Sentences with phrase «by the heavy rains of»

The flash flooding brought on by the heavy rains of June 27 and 28 devastated many communities across Central New York.

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Palestinian rescuers members evacuate a man from a flooded home using a fishing boat during a heavy rain storm in Jabaliya refugee camp, northern Gaza Strip, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017 (AP Photo / Khalil Hamra) In the time since the operation, the army and government have put into practice some, but not all, of the recommendations made by Shapira in his reports.

But while Australian demand for the fruit has been fueled by its store of healthy fats, supply has been strangled by heavy rain and bushfires, and because growers in western Australia, anticipating a fall in demand after Christmas, exhausted their stocks to flood the market in the lead - up to the holiday season.

Just two weeks ago, 13,000 tourists were stranded at the foot of the Matterhorn by heavy snow and rain.

Sons of Gwalia Limited has had production from several of its mining operations hit by heavy rains.

BOGOTA (Thomson Reuters Foundation)- It could take months for Haitian farmers to recover as heavy rains brought by Hurricane Irma have flooded parts of the impoverished Caribbean nation, humanitarians said, calling for better disaster preparedness.

Scientists have found that the amount of rain dished out by heavy rainstorms has gone up 10 percent since 1900 due to global warming.

I expected Christian rock artists, classic rock»n' roll, and possibly some Indy Pop, but I was not prepared for the string of explicit rap artists that hit my desk, including Jay - Z, Kevin Rudolf, and Lil» Wayne, along with heavy metal songs such as «Raining Blood» by Slayer.

However, I stand by the claim that this chocolate's aroma reminded me of the land after heavy rain — that delicious, fresh, clean, wholesome smell of wet earth (which we've been sorely missing here in Australia, what with the drought that's seemingly been going on half my life).

«How much 1080 is washed, during heavy rains, into our streams — and absorbed by the root systems of our grasses...?

Rochester, NY — With the possibility of heavy rain and flooding as Tropical Storm Lee bears down on the Northeast, NYSEG encourages customers in flood - prone areas — and even customers who experience persistent basement flooding — to consider how their electricity and natural gas services could be affected by high water.

A Two - and - a-half-year-old baby girl has reportedly been swept away by flood waters as heavy rain engulfed parts of the Greater Accra region Thursday morning.

The announcement had originally been planned for July but the couple decided to postpone it out of consideration for a southern region hit by heavy rains and flooding in the month.

A number of local residents and officials have blamed actions by the IJC for recent flooding, although members of that organization and the U.S Army Corps of Engineers have maintained that most of the issue is due to weather factors including rain during the Spring that was much heavier than usual.

A Puerto Rico dam damaged by heavy rains from Hurricane Maria was in danger of failing, posing a risk to communities downstream, as people across the U.S. territory sought to dig out from the deadly storm.

Health Department Urges Precautions in Aftermath of Flooding The Oneida County Health Department is urging residents impacted by recent flooding conditions to take precautions when dealing with flood waters resulting from the heavy rains and overflow conditions.

Traders, passengers and drivers who ply the Koforidua - Mamfe Aburi to Accra road daily face possible danger as half of a section of the road has been eroded by heavy rain fall.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's perfect storm was followed on its heels by a second wave of weather that dropped heavy monsoon rains over the Punjab watershed from Aug. 2 to 9, Khan said.

Engorged by heavy spring rains, the river has overwhelmed both its east and west banks; a large industrial park northwest of Treasure Island is seen awash in muddy water.

Triggered by heavy rain, the Maoxian landslide swept away homes in Xinmo village, blocking a 2 km section of river and burying 1,600 meters of road.

Tracked by their calls at night after heavy rains, two species of narrow - mouthed frogs have been recorded as new.

Clouds form when water condenses on particles of dust, and rain falls when condensed water droplets grow too heavy to be suspended by updrafts in the atmosphere.

Catastrophic flooding, often driven by unexpectedly heavy rain events, has swept through many states, and many of those big rain events caught people by surprise in places like Houston and Baton Rouge, La..

Extended intervals of heavy rains created deep lakes in several parts of eastern Africa at times critical in human evolution, according to a team led by geologist Martin H. Trauth of Potsdam (Germany) University.

