Sentences with phrase «against future storms in»

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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - After years of planning, the money is finally flowing in for a buried seawall project along the East Shore of Staten Island to protect against future Hurricane Sandy - like storms.

«We need to shore up our coastal defenses against future storms,» Cuomo said in a statement.

Another major question facing places like Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, which took a direct hit from Irma, is how to rebuild in a way that provides greater resilience against future storms.

From the opening section, which finds Harry fending off an attack by Dementors in a storm sewer near his neighborhood and running afoul of wizard rules prohibiting spell - casting in the presence of Muggles, through the installation of a chillingly polite authoritarian named Dolores Umbridge (Imelda Staunton) as Hogwarts» new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher and future grand inquisitor, to the near - collapse of the wizard world's governing body, the increasingly ossified and timid Ministry of Magic, Phoenix is steeped in a mix of fear and futility confirmed by the movie's visuals, photographed by cinematographer Slawomir Idziak.

This aspiration to progress and an optimistic, post-war idea of the future possibilities of science and space exploration was inherent in much of the research material surrounding Storm King Art Center's founding in 1960, but contrasted sharply with the post-apocalyptic predictions contained in the testimony people gave against the proposed excavation of the Storm King Mountain by Con Edison.

In the face of future such storms, they are calling for action to restore the area's wetlands, to act as a barrier against flooding.»

But will this shift in perceptions and evidence affect prospects for meaningful action on greenhouse gases — which of course is a much tougher challenge than the near - term imperative of girding against future damage from such storms?

«Given the devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy it is important that plans are put in place to protect against the effects of similarly destructive storms that could potentially occur more often in the future.»