Belfast Telegraph: Northern Ireland could face a stark future of floods, water shortages and power cuts as climate change tightens its grip.
The warning comes in a new blueprint for how the province must adapt to meet the impact of climate change – the region's first Climate Change Adaptation Programme.
More than 60,000 properties across Northern Ireland already lie within areas at risk of flooding, meaning one in 18 properties is at risk if an extreme event does occur.
By the 2050s mean winter and summer......
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Posted by Belfast Telegraph: Linda Stewart on January 31st, 2014
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