Sentences with phrase «affected by an extreme weather event»

People affected by an extreme weather event (e.g., the extremely hot summer in Europe in 2003, or the heavy rainfall in Mumbai, India in July 2005) often ask whether human influences on the climate are responsible for the event.

Other wildlife that spend winters on the Arctic archipelago like the Svalbard rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta hyperborea), the sibling vole (Microtus levis), and the Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus) are undoubtedly affected by these extreme weather events, but researchers focused on the wild Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus).

Travel Insurance Information for Cyclone Debbie The following information is for those concerned or affected by the extreme weather events caused by Cyclone Debbie in Queensland from 27 March 2017.

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Distinguishing between different kinds of extreme weather events is important because the risks of different kinds of events are affected by climate change in different ways.

Much climate - related damage results from extreme weather events and could be affected by changes in the frequency and intensity of these events due to climate change.

It says 95 % of its fresh produce would be affected by projections of longer summers, heavier rainfall and more extreme weather events.

Prolonged allergy seasons, re-emerging illnesses and more extreme weather events are spurred on by climate change and will systematically affect human health, they argue.

The losses would be caused by the direct destruction of assets by increasingly extreme weather events and also by a reduction in earnings for those affected by high temperatures, drought and other climate change impacts.

Over a longer time frame, those choices can fuel climate change, which in turn affects water quantity — through drought and other extreme weather events — and quality, by raising the temperature of lakes, streams, and rivers.

According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, India may be more adversely affected by climate change than other nations due to extreme weather events, droughts, floods and cyclones.

The region will be affected by rising temperatures, water security, sea - level rises, storm surges, extreme weather events, inland and coastal flooding, and food security issues.

The first of the TAR chapters (Chapter 7) was largely devoted to impact issues for human settlements, concluding that settlements are vulnerable to effects of climate change in three major ways: through economic sectors affected by changes in input resource productivity or market demands for goods and services, through impacts on certain physical infrastructures, and through impacts of weather and extreme events on the health of populations.

The cost of insurance plans is decided by a multitude of factors, such as average fire department response times, crime rates, extreme weather events, and other factors which will affect the likelihood of an insurer having to pay out damages.

Fishing, a major source of food for the region, will also be affected by rising sea levels, making coastal land unusable, causing fish species to migrate, and an increase in the frequency of extreme weather events disrupting agriculture.