METRO FREE Tuesday, October 6, 2009 HELP METRO HELP THE ENVIRONMENT. RECYCLE THIS NEWSPAPER TODAY INSIDE TODAY Interview: Page 14 Fair cop: Singer Joan talks music PLUS Whats on TV tonight Pages 14-15 Kailen Holly Garrett, four, looks up to his idol, Leinster and Ireland rugby star Brian ODriscoll, at Fire Restaurant in the Mansion House for the Cheerios Childline Breakfast, which takes place this week until Sunday. Thousands of people around the country are hosting and attending breakfasts to raise funds for the ISPCC helpline Picture: Photocall ...AND ONE DAY YOULL bE AS bIg AS mEcoastal floods that occur once a cen- tury could happen every ten years, climate change experts warned yesterday. a report on the effect of global warming on tour- ism claimed sea levels could increase by 18-59cm by the 2080s and possibly by as much as 1m (3ft). about 680sq km of coastland, including parts of all our major cities, are under threat from sea surg- es and flooding at the height of the spring tides. the report also warned Irelands tag of the Emer- ald Isle could be under threat from increased droughts such as in the summer of 1995 turn- ing lush grasslands brown. the flood warnings were detailed by Rowan Fe- aly and conor Murphy from NUI Maynooth. the report, climate change, Heritage and tourism Implications For Irelands coast and Inland Wa- terways, warned angling tourism could be hit if fish stocks are damaged by rising temperatures. Native plants could become extinct while new invasive species come in. But the report said the temperate climate should be capable of absorbing the predicted changes in climate over the next 100 years without unaccept- able discomfort for visitors or taking away from the main reasons people visit here people, cul- ture and landscape. climate change may even be a positive for some coastal areas, with resorts developing. But Michael starrett, Heritage council chief ex- ecutive, said: the changes to Irelands climate are putting the heritage of coast and inland waterways under increased pressure, impacting seriously on related tourism activities. If we are to cope with the environmental and economic threats we face, we need to plan now. BY ED CARTY Climate chaos every 10 years Cities and tourism to be hit, warn the experts Now where are my glacier mints? Polar fare: Page 8 index.html2.html3.html4.html5.html6.html7.html8.html9.html10.html11.html12.html13.html14.html15.html16.html17.html18.html19.html20.html21.html22.html23.html