Has Ireland anything to learn from the contents of the following article, following on the recent spate of flooding at the end of 2015? Unfortunately the flooding has not as yet subsided.
Dutch research body advises rerouting the Rhine:
The Dutch Environmental Assessment Agency (MNP) said that the Netherlands, which has a quarter of its land below the sea level, does not have to worry a lot about flooding at the coast, because the current coastal system can deal with a sea level increase of 1-1.5 meter in the coming century.
But the rise in the level of the North Sea will make it increasingly difficult for the Rhine and other rivers to dispose of their water, which is bound to grow due to a greater amount of glacial-melt-water coming down from the Alps.
As the Rhine passes through some of the most densely-populated and economically important regions of the Netherlands, including Rotterdam, flooding could cause great problems, the agency said. More Information ...
Thanks to the :The website of China Corporation English edition 2007-04-06 for this article.
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Update to above post:
Excerpt from: Shannon Catchment-based Flood Risk Assessment and Management (CFRAM) Study Technical Assessment: River Shannon Level Operation Review
(which should be studied carefully by all those affected or may,
in the future, anticipate being affected by possible flooding)
The summers of 2008 and 2009 were particularly wet. In the absence of any reliable long term forecasting and to avoid potentially exacerbating flooding in the callows downstream of Athlone Weir, ESB exercised its discretion under the
Regulations and Guidelines for the control of the River Shannon, taking account of water levels, flows, recent rainfall, Met Eireann weather forecasts and ESB’s forecasting model, not to open the sluices at Athlone Weir.
