Sentences with phrase «as for the hurricanes»

As for the hurricanes and earthquakes, the bible warns us of an increase in such natural disasters in the end times.

As for this hurricane, the proper metric isn't simply total death, but deaths as a percentage of population.

The other forecasts, such as for hurricanes, rainfall, and snow cover, are not significantly different than under natural variability, and will advance more slowly than the decadal oscillations.

Not exact matches

It pre-loads trucks so they can leave for stores as soon as a hurricane alert comes from a weather vendor.

In 2005, he spent weeks in New Orleans as part of NBC's team coverage of Hurricane Katrina, for which he shared a national Emmy, an RTNDA Edward R. Murrow Award and broadcast's highest honor, the Peabody Award.

Last week, President Donald Trump came under fire after his responses to a plea for help from the mayor of San Juan were perceived by many as being racist and issuing blame on the hurricane victims.

In 2005, for instance, the quick succession of Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita cooled the waters below as they passed over Florida, sparing the Florida Keys from a serious coral bleaching event affecting the Caribbean.

In a column for The Washington Post earlier this month, Ron Klain, who served as chief of staff for the vice presidents Al Gore and Joe Biden, said August could be extremely dangerous for Trump and the administration, highlighting the threat of a major hurricane as a top reason.

But, as a fellow California resident, I do recommend keeping (fire - and thief - safe) cash as part of an emergency kit for earthquakes, fires, hurricanes and tornadoes.

«The president just stripped the Department of Homeland Security of its leader, was blasted by the outgoing head of hurricane forecasting for how his budget cuts could set back this work, and lacks any experience (as a senator or governor) with navigating a difficult disaster response.

As Hurricane Irma battered Florida, the cream of the insurance world — gathered under the Mediterranean sun in Monte Carlo — was assessing the costs of the storm for the global industry.

At one point, the hurricane was so strong in the Caribbean that it was identified as a Category 5, breaking the record for the most powerful storm ever detected in the open Atlantic.

In the wake of a historic and deadly hurricane season, an app called Zello Walkie Talkie has become the communication tool of choice for both people working to help in cleanup and first responder efforts, such as the Cajun Navy in Houston, and those affected and displaced by these storms.

Startups are finding innovative ways to bring food, shelter, and transportation to victims of the hurricanes, wildfires, and tornados that ravaged parts of the U.S. last year, as well as improve safety for those caught in other types of disasters and emergency situations.

The impact of the catastrophic hurricane activity that hit the US during the reporting period will also give investors a higher tolerance for a profit growth slowdown, which could be viewed as temporary, and therefore have a limited effect, Goldman said.

(Reuters)- Lowe's Cos Inc reported higher - than - expected comp sales and profit on Tuesday, helped by lower costs as well as higher demand for emergency supplies and rebuilding material due to hurricanes battering several regions in the United States.

The Miami - based company had ships available due to cancelled cruises, allowing them to mobilize the vessels for evacuations of people on hurricane - ravaged islands in the Caribbean region such as St. Thomas and St. Martin.

As Southeast Texas continues to deal with disastrous flooding and the fallout of a Category 4 hurricane, people from around the world are looking to donate money for the relief efforts.

While the show has successfully taken on a number of issues important to the left in recent years, such as help for Puerto Rico following the devastating hurricane last year and warning against the prospect of a President Trump, the tactics used to respond to the Apu controversy largely came across as tone deaf.

As Irma leaves a wake of devastation in the Caribbean, Florida is preparing for the hurricane to make landfall as soon as Saturday nighAs Irma leaves a wake of devastation in the Caribbean, Florida is preparing for the hurricane to make landfall as soon as Saturday nighas soon as Saturday nighas Saturday night.

Those with chronic health conditions who are dying for lack of proper care are not counted as official hurricane deaths, but the island's forensics institute reported 472 more deaths in September compared with the previous year.

Having dumped more than two feet (60 cm) of water on Houston already, Harvey, which hit the Texas coast as a Category 4 hurricane but is now a tropical storm, was expected to hover over Southeast Texas for several days and drop more than two more feet of water.

CNBC's Jackie DeAngelis reports time is running out for Florida residents to stock up on supplies as shopping centers prepare to close ahead of the powerful hurricane.

During Hurricane Harvey, we saw how a city's layout can worsen the effects of a storm, as Houston's urban sprawl and scant zoning likely set the stage for catastrophic flooding.

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, March 5 - Puerto Rico's Governor Ricardo Rossello on Monday pressed proposals for privatizing the U.S. commonwealth's shattered electrical grid as part of its painstaking recovery from devastating September hurricanes.

It could be a tough sell for the president as he fights with saturation coverage of Hurricane Harvey and as Democrats prepare to frame Trump's approach as a giveaway to corporate fat cats and the nation's richest taxpayers.

