Sentences with phrase «coastal storms»

Increased incidence and severity of coastal storms and hurricanes are also predicted to result from warming oceans and weather anomalies.

The summer brings a whole new set of risks, with coastal storms and hurricanes.

Along with the gorgeous beaches, you get a high risk for hurricanes and coastal storm systems.

Now the island is in a race against time to prepare for the next major coastal storm.

Having long - range plans in place will help decision makers develop better ways to build more resilient infrastructure and help ecosystems that are vulnerable to rising water levels and more intense coastal storms.

As sea levels have risen, many coastal areas have seen increased flooding during high tides and extreme flooding during coastal storms; these trends are projected to continue in the coming century.

Local government resources show that the city is serious about helping residents out with emergency preparedness for the occasional coastal storm, but these risks can push up rates quite a bit.

Climate change also warms oceans, adding energy that can fuel coastal storms.

Local government resources show that the city is serious about helping residents out with emergency preparedness for the occasional coastal storm, but these risks can push up rates quite a bit.

December 13, 2012 • In the wake of Superstorm Sandy, New Yorkers, local politicians and scientists face a tough decision: How to spend limited funds to defend themselves in a world where climate change is making flooding from coastal storms ever more likely.

Coastal living carries risk, however, as hurricanes and other coastal storms inflict trillions in property and infrastructure damage each year.

«Model for predicting coastal storm damage in the North Sea.»

If you're a homeowner in Biloxi, it's important to be prepared for coastal storm systems.

The U.S. climate is paying the price today for business decisions made many years ago, especially through increased coastal storm damage and more extreme heat in parts of the country.

Coastal zones are particularly vulnerable to sea - level rise and enhanced storms, facing serious impacts including: (1) inundation and displacement of wetlands and lowlands; (2) increased coastal erosion; (3) increased coastal storm flooding; and (4) salinization (Barth & Titus, 1984).

Residents of low - