Sentences with phrase «based global loss»

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Actual results, including with respect to our targets and prospects, could differ materially due to a number of factors, including the risk that we may not obtain sufficient orders to achieve our targeted revenues; price competition in key markets; the risk that we or our channel partners are not able to develop and expand customer bases and accurately anticipate demand from end customers, which can result in increased inventory and reduced orders as we experience wide fluctuations in supply and demand; the risk that our commercial Lighting Products results will continue to suffer if new issues arise regarding issues related to product quality for this business; the risk that we may experience production difficulties that preclude us from shipping sufficient quantities to meet customer orders or that result in higher production costs and lower margins; our ability to lower costs; the risk that our results will suffer if we are unable to balance fluctuations in customer demand and capacity, including bringing on additional capacity on a timely basis to meet customer demand; the risk that longer manufacturing lead times may cause customers to fulfill their orders with a competitor's products instead; the risk that the economic and political uncertainty caused by the proposed tariffs by the United States on Chinese goods, and any corresponding Chinese tariffs in response, may negatively impact demand for our products; product mix; risks associated with the ramp - up of production of our new products, and our entry into new business channels different from those in which we have historically operated; the risk that customers do not maintain their favorable perception of our brand and products, resulting in lower demand for our products; the risk that our products fail to perform or fail to meet customer requirements or expectations, resulting in significant additional costs, including costs associated with warranty returns or the potential recall of our products; ongoing uncertainty in global economic conditions, infrastructure development or customer demand that could negatively affect product demand, collectability of receivables and other related matters as consumers and businesses may defer purchases or payments, or default on payments; risks resulting from the concentration of our business among few customers, including the risk that customers may reduce or cancel orders or fail to honor purchase commitments; the risk that we are not able to enter into acceptable contractual arrangements with the significant customers of the acquired Infineon RF Power business or otherwise not fully realize anticipated benefits of the transaction; the risk that retail customers may alter promotional pricing, increase promotion of a competitor's products over our products or reduce their inventory levels, all of which could negatively affect product demand; the risk that our investments may experience periods of significant stock price volatility causing us to recognize fair value losses on our investment; the risk posed by managing an increasingly complex supply chain that has the ability to supply a sufficient quantity of raw materials, subsystems and finished products with the required specifications and quality; the risk we may be required to record a significant charge to earnings if our goodwill or amortizable assets become impaired; risks relating to confidential information theft or misuse, including through cyber-attacks or cyber intrusion; our ability to complete development and commercialization of products under development, such as our pipeline of Wolfspeed products, improved LED chips, LED components, and LED lighting products risks related to our multi-year warranty periods for LED lighting products; risks associated with acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures or investments generally; the rapid development of new technology and competing products that may impair demand or render our products obsolete; the potential lack of customer acceptance for our products; risks associated with ongoing litigation; and other factors discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including our report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended June 25, 2017, and subsequent reports filed with the SEC.

VRS VeriClaim UK, a subsidiary of T&H Global Holdings LLC, has acquired Ellis May Chartered Loss Adjusters, a UK - based provider of high net worth and commercial loss adjusting and claims handling services to the property and casualty insurance marLoss Adjusters, a UK - based provider of high net worth and commercial loss adjusting and claims handling services to the property and casualty insurance marloss adjusting and claims handling services to the property and casualty insurance market.

Walter Kemmsies, managing director, economist and chief strategist at JLL Ports Airports and Global Infrastructure, notes that that many of the job losses that are popularly blamed on NAFTA would likely have taken place even in the absence of NAFTA, in part because of growing competition from China - based manufacturers, many of which have taken advantage of currency manipulation by the Chinese government that has rendered China - made products more price - competitive in the U.S. Likewise, Mauro Guillen, head of Wharton's Lauder Institute, agrees that without NAFTA, many American jobs that were lost over this period would probably have gone to China or elsewhere.

Forward - looking statements may include, among others, statements concerning our projected adjusted income (loss) from operations outlook for 2018, on both a consolidated and segment basis; projected total revenue growth and global medical customer growth, each over year end 2017; projected growth beyond 2018; projected medical care and operating expense ratios and medical cost trends; our projected consolidated adjusted tax rate; future financial or operating performance, including our ability to deliver personalized and innovative solutions for our customers and clients; future growth, business strategy, strategic or operational initiatives; economic, regulatory or competitive environments, particularly with respect to the pace and extent of change in these areas; financing or capital deployment plans and amounts available for future deployment; our prospects for growth in the coming years; the proposed merger (the «Merger») with Express Scripts Holding Company («Express Scripts») and other statements regarding Cigna's future beliefs, expectations, plans, intentions, financial condition or performance.

FAO's Strategic Objective 4 Enabling more inclusive and efficient agricultural and food systems at local, national and international levels includes the Output on Evidence - based food loss and waste reduction programs developed at national, regional and global level.

The loss of satellite - based «ocean color» measurements would be a blow to climate science, because phytoplankton — tiny ocean plants — help regulate the global carbon cycle.

