Number of coastal properties classed as at risk from flooding to increase

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The number of coastal properties in Ireland previously considered under threat from coastal flooding due to climate change — some 70,000 — is likely to increase in the wake of a recent United Nations report.

Gamma Location Intelligence, which provides map and data analysis to insurance companies and local authorities for risk assessment purposes, found in May 2020 that approximately 62,000 homes are at risk in the next 30 years, as well as thousands of businesses.