford, Cork Harbour, the Shannon Estuary, Tralee Bay and Castlemaine Harbour are in danger of disappearing completely by the middle of the century, as global warming causes a rise in sea levels and increased coastal erosion.

The scientific report from the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) said global temperatures will rise by 2%-4% by the end of the century, leading to the melting of ice caps and extreme weather features.