Sentences with phrase «by tornadoes as»

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Catastrophes can be caused by various natural events, including, among others, hurricanes, tornadoes and other windstorms, earthquakes, hail, wildfires, severe winter weather, floods, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions and other naturally occurring events, such as solar flares.

One satisfied buyer says the jacket is «comfortable» and «definitely keeps out the rain» as confirmed by its use «in the aftermath downpour of a small tornado.»

Interestingly, one of the 8 RAF Tornados deployed at Akrotiri could be regularly tracked online during its transit from Cyprus to Iraq via Israel, Jordan, accompanied by a Voyager tanker: the example #ZA556 (the only «visible» aircraft in a formation of at least two planes) can be often spotted on Flightardar24.com as it flies into Israel, then into the Jordanian airspace before turning its transponder off to enter the Iraqi airspace.

«We're most proud of how GoFundMe has helped those affected by national tragedies such as the Colorado theater shooting, Hurricane Sandy, the Boston marathon bombings, and the Oklahoma City tornadoes,» says Damphousse.

Therefore, natural disasters (such as the recent tornado outbreak, the Asian tsunami of 2004, the Japanese earthquake, sickness, cancer, accidents) as well as evil perpetuated by others (the Sandy Hook shootings, the Boston bombings, the Holocaust, 9 - 11) are merely expressions of this god's unending, unquenchable, and unpredictable wrath upon humankind.

I create messes everywhere and by the end of the day I look as if a tornado hit me, while my boyfriend gets home from work and I think «damn, man», and he proceeds to help clean the mess and makes dinner so I can relax.

Meanwhile, RAF Tornados hit a building in south - west Tripoli used by the regime as an intelligence centre.

As actors of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) regime, including current MASLOC CEO, Stephen Amoah, stirred a tornado in a tea cup with the claim that the cars had been abandoned to rot by the GPRTU because of padded cost, the same Stephen Amoah had ordered 1,800 brand new cars in the name of MASLOC.

The lack of low - altitude radar coverage as a factor in tornado - warning lead times was not mentioned in «A Better Eye on the Storm,» by Jane Lubchenco and Jack Hayes.

The Storm Prediction Center is responsible for forecasting (identifying, describing, and quantifying) the risk of severe weather caused by severe convective storms (specifically, those producing tornadoes, hail 3/4» or larger, and winds 58 MPH or greater), as well as winter and fire weather.

Understanding the gravel devils can help develop better plans, such as with building materials and designs, to limit destruction by tornadoes.

«Any kind of extreme weather is at most only loosely controlled by coherent, predictable climate phenomena like ENSO, and tornadoes are no exception,» said coauthor Adam Sobel, who also is at Columbia's engineering school, as well as its Lamont - Doherty Earth Observatory.

Southern Tornado Outbreaks and Western Storms: $ 1.1 Billion When: Jan. 20 to 22, 2017 Deaths: 24 The damage: Southern states were pummeled by 79 confirmed tornadoes in January, sending strong winds as far west as San Diego.

Most severe weather incidents in Finland are caused by phenomena related to thunderstorms such as lightning, strong wind gusts, hail and tornadoes.

The tornado's track crosses the image from left to right, as indicated by the arrows.

The study by researchers including Joel E. Cohen, a visiting scholar at the University of Chicago, finds the increase in tornado outbreaks does not appear to be the result of a warming climate as earlier models suggested.

The great forest disturbances created by Passenger Pigeon megaflocks — which were described by American ornithologist John James Audubon as similar to tornadoes — were a constant variable in the formula of eastern forest habitats.

Directed by Kenneth Branagh (from whom the producers clearly hoped for a little Shakespearian oomph), the film opens as a cosmic tornado eases down on the smooth sands of New Mexico.

Although the characters face many moments of peril, including a tornado from the Wizard of Oz that descends on the castle, Meggie, who was abandoned as an infant by her mother (Sienna Guillory), fears losing her father the most.

The town looks as if it was struck by a humongous tornado.

Ferrell plays Chazz Michael Michaels, a cocky figure skating champion described by one announcer as a «sex tornado.»

This informational text by Seymour Simon describes extreme weather, such as tornadoes, hurricanes, thunderstorms, floods, and blizzards...

Released in the UK a year ago, The Guardian called Heathcliff as played by James Howson «a puzzle, a tornado of resentment whirling destructively across the bleak and intimidating landscape.»

The Small Business Administration lends funds directly to business owners and individuals affected by a declared disaster, such as a hurricane, drought or tornado.

This is granted as a temporary relief to borrowers who have adversely been affected by a disaster (flood, hurricane, tornado, wildfires).

But spirits are buoyed by good news, such as the recent story of a cat found alive by its owner 16 days after the tornado.

As destructive tornadoes and other severe weather continue to threaten the Midwest and Plains regions, The Humane Society of the United States urges residents to prepare by taking some simple — but critical — steps to keep their pets safe.

The ASPCA (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals), at the request of Central Oklahoma Humane Society (OK Humane) in Oklahoma City, Okla., has dispatched its disaster response team to assist with shelter operations as the facility experiences an influx of animals affected by the devastating tornado that hit Moore, Okla. on May 20.

Later in the day, as weather reports became serious and news of tornadoes spread, John and Amy discussed by phone what they should do about their animals.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma — While we have watched as tearful humans in Oklahoma are connected with the pets torn from their homes by the recent FE5 tornado there were other dogs at risk of not finding homes at all.

It is also possible that the Bloway Candy in Mario Party 8 is inspired by Tweesters, as players who use it become a tornado and forcibly throw any other players they come into contact with back to the Start Space.

Skyward Sword, which serves as the prequel to the entire Zelda timeline, has Link pursuing Zelda after a tornado whisks her away from Skyloft, but we do see her being trained by Impa and establish that she is the reborn spirit of the goddess Hylia before she ends up sealed in a crystal and reduced to plot device for the rest of the story.

It's the same feeling one might experience when viewing a tornado and recognizing its destructive power, yet still be enthralled by its grace as a force of nature.

-- No indication as to whether or not Ghirahim is playable yet; the description in Famitsu could be be about his boss moves or character outline as general — If Link uses Power gloves and drops off ball & chain, he can lift pillars, jars or even enemies — With the legendary baton from Wind waker, Zelda can command winds and fight by playing songs — You can blow enemies away with wind or the sound can turn into lightning bolts — You can also summon tornados to snatch enemies away — After you select a character for a stage you select the weapon — You can't change weapons in battle — Weapons differ a lot from each other and it is part of the fun to test which one suits you

All - Star moves: Race by a competitor with a variety of pick - up weapons (missiles, mines and other obstacles) or one of the 20 unique character moves such as Tails» tornado, Samba's conga line, and much more!

Francis Alÿs runs into the eye of a tornado; Bas Jan Ader sails out to sea in search of the miraculous to tragically never return; ORLAN undergoes plastic surgery; Marina Abramovic's points a a bow and arrow at her own heart; Pedro Reyes creates musical instruments out of firearms and Ruth Proctor freefalls in the gallery... Walk into a physical, audio, intellectual and emotional unknown with over 70 pivotal works from the mid-20th century to the present day by major international artists including Marina Abramović, Eva Hesse, Yves Klein, Marcel Duchamp, Andreas Gursky, Gerhard Richter, Carsten Höller, Yoko Ono, Fischli & Weiss, Jose Dávila, ORLAN, Chim ↑ Pom and Ai Weiwei, as well as key works by JMW Turner and Maze: Risk edition by Jasmin Vardimon Company.

The kind of framing used by McKibben in the Daily Beast also came up during the astounding tornado outbreaks earlier this year, as Michael Mann of Pennsylvania State University told ThinkProgress that «climate change is present in every single meteorological event.»

Finally, there's a nice roundup of questions and answers on tornado trendsby the science and environment staff of The Times and an excellent overview of this extraordinary season by NPR, as well.

As I watch the Midwest get swallowed up by the massive flooding; the Midwest getting tossed and turned by unprecedented tornado activity; the northeast sizzling and the west literally burning up again, I'm thinking this has only just begun.

Markowski and team say that it is «well known» that the official severe tornado chart published by NOAA is biased; that prior to the mid-1970s, the method for determining tornado classification consistently ranked them as higher than they actually were.

So as you can see, Muller is acknowledging that his claim of a declining trend is not supported by the data, but his main point, that claims of a warming - driven rise in tornado numbers are not justified, holds up.

The proposition that «science» somehow dictated particular policy responses, encouraged — indeed instructed — those who found those particular strategies unattractive to argue about the science.36 So, a distinctive characteristic of the climate change debate has been of scientists claiming with the authority of their position that their results dictated particular policies; of policy makers claiming that their preferred choices were dictated by science, and both acting as if «science» and «policy» were simply and rigidly linked as if it were a matter of escaping from the path of an oncoming tornado.

Rates have risen in the state by as much as eight or nine percent this year; however, those rates were already on the rise before the April 27 tornado outbreak that devastated Montgomery.

«So, a distinctive characteristic of the climate change debate has been of scientists claiming with the authority of their position that their results dictated particular policies; of policy makers claiming that their preferred choices were dictated by science, and both acting as if «science» and «policy» were simply and rigidly linked as if it were a matter of escaping from the path of an oncoming tornado.»

Tim, the odds of being hit by a tornado are pretty small as the swath of destruction is usually limited to less than 1/4 of a mile.

Operating cost for electric cars is $ 0.50 to $ 0.75 per mile versus $ 0.10 for gasoline powered cars once battery replacement costs are included By 2020, Chinese PER CAPITA emissions will be higher than America's Does not believe that the 0.6 degree temperature rise to date is the West's «fault,» but does believe that China is the future problem Whatever U.S. does about emissions reduction and what people do as individuals is totally trivial in face of the fact that China is adding huge amounts of coal fired generating capacity The most meaningful emissions reduction strategy today would be to convert China from coal to natural gas The claim that there are more frequent or more intense hurricanes and tornadoes as a result of AGW is not scientifically supported We can reduce emissions, but it is important that we do the RIGHT things (and NOT the WRONG ones) Not worried about «peak oil;» coal can be converted to liquid fuel

A turbine at the base of the chimney generates electricity as the air rushes by... His scheme replaces the chimney with a tornado - like vortex of spinning air, which could extend several kilometres into the atmosphere.»

Matt Vespa — Townhall.com — May 24, 2015 As I've written previously, we've experienced the calmest Hurricane season in 30 years, the quietest tornado season in 60 years; the creation of 19,000 Manhattan islands worth of sea ice, and (again) the Arctic Ice Cap has grown by 533,000 square miles.

As I've written previously, we've experienced the calmest Hurricane season in 30 years, the quietest tornado season in 60 years; the creation of 19,000 Manhattan islands worth of sea ice, and (again) the Arctic Ice Cap has grown by 533,000 square miles.

Having a safe room built for your home or small business can help provide near - absolute protection for you and your family or employees from injury or death caused by the dangerous forces of extreme winds such as tornadoes and hurricanes.