Last year, for instance, a team led by federal scientists found that a mysterious drop in ocean level beginning in 2010 likely resulted from a combination of three temporary climate influences, including La Niña, that spawned heavy rain over Australia.

Sometimes, teleconnections on intra-seasonal time scales are associated with extreme weather events, such as the so - called Pineapple Express, which is characterized by heavy rains that extend from the Hawaiian Islands to the west coast of North America.

These oceanic shifts conspire with the atmosphere to alter global weather by increasing the odds of drought, heavy rain and cool or hot temperatures in different parts of the world.

Sinolinding said the wells were made murky and unsafe by heavy rains three days before victims started complaining of painful abdominal spasms and loose bowel movement.

The whole city seems to exist in anticipation of a storm, just before the rain comes down: there's an ominous, thunderous feel; the air hangs heavy; the threat of violence permeates.Much will and already has been made of the violence, of which there is lots, the impact exacerbated by the agonisingly slow, painfully tense character of the film; it makes you wait and it makes you suffer.

Mudslides and floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains have killed scores of people in the island nation.

Located in Brooke village about six miles South of Norwich, The Brooke Church of England Primary School is a brick building surrounded by an asphalted playground which tended to flood when there was heavy rain.

It's been made even more trying by the fitment of winter tires due to snow and heavy rain circling Munich, Germany.

These tires are better able to handle heavy rainstorms and slushy snowfall by actively pushing water out to the sides of the tread area as the tire rolls forward, minimizing the risk of hydroplaning at high road speeds in heavy rain.

WASHINGTON — U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced the immediate availability of $ 2 million in Emergency Relief (ER) funds from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to stabilize and repair roads damaged by heavy rains on federal lands throughout Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.

Similarly, if lanes are unusually narrow (in road works, for example), the system may warn of vehicles in a non-adjacent lane.The system depends on clear detection by the two radars which might be impaired in adverse weather conditions (very heavy rain or snow etc).

Regardless of the technology, ACC works day and night, but its abilities are hampered by heavy rain, fog, or snow.

It was still night, at least an hour before sunrise, but the darkness was already lifting, enough to reveal a sky covered by heavy rain clouds and, beyond the light strip of beach, a sea that looked like a Pekingese dog.

But like many areas of California, the city is occasionally threatened by wild fires and by flooding from heavy rains.

Indeed, over 40 percent of homeowners think that standard homeowners insurance covers flood damage caused by heavy rain, according to the Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.).

The HSUS is also assisting in the transport of more than 30 dogs from Plaquemines Animal Welfare Society, which was damaged by heavy rain and flooding, to the Humane Society of Saline County in Arkansas, where they will be available for adoption.

As Paris is pounded by heavy rains, several towns to the east and south of Paris are experiencing the worst flooding for decades.

The stone and mortar towers climb up the side of the hill in dark brown tones, tainted by the heavy rain and water trickling down the inclined streets.

Searchers were racing «against time and weather» Thursday to recover the dead from the crash of AirAsia Flight 8501, with a window of good conditions slammed shut by another onslaught of wind and heavy rain.

The region is generally unaffected by the monsoon seasons which affect other places in this part of South East Asia, although sporadic heavy rains can come down during the rainy season from December to March.

When it rains in Gran Canaria, it usually starts with overcast skies for an hour or so, followed by a spell of moderately heavy rainfall which rarely lasts more than 30 minutes.

Titanium in rock gets eroded into the sea by heavy rains, so low titanium levels mean a long spell of unusually dry, hurricane - free weather which might have doomed the Mayans» crops.

Then by midday there were a few drops of rain that eventually turned into some afternoon heavy rain.

I honestly was turned of by the tutorial demo they should, but this trailer just put heavy rain on my must buy list.

Hana, Glas, Rain and Deke are joined by new character Axel as they confront the spirit realm and enter the world of Inuit mythology in a real - time, isometric, tactic heavy action - adventure.

Absolute genius but deeply flawed — that's the verdict of Revolution Software's acclaimed development star Charles Cecil when asked by MCV what he though of Sony's recent chart - topper Heavy Rain.