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Hi folks, we hope that this little animation and the accompanying words will give you food for thought and motivation for action.

What we have here is a series of pictures illustrating the possible effects of sea level rise in 40 cm increments over the city centre area and some information on climate change and the type of processes that could give rise to such events. Remember what happened in New Orleans. We should look at this, think about how Cork could be affected by a similar disaster and start making preparations to survive it.

Please understand the point here is not to scare people needlessly but to raise awareness around these issues and to encourage people to create alternatives to a society that is all too vulnerable to natural or social upheavals.

Do you think our government is doing anything at all about this?

All the streets in the city centre are now under water and that's without high tides or heavy rainfall. That means no more city centre shopping, drinking or culture, and no easy way of crossing the river. That could be the least of our problems, if you've lived in Cork any length of time you've probably seen the centre or Blackpool under water. Remember the way all that raw sewage surges up out of the drains… so it's not even clean water, in fact it's a serious health risk and after all that money spent on the main drainage, such a shame. Don't like to think what it could be like in the Jack Lynch tunnel. Also there's an ESB generating station on the docks. Is that still working? If it isn't…… think about it.

Maybe you live up in Mayfield or somewhere way above the water, well perhaps you're dry but how has this rise affected our transport infrastructure? Most supermarkets hold enough food for 3 days. What if the lorries can't get through? You'd want to have a good back garden or be friends with a farmer.

To apply this to a contemporary issue, the proposed incinerator at Ringaskiddy is planned to have a floor level only 2.65 metres above sea level. During last October's flooding the tides came up to 2.85 metres. There are a number of other factories dealing in highly toxic chemicals alarmingly close to sea level in the harbour area…. You figure

So, we have a disaster scenario, but those things don't happen here do they? ...read more