The Republican - led Congress has struggled immensely over the past eight months, and the party now faces further division as they return and urgently need to raise the debt ceiling to avoid a government shutdown, pass an aid package for Hurricane Harvey — some of which is expected to be tied to the raise of the debt ceiling — and now reach a decision on DACA.

A day earlier the American Petroleum Institute had estimated crude oil inventories had risen for the second week in a row, by a hefty 6.18 million barrels, which was only to be expected as the market is prepared for the Hurricane Harvey effects on Gulf Coast refining to linger for another few weeks.

BOGOTA (Thomson Reuters Foundation)- It could take months for Haitian farmers to recover as heavy rains brought by Hurricane Irma have flooded parts of the impoverished Caribbean nation, humanitarians said, calling for better disaster preparedness.

It will also serve as a place of refuge, when the next hurricane inevitably comes, for over 900 community members given its disaster resilient design.

«In coming weeks, as Congress considers additional aid for hurricane - impacted areas, including Puerto Rico, the official death count will likely shape the scope and direction of federal assistance,» Velázquez and Thompson wrote in the letter.

An initial package of $ 7.85 billion for Harvey victims was agreed upon, but with total costs expected to be as high as $ 190 billion — more than the combined costs of Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy — and with Hurricane Irma yet to make landfall in Florida, the federal aid amount could eventually run even higher.

The aging plane had rescued and resupplied American citizens after last year's hurricanes as part of the U.S. territory's fleet, which often struggles to remain mission - ready amid long waits for spare parts, said Adjutant Gen. Isabelo Rivera, commander of the Puerto Rico National Guard.

As many Texans continue to recover from Hurricane Harvey and prepare for potential severe weather in the coming storm season, the Texas comptroller has announced a Sales Tax Holiday for emergency preparation supplies.

When Hurricane Harvey submerged Houston the last week of August, Mexico quickly offered to help — proffering logistical aid for flood - damaged regions, including food and medical personnel — just as it had done when Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans in 2005.

It is a sigh of relief for Patrick Zientara as he takes down the many sheets of plywood he installed to help protect his friends home from damage during Hurricane Irma.

«As a general comment they show a lack of appreciation for the physical scale of hurricanes and simple ignorance of how they work,» wrote Hugh Willoughby, a hurricane researcher at Florida International University, in an email.

Using Epcot as a staging area to fill up their fuel before they head out, thousands of power trucks and tree trimming trucks prepared for their journey to restore power to the more than 6 million customer in Florida who lost it after Hurricane Irma.

St. John's, Antigua — The island of Antigua is open for business as normal activity returned after a brushing from Hurricane Irma.

Trump has received criticism for the timing of the pardon, which came just as Hurricane Harvey was about to make landfall on Friday night.

The Cordillera Central mountain range that forms the spine of the island of Puerto Rico acted as a juicer for Hurricane Maria, Huffman explained, rapidly squeezing out 20 to 36 inches of rain from the cyclone.

The American Petroleum Institute (API) reported a build of 6.181 million barrels in United States crude oil inventories, compared to analyst expectations that inventories would build by 10.1 million barrels for the week ending September 8 as many refineries in the Gulf Coast remain offline and demand in Florida wanes in the wake of the most recent hurricane.

The airline's dedication to providing extensive hurricane relief on the Caribbean island — and in the continental U.S. — underscores its commitment to leveraging its strengths as a business to rise up as a force for good in the community.

Sreshta also gave the green light for the shipment of 2,500 LuminAID solar lanterns to victims of Hurricane Irma in Florida, with thousands more emergency lights pledged to Hurricane Maria survivors in Puerto Rico as well.

As the Gulf Coast recovers from Hurricane Harvey, another major hurricane may be right around the corner, spelling further trouble for energyHurricane Harvey, another major hurricane may be right around the corner, spelling further trouble for energyhurricane may be right around the corner, spelling further trouble for energy markets.

BOEM initiated the idea for the geological and geophysical research, known as the Atlantic Sand Assessment Project (ASAP), following Hurricane Sandy in order to identify and assess new potential sand resources which might be needed in the future.

Harvey, which came ashore on August 25 as the most powerful hurricane to hit Texas in more than 50 years, has killed an estimated 50 people, displaced more than 1 million and damaged some 200,000 homes in a path of destruction stretching for more than 300 miles.

At the very least, they might have noticed that Mr. Trump isn't showing the same level of concern for hurricane damage in their island as he did for earlier damage to Texas and Florida, both of which he had visited by this point.

While many people will point to Hurricane Katrina and the 2005 damage done in New Orleans and along the Gulf Coast as a model for what we may expect from Harvey, the 2016 floods in Baton Rouge may be more realistic.