Sentences with phrase «since high hurricane»

Since high hurricane activity is associated with periods of high sst in the tropics which we have now and did in the 1920 ′ and 1930's 2.

Not exact matches

The unemployment rate has inched up since the hurricane hit, to 10.9 percent in December — the highest in the United States.

With flooding continuing in Houston, plus more than a foot of rain likely still to come through Friday, predictions of damage have ranged as high as $ 100 billion, and Wall Street and Washington are braced for the repercussions of the costliest U.S. natural disaster since Hurricane Sandy in 2012.

Sixty - four percent of those polled said they approve of Kelly's performance as commissioner, while Bloomberg's approval rating shot to 54 percent, up from 46 percent last month, and the highest since his spike from Hurricane Irene.

Hurricane - force winds caused the highest total number of power outages in the area since 2003.

Maria's eye assaulted the town of Yabucoa, Puerto Rico, on Wednesday with maximum sustained winds of nearly 250 kilometers per hour (155 miles per hour)-- the high end of category 4 — making it the strongest storm to hit the island since the San Ciprian Hurricane of 1932.

«Since the new inlet was created following the Hurricane Sandy, we've seen higher salinity, lower chlorophyll, lower nitrogen, and stronger flushing in eastern Great South Bay.

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We understand that it is high season during the hurricane season, but it has been so long since we had a major hurricane strike the island that it is just scary,» Pérez said.

Many factors combined to make Harvey — the first category 3 or higher hurricane to hit America since October 2005 — so dangerous.

The $ 54 million L.B. Landry High School in New Orleans opened this school year, one of the first new schools built since the hurricane.

Since Hurricane Katrina, nonprofit leaders in that city — in partnership with government — have worked strategically to launch new schools, help top schools expand, and create the policies that allow high - quality schools to thrive.

As I watched TV reports showing wind - driven waters sloshing over the floodwalls in several spots around New Orleans today, from a hurricane whose highest surge missed the city, and as I read John Schwartz's sobering report from the Army Corps of Engineers war room, I couldn't help returning to a question that has dogged me since I wrote about the swamping of that storied city in 2005 by Hurricane Katrina — which, like Gustav, was not even close to a worst - cahurricane whose highest surge missed the city, and as I read John Schwartz's sobering report from the Army Corps of Engineers war room, I couldn't help returning to a question that has dogged me since I wrote about the swamping of that storied city in 2005 by Hurricane Katrina — which, like Gustav, was not even close to a worst - caHurricane Katrina — which, like Gustav, was not even close to a worst - case storm.

To be sure, hurricane damage has high «availability» as a threat, since people can picture it more easily than extinction of some invisible mycorhyzae, but that doesn't make it irrelevant — it just means that some other threats are under - appreciated.

Further, we found the SST increases alone since 1982 (the start of the high resolution SST data) can not explain all of the increase in the number of major hurricanes.

# 99, I would assume, though, that higher SST correlates with increased hurricanes, since while it may not be a SUFFICIENT CAUSE (other factors are also required to create a hurricane), it does seem to be a NECESSARY CAUSE (hurricanes can not happen without higher SST).

Generally yes, but there has been a lot of new information learned since the IPCC Third Assessment Report (e.g., on trends in hurricane intensity, the accelerated melting back of Arctic sea ice, the intensifying deterioration of the edges of the Greenland Ice Sheet, etc.) and Gore's presentation of the science has been updated to account for these, drawing from what are the really highly reviewed and high quality papers by leading scientists.

Given that NYC experienced 3 extreme high water levels associated with hurricanes between 1788 and 1893, but only one (Sandy) since then, we can reasonably argue that climate change, whether human - induced or natural, has reduced the threat of high storm surge.

There has been a substantial increase in most measures of Atlantic hurricane activity since the early 1980s, the period during which high quality satellite data are available.20, 21,22 These include measures of intensity, frequency, and duration as well as the number of strongest (Category 4 and 5) storms.

-- Muller believes humans are changing climate with CO2 emissions — humans have been responsible for «most» of a 0.4 C warming since 1957, almost none of the warming before then — IPCC is in trouble due to sloppy science, exaggerated predictions; chairman will have to resign — the «Climategate» mails were not «hacked» — they were «leaked» by an insider — due to «hide the decline» deception, Muller will not read any future papers by Michael Mann — there has been no increase in hurricanes or tornadoes due to global warming — automobiles are insignificant in overall picture — China is the major CO2 producer, considerably more than USA today — # 1 priority for China is growth of economy — global warming is not considered important — China CO2 efficiency (GDP per ton CO2) is around one - fourth of USA today, has much room for improvement — China growth will make per capita CO2 emissions at same level as USA today by year 2040 — if it is «not profitable» it is «not sustainable» — US energy future depends on shale gas for automobiles; hydrogen will not be a factor — nor will electric cars, due to high cost — Muller is upbeat on nuclear (this was recorded pre-Fukushima)-- there has been no warming in the USA — Muller was not convinced of Hansen's GISS temperature record; hopes BEST will provide a better record.

There has been a substantial increase in most measures of Atlantic hurricane activity since the early 1980s, the period during which high - quality satellite data are available.13, 14,15,16,17 These include measures of intensity, frequency, and duration as well as the number of strongest (Category 4 and 5) storms.

The U.S. National Climate Assessment finds that there has been a substantial increase — in intensity, frequency, and duration as well as the number of strongest (Category 4 and 5) storms — in Atlantic Ocean hurricanes since the early 1980s, linked in part to higher sea surface temperatures.

[6][7] § Costs [edit] According to IPCC (2011) estimates of annual losses have ranged since 1980 from a few billion to above US$ 200 billion (in 2010 dollars), with the highest value for 2005 (the year of Hurricane Katrina).

1995 saw 11 hurricanes and eight tropical storms, the highest tally since 1933.

Both Atlantic SSTs and PDI have risen sharply since the 1970s, and there is some evidence that PDI levels in recent years are higher than in the previous active Atlantic hurricane era in the 1950s and 60s.

There have been numerous conference papers presented, in which evidence was given that the years since 1995 have marked a substantial shift to a higher frequency of major hurricanes: [1996], [1996a, b, 1997a, b, 1999], [1999], [1999].

For instance, estimates of annual losses have ranged since 1980 from a few US $ billion to above $ 200 billion (in 2010 $), with the highest value for 2005, which was the year of Hurricane Katrina.

Conway faces an especially high risk for hurricanes, with 77 violent storms hitting the city since 1930.

Port Royal residents face a very high risk of hurricanes and tropical storms each year, with 72 recorded hurricanes since 1930.

Surfside Beach is considered high risk for hurricanes, with 82 on record since 1930.

Unlike much of North Carolina, High Point residents don't need to worry about hurricanes since they are situated more inland rather than on the coast.

Attleboro has a high risk for hurricanes, with 35 storms recorded since 1930.

This city experienced a population boom following Hurricane Katrina since it sits at a higher elevation than New Orleans and experienced less damage.

In fact, there have been 32 hurricanes recorded in this high risk zone since 1930.

Peabody is considered a high risk hurricane zone, and the city has recorded more than 31 hurricanes striking it since 1930.

Morgan faces a very high risk for hurricanes, with 62 storms crossing through town since 1950.