Sentences with phrase «coastal residents»

First off, rising sea levels do indeed threaten water supplies of coastal residents, as we are seeing with the east coast.
Many people think that only coastal residents need to worry about flooding, but snow melt is a very common cause of flood damage.
The site managers explain that this map was created by Tulane University students to provide an outlet for coastal residents affected by the spill.
«Any related changes to positions where storms make landfall will have obvious effects on coastal residents and infrastructure.»
As Isaac moves into the Gulf of Mexico, coastal residents who are currently away on vacation should check travel insurance policies for this interruption benefit.
The impending arrival of radioactive contaminants from Fukushima has raised concerns among coastal residents in the United States and Canada.
Maritime Day, which first became a national holiday in 1933, is a day of celebration and contemplation for many coastal residents and history buffs, for whom it is as important as -LSB-...]
It's no wonder we've seen countless reports of a drop in ridership, as coastal residents and businesses can't afford to travel on our marine highways.
Uncommon fare for many folks in the Midwest, these delectable coastal residents have quite a culinary history!
The DEC would have authority to restrict mechanically powered fishing gear in those shallows, identify harmful chemicals and pesticides and recommend restrictions, and prohibit coastal residents from applying fertilizer with phosphorous between Nov. 1 and April 1.
She and her coauthors hope that their findings will inspire coastal residents and ocean users to recycle their trash instead of allowing it to end up in the ocean.
The Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team (COASST) organizes coastal residents to monitor beach - cast seabird carcasses at over 350 sites in California, Oregon, Washington and Alaska.
Indigenous coastal residents of the western Arctic and I are currently working with 15 scientific colleagues on several research projects that span a variety of topics:
«While there is little we can do now to reduce the amount of sea - level rise by the middle of the century, steps taken over the next 30 years to control greenhouse gas emissions and stabilize global temperatures will largely determine how great the sea level rise challenge will be for coastal residents at the end of this century and beyond,» said Dr. Boesch.
The forecast, though, «does not predict when, where, and how these storms might hit,» Ben Friedman, the acting NOAA administrator said during a press conference, as he and other officials urged coastal residents to begin their preparations.
For now, the only practical defense against that, Mahoney says, is training coastal residents to head for high ground when they feel violent shaking.
City Council members presented potential options for dealing with sea - level rise at the recent meeting with coastal residents.
The good news is that early - warning systems and evacuation procedures could give coastal residents hours to escape, as well as additional advance warning of up to several weeks prior to the devastating landslide; the bad news is given the volcano's prior history, such an event could happen any time in the next thousand years or less.
And yes, we also educate coastal residents of the simple steps they need to take to protect themselves should the worst happen.
I mentioned how recent TV coverage of comments by dislocated coastal residents reminded me of the «We'll rebuild!»
The longer term risk is that rising temperatures will melt glaciers and polar ice caps, raising sea level and displacing coastal residents worldwide.
From the ocean acidification that threatens shellfish, a food source Oregonians love, to the coastal erosion that leads to infrastructure damage and may cause coastal residents to move inland.
They also protect coastal residents because they buffer storm damage.
As a resident of North Carolina, our local news did a short report on massive increases in property insurance for coastal residents due the predictions of higher hurricane damages from increasing and more powerful storms.
Beach pollution, seafood contamination, overfishing, sea - level rise and other marine environmental issues will exert more immediate pressure on coastal residents to act, so understanding the local «place effects» will be central to mitigating political biases.
Scientists contacted by Climate Central warned that in part because of the dearth of major hurricanes, there may be a sense of «hurricane amnesia» setting in among coastal residents — a potentially hazardous combination for when the nation's luck runs out.
«The devastating 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami caught millions of coastal residents and the scientific community off - guard,» says co-author Benjamin Horton, a professor in the Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences at Rutgers University - New Brunswick.
«There's a long way to go, and coastal residents need to remain vigilant and prepared for the next storm.»
Elevated 4.5 meters off the ground, the building would provide an evacuation zone for coastal residents and tourists while also serving as a new city hall.
The Obama administration considered opening some of the affected areas to oil exploration, but abandoned the idea in 2016 because of concerns from states, coastal residents and the military, which uses waters that would be affected.
Though the Obama Administration looked into opening some areas to oil exploration on a smaller scale, the idea was abandoned in 2016 after concerns from the military, coastal residents, and states that would be affected.
Similarly, coastal residents can turn to the federal National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) for coverage.
«Our transportation system is more than bridges and light rail, it includes our marine highway that coastal residents and businesses rely on» said Gary Holman, New Democrat spokesperson on BC Ferries.
You never meet anyone who used to be a coastal resident who says they are glad to see the back of it.
In any case, the researchers say, such an eruption is not a threat to coastal residents.
In the early evening of Tuesday, 1 April, a magnitude - 8.2 quake occurred off the coast of northern Chile, killing six people, generating 2 - meter - high waves, and prompting the evacuation of nearly 1 million coastal residents.
That may mean making politically unpalatable choices like retreat from current ocean shorelines, an effort actually under way in New York via buyouts of some coastal residents.
Mike Caplin, a representative of the Coastal Property Owners Association, said that some coastal residents are concerned about the steady growth of public lands.
There are several advantages to locating away from shore, including reduced visual pollution — meaning they won't spoil anyone's view, which is a common complaint by some coastal residents.
Many believe the United States may be due for a major hurricane landfall and it's important that all coastal residents — from the Gulf Coast to the Northeast — not be complacent.
The livelihood of tens of millions of coastal residents are at risk.
Tens of thousands of cleanup workers, Coast Guard members, fishers and coastal residents were within range of the airborne chemicals, and many of them were sprayed directly with Corexit, which when mixed with crude, is 52 times more toxic than crude alone.
There is no need to force any coastal resident to shoulder these risks.
Officials aren't taking any chances: South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley has ordered the mandatory evacuation of about a million coastal residents, and Florida Governor Rick Scott said that those in the storm's path failing to prepare could be facing «the difference between life and death.»
In Georgia, a state that gets over 60 percent of its electricity from coal, some coastal residents are connecting the dots between coal and changes in the local ecology and economy attributed to global warming.
For instance, in Vietnam, the scientific climate story focused on fresh water as a provincial issue, while this was not a concern for coastal residents, who saw sea level rise and salt water intrusion as larger threats.
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