A “few” effects climate change may have on NI
In Northern Ireland climate change is still a threat despite what a few may believe it will affect many things such as an increased risk of flooding which is not normally seen in this part of the UK so the country will be unprepared once these changes occur causing disruption to travel damaging roads disrupting business and the transportation of goods. Temperatures may increase by 3.9°C on average in winter by 2070, a huge increase when in terms of global temperature and in summer it could be an increase of 4.9°C on average an even larger increase and similar to the rest of the UK the summers will become noticeably dryer 38% dryer to be specific and the winters will be 25% wetter and by 2100 the sea level may rise by 94cms.
What can you do? Well there are many options to prepare and hopefully lessen the effects of climate change by fighting it, reducing your carbon footprint at home and at your place of work can help try walking if you can or some form of public transport as it contributes to 22% of Northern Ireland’s carbon footprint so reducing how much you travel by car can help, support M.ps that are trying to combat climate change only there at the highest level of our government will noticeable change will occur. To simply reduce the effects that might occur to your home there are a few things you can do, such as insulation for your home, cool your house naturally by opening a window, prepare for flooding check with your local Rivers agency’s strategic flood map and see if you are at risk now or in the future and consider ways to prevent the flooding of your home such as fitting a waterproof membrane to the outside walls. Saving water can also help in the event of a drought which may happen with the dryer summers.
