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| Rising sea levels and stormy weather may damage the Giant's Causeway and other coastal areas of Northern Ireland, the National Trust has warned. | Rising sea levels and stormy weather may damage the Giant's Causeway and other coastal areas of Northern Ireland, the National Trust has warned. |
| A new Trust report says sea level rises of up to a metre this century will affect some of Northern Ireland's most important tourist and wildlife areas. | A new Trust report says sea level rises of up to a metre this century will affect some of Northern Ireland's most important tourist and wildlife areas. |
| Areas such as Strangford Lough could also be badly affected, says the Trust. | Areas such as Strangford Lough could also be badly affected, says the Trust. |
| The Giant's Causeway is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Northern Ireland, and is a World Heritage Site. | The Giant's Causeway is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Northern Ireland, and is a World Heritage Site. |
| The National Trust report warned access to the site would become more difficult, with problems as early as 2020. | The National Trust report warned access to the site would become more difficult, with problems as early as 2020. |
| It also warned that rising sea levels in Strangford Lough could hit wildlife such as Brent geese and that the Murlough National Nature Reserve could see coastal erosion and flooding. | It also warned that rising sea levels in Strangford Lough could hit wildlife such as Brent geese and that the Murlough National Nature Reserve could see coastal erosion and flooding. |
| GIANT'S CAUSEWAY Made up of 40,000 interlocking basalt columnsCauseway is result of ancient volcanic eruptionLocated on the north-east coast of Northern IrelandThe 'discovery' of Causeway announced in a paper to the Royal Society in 1693 | |
| Brent geese come each winter to graze the eel grass on Strangford's mud flats but the population could be seriously threatened by climate change. | Brent geese come each winter to graze the eel grass on Strangford's mud flats but the population could be seriously threatened by climate change. |
| It could be affected by a 25cm rise in sea levels by 2050, the Trust is warning. | It could be affected by a 25cm rise in sea levels by 2050, the Trust is warning. |
| The report, Shifting Shores: Living with a Changing Coastline, predicted sea level rises of between 85 and 100cm by 2100. | The report, Shifting Shores: Living with a Changing Coastline, predicted sea level rises of between 85 and 100cm by 2100. |
| Hilary McGrady, National Trust director for Northern Ireland, said it was essential for more detailed coastal data. | Hilary McGrady, National Trust director for Northern Ireland, said it was essential for more detailed coastal data. |
| "Our planning system, and in particular development plans and planning policy statements, must take predicted coastal change into account," she said. | "Our planning system, and in particular development plans and planning policy statements, must take predicted coastal change into account," she said. |