Sentences with phrase «by damaging storms»
But starting such a sensitive laboratory on the U.S. mainland in a highly agricultural area — and one that is frequently struck by damaging storms — has raised eyebrows at the GAO.
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Speaking as a cartoonish version of himself, Zuckerberg showed viewers some of the damage caused by the recent powerful storms, mentioning, «One of the things that's really magical about virtual reality is you can get the feeling that you're really in a place.»
The storm passed just to the north of the island of Hispaniola, shared by the Dominican Republic and Haiti, damaging roofs and causing flooding and power outages as it approached the Haitian side.
The storm passed just to the north of the island of Hispaniola, shared by Dominican Republic and Haiti, causing some damage to roofs, flooding and power outages as it approached the impoverished Haitian side, which is particularly vulnerable to hurricanes and rain, although it did not make landfall.
Germany's Munich Re warned it could miss its profit target this year, the first major reinsurer to flag a hit to earnings from damage caused by the storms.
It represents a failure to recognize the underlying causes of the damage storms inflict, and to seize the very real opportunity we have to head off this damage by taking action now.
Estimates for damages caused by Hurricane Harvey are climbing with the storm poised to regain strength in the Gulf of Mexico before crashing back on land.
Fisheries Minister Keith Colwell says the fish farm is owned by New Brunswick - based Cooke Aquaculture, which reported the damage last Wednesday after a massive storm.
Barbuda, Anguilla, the Virgin Islands, and Cuba were hit by the worst of the storm, with some islands reporting that 90 % of their structures were damaged or destroyed.
It can be difficult to determine whether such pollutants were released as a result of the storm's damage to facilities, or were voluntarily released by refinery operators themselves in the course of shut - down activities.
By far the most common cause of blackouts is damage to power lines, which are the most vulnerable part of the electrical grid to storms.
Immediately after Hurricane Irma's eye passed over the Florida Keys, massive damage to the Lower and Middle Keys was apparent where hundreds of homes and businesses were destroyed by high winds and a huge storm surge.
After the storm, despite significant damage and outages, the center accepted baby squirrels thrown out of trees, sea birds blown off course and raccoons driven by hunger into harm's way.
Irma is expected by some experts to top Harvey's damage, given the size of the storm and the population that was in its path.
The Federal Reserve indicated that storm damage curtailed the change in total industrial production, as well as the change in factory sector activity, by roughly 3/4 percentage point during August.
Most of the damage was caused by storm surges that overwhelmed the levee system.
There's an ongoing worry among Cubans that the fragile buildings in Havana will continue to collapse because of the damage left behind by the storm, CNN reported.
Also, approximately nine in 10 homes damaged by major storms lack flood insurance.
Recent data published by CoreLogic show that nearly 233,000 Texas homes are at risk of storm damage from Harvey.
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As the storm hits many of same places that have been battered by hurricane Irma, Hull said the repetitive damage is worse than weather in previous years.
In Baton Rouge and its surrounding parts, the Area Chamber estimates that over 100,000 homes have been damaged or destroyed by the flooding caused by the mid-August storm that dropped over two feet of rain in a day's time.
A Priest in Ireland has said he is «very thankful» his church wasn't damaged by Storm Eleanor which battered the island and parts of the UK.
Hope the damage caused by the storm is repaired quickly.
Weathering the Storm: With California stuck in extreme drought and last year's barley crop damaged by heavy rain, climate change is posing serious problems for the brewing industry.
The toll pales in importance next to the physical damage wrought by Irene, but for some teams the storm will make a long season feel even longer.
Real Madrid's match against Celta Vigo was postponed due to Balaidos being damaged by a storm, meaning the Catalan side have now played two games more than the current league leaders.
Along with the Fern Room, the Show House, the Desert House and 10 production houses were damaged by the storm.
At a campaign event for state Senate Democratic candidate Shelley Mayer, Cuomo responded to criticism over not getting out to survey the damage caused by the nor» easters that walloped the lower Hudson Valley and speak with those affected by the storms.
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced $ 20 million is available for the construction of new affordable housing units damaged by Superstorm Sandy, Hurricane Irene or Tropical Storm Lee.
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On topic questions included funding for items in the City's SIRR report and whether there is an alternative source for such items, whether the mayor is satisfied with the pace of City spending of federal money for Sandy relief, whether the mayor is confident of reaching his 500 construction starts and 500 reimbursement checks by Labor Day, Comptroller Scott Stringer's report on a lack of oversight on spending by the Department of Homeless Services, whether the City has the «right formula» for Build It Back, the total number of homes damaged by Sandy and when all will reached through Build It Back, how many of the 132 construction starts to date are repairs and how many are rebuilds and whether the mayor has closely examined the City's emergency management system in the context of preparing for a future coastal storm.
announced today that new resources have been made available by state government, which has been working in partnership with local governments to address the damage caused this summer by Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee.
«New York is no stranger to the damage that severe weather can inflict on communities, and time and time again, we have stepped up to provide real relief to families affected by storms,» Cuomo said.
The federal government approved funds for advertising to promote tourism in counties devastated by storm damage.
«The amount of tree damage remains a concern, as substantial work remains to restore electric service to all our customers impacted by the storm,» Charles Freni, Central Hudson's senior vice president of customer services and transmission and distribution, said in a prepared statement.
According to a release from the NIC, the compulsory insurance will cover fire and allied perils like flood, earthquake, the collapse of buildings, storm and as well, legal liabilities of an owner or occupier of premises in respect of loss of or damage to property, bodily injury or death suffered by all users of the premises and third parties.
The Southold Town Board approved legislation on Tuesday to provide local tax relief to property owners whose homes or commercial structures were damaged by the storm.
A new report says Vermont is on target to close the vast majority of Irene - related cases by late summer, two years after flooding from the tropical storm damaged more than 7,000 homes.
Vermont's congressional delegation says the state is going to get another $ 18.25 million to continue repairing roads damaged by flooding from Tropical Storm Irene and spring flooding in 2011.
This will establish a critical resource for communities damaged by the recent storms.
About 8,800 owners of Sandy - damaged homes in Nassau and Suffolk counties had received partial reimbursements from NY Rising by the end of last year, but nearly 2,000 had received their final checks, says a new report listing the status of homes participating in the relief program created after the October 2012 storm.
Of the $ 5.9 billion from FEMA, $ 2.9 billion has been set aside for the New York City Housing Authority, which will improve more than 250 buildings inside 30 developments damaged by the storm.
But the governor has said the damage caused by the storms has already doubled the state's budget deficit, and he may need Republicans to help him make spending cuts.
Storms said the town board has worked toward flood resiliency during her tenure, receiving grants to rebuild bridges and roads damaged by flooding.
Cuomo said small business in the area were particularly hard hit by the storm and the lingering damage.
North Salem, Somers, and Yorktown central school districts are closed because of the damage brought on by Tuesday's storms.
«In the areas hit by the storms, three quarters said roads were blocked or inaccessible, sixty - one percent had wind damage, downed trees, or roof damage and sixty percent experienced power outages.
The prime minister, who was himself interviewed by police as a witness, said today that he was accustomed to the «periodic storms» of politics, although he insisted that he was not underestimating the damage it was doing to his and the party's reputation.
«Gov. Cuomo will spend more time traveling to the Virgin Islands than he will surveying the damage from the storm, and this will all be funded by New York's taxpayers.