«Extensive deforestation in Indonesia is a cause for global concern as it contributes substantially to land - based global carbon emissions and potentially high rates of biodiversity loss,» explained Asst Prof Carrasco.

The title is: «An observation - based constraint on permafrost loss as a function of global warming».

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Our modelled values are consistent with current rates of Antarctic ice loss and sea - level rise, and imply that accelerated mass loss from marine - based portions of Antarctic ice sheets may ensue when an increase in global mean air temperature of only 1.4 - 2.0 deg.

«Based on these studies, and many others using fossil and historical records, we argue that evidence for the widely cited view that future climate change poses an equal or greater threat to global biodiversity than anthropogenic land - use change and habitat loss (Thomas et al., 2004) is equivocal: extinctions driven by the latter processes of habitat loss pose a far greater threat to global biodiversity.

Based on these studies, and many others using fossil and historical records, we argue that evidence for the widely cited view that future climate change poses an equal or greater threat to global biodiversity than anthropogenic land - use change and habitat loss (Thomas et al., 2004) is equivocal

The Aichi targets (within the UN Convention on Biological Diversity) of setting aside marine and terrestrial areas for conservation are also good examples of the political translation of a science based concern over global loss of biodiversity.

The contribution from glaciers and ice caps (not including Greenland and Antarctica), on the other hand, is computed from a simple empirical formula linking global mean temperature to mass loss (equivalent to a rate of sea level rise), based on observed data from 1963 to 2003.

I don't tend to write much about this, but my concern over global warming is based, to a great extent, on the losses in biodiversity that will inevitably result from climate change, even at rates that don't greatly damage human economic activity in general.

Drawdown's yield model calculates total annual global supply of crops and livestock products based on their area of adoption in each of the three scenarios, and global yield impacts of each solution (including both gains due to increased productivity per hectare and losses due to reduction of productive area due to adoption of non-agricultural solutions, e.g., loss of grazing area due to afforestation of grasslands).

Torok / CSIRO: -LSB-...] idea of looking at the implications of climate change for what he termed «global icons» -LSB-...] One of these suggested icons was the Great Barrier Reef -LSB-...] It also became apparent that there was always a local «reason» for the destruction — cyclones, starfish, fertilizers -LSB-...] A perception of an «unchanging» environment leads people to generate local explanations for coral loss based on transient phenomena, while not acknowledging the possibility of systematic damage from long - term climatic / environmental change -LSB-...] Such a project could do a lot to raise awareness of threats to the reef from climate change

The Pacific, and what happens in local waters in its east and west is the focus of ENSO studies and these phenomena are commonly compared to the march in global temperatures but its what happens in the global ocean that is really important for temperature gain and loss on a global basis.

If nations fail to base their climate change policies on what equity, ethics, and justice require of them on mitigation of their greenhouse gas emissions and funding for adaptation, losses, and damages, then the global response to climate change will not likely be ambitious enough to avoid catastrophic climate impacts while deepening existing injustices in the world.

-LSB-...] from scraping over rocks, can melt ice at the base, a factor that's forced upward revisions of the rate of ice loss from global warming.

The following data sets on Global Forest Watch were created using Google Earth Engine, Google's geospatial analysis tool: the Hansen / UMD / Google / USGA / NASA annual tree cover loss, tree cover gain, and tree cover data, and the Landsat base maps.

This data set, created by the GLAD (Global Land Analysis & Discovery) lab at the University of Maryland and supported by Global Forest Watch, is the first Landsat - based alert system for tree cover loss.

«Losses or gains in forest cover shape many important aspects of an ecosystem including, climate regulation, carbon storage, biodiversity and water supplies, but until now there has not been a way to get detailed, accurate, satellite - based and readily available data on forest cover change from local to global scales.»

UNISDR also disseminates analysis and climate risk information through biennial Global Assessment Reports, including risk modelling based on disaster loss data to develop probabilistic estimations of future risk in vulnerable countries.

Athough habitat loss in global biodiversity hotspots may overestimate extinction rates [4], [24], our study shows that model projections based on naïve species - area curves can be hugely optimistic in the real - world.

The following data sets on Global Forest Watch were created using Google Earth Engine, Google's geospatial analysis tool: the University of Maryland / Google's annual tree cover loss, tree cover gain, and tree cover data, and the Landsat base maps.

IMO, the strongest argument for sea ice decline over the last decade for being unusual and at least in part attributable to global warming is this (from Polyakov et al.): The severity of present ice loss can be highlighted by the breakup of ice shelves at the northern coast of Ellesmere Island, which have been stable until recently for at least several thousand years based on geological data.

The deal probably increase the shipments of Windows Phone devices in the global market but Nokia would still face loss due to the lower demand of its Windows Phone based Lumia devices when compare with Android devices.

«The challenge is not only delivering value to clients, but helping clients make the connection that what happens with a technician managing a pump in the boiler room can have a direct impact on profit and loss in the boardroom,» says Trevor Foster, global director of management services for Dallas - based Trammell Crow Co..