Sentences with phrase «caused dangerous flooding»

The storm caused dangerous flooding and storm surges and left more than 6 million people without power.

Not exact matches

While strong winds can rip shingles off roofs and tear down power lines, flooding often causes more widespread, costlier damage — and can be more dangerous for humans.

Hurricane José churned up the East Coast on Tuesday, creating dangerous rip currents and causing flooding along New Jersey and Long Island.

Hurricane José churned up the East Coast, creating dangerous rip currents and causing flooding along New Jersey and Long Island.

Floods caused the small town's water supply to be overrun with dangerous strains of two bacteria: Escherichia coli and Campylobacter.

Heavy winds and flying debris are bad, but the storm surge (the onshore rush of water caused by a hurricanes swirling winds) and flooding from rainfall can be just as dangerous as wind.

Thank you for pointing out your experience with the bathroom flooding, we had liaised this concern to the department involved and we agree that it is quite dangerous as it may cause the slippery floor some accident to our guests, that is why we are so thankful for your concern and for mentioning this matter.

There is growing empirical evidence that warming temperatures cause more intense hurricanes, heavier rainfalls and flooding, increased conditions for wildfires and dangerous heat waves.

I was amazed at the Government and Green responses to the serious flooding in the English Midlands a couple of years ago, when increassed rainfall due to alleged Man - made Global Warming was trumpeted as a cause for the flooding; anyone who pointed out that generations of covering flood plains with buildings, concrete and ashphalt was quite a dangerous thing to do was derided as a simpleton or an ignoramus.

Dr Cook says: «We considered that a lake was dangerous if there were settlements or infrastructure down - valley from the lake, and if the slopes and glaciers around the lake were very steep, meaning that they could shed ice or snow or rock into the lake, which would cause it to overtop and generate a flood — a bit like jumping into a swimming pool, but on a much bigger scale.

This will also cause dangerous coastal flooding, though the flooding should remain below Hurricane Sandy levels, according to the National Weather Service.

To compound the issue, when the ground is very hard and dry, heavy rainfall is unable to soak into the ground, causing dangerous flash floods that simply wash away the surface.

Concerned that repeated flooding from rains may be causing dangerous molds to grow, Aleman's neighboring judges on the building's ninth floor have requested relocation.