Thursday, March 12, 2015

Tsunamis Around Ireland

While researching tsunamis this week, I found just like I found last week about volcanoes, was that that there isn't much activity. The reason being is because of the low earthquake rate in Ireland. As I found a couple weeks ago, Ireland has very little to zero earthquakes so the chances of a tsunami  occurring is slim. However, sources from last year have stated a warning on Ireland. Scientists told the irish government that they should install early warning systems around Ireland because of a big storm that hit Dublin recently. Ireland is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean and it is said that there are some major fault lines that could pose possible tsunamis. Officials have claimed that it would not be a bad idea to have a warning system just in case of an uncalled emergency. The last tsunami to hit the area was in 1775.
http://www.irishcentral.com/news/Scientists-say-storm-battered-Ireland-at-risk-of-tsunami-VIDEO.html#

Friday, March 6, 2015

Volcanoes amongst Ireland

While I researched volcanic activity in Ireland this week, I came up a little short of what I thought I might find. From what I have found, all volcanic activity that was once known around 200 million years ago, is now extinct. Some of the most popular extinct volcanoes include, Slieve Gullion in Co Armagh, Lambay Island in Dublin, Loch Na Fooey in Co Galway, and Croghan Hill in Co Offaly. Most of the volcanoes were formed from molten rock beneath oceans that are still in existence today. All though these volcanoes are not in existence today, they are still a part of Irelands history and a reminder of what used to be in the Emerald Isle. 
http://www.irishcentral.com/culture/travel/the-volcanic-island-of-ireland-the-emerald-isles-harmless-craters-125780058-237763971.html

Sunday, March 1, 2015

      Although Ireland is not sitting on any major fault lines, it is well known that earthquakes are very common around the country. Not only are they common, they actually happen quite frequently. According to experts, for as much as earthquakes occur, Irelands earthquakes are commonly known to be small and most of the time go un-noticed.
      The Irish National Seismic Network (INSN) monitors earthquake activity around the island. According to them, there are two major parts in Ireland where faulting occurs - Donegal and Wexford. As of last month Donegal recorded an earthquake at 2.2 on the richter scale, that was considered "normal" for seismic activity in the area.
http://www.thejournal.ie/an-irish-tsunami-is-quite-possible-experts-339257-Jan2012/

Disasters are not very common in Ireland. Since Ireland is a island, it seems to be pretty safe in regards to catastrophes. However, there is Irish Aid and Emergency Humanitarian Assistance Funding (EHAF), which provides funding support to save lives in times of a crisis.
https://www.irishaid.ie/what-we-do/who-we-work-with/civil-society/civil-society-funding/emergency-and-recovery-funding/