Eco Eye returns in a new hard hitting documentary series format. Duncan Stewart is joined by ecologist Anja Murray to investigate Ireland’s major environmental issues, why they are centrally important to public health and the economy, and what the obstacles are to shaping better policy for now and the future.
Eco Eye – Episode 8 – ‘Fighting Flooding’ – TX 24th Feb 2015
Earlier in the series Duncan Stewart travelled to Iceland to explore melting ice caps and sea level rise. It’s now clear to all climate scientists and oceanographers that the world’s climates are rapidly changing, and as the ice caps continue to collapse, sea levels will continue to rise. Ireland could be hit with sea levels 2m higher than they are today by the end of this century. Even the most conservative estimates of sea level rise will completely change the face of Ireland’s coast in the next 50 years. Rainfall patters are also predicted to have a huge impact on river flooding in the future. In this episode Duncan Stewart travels to some communities in Ireland that are already being affected by increased flooding, and investigates how they plan to fight the rising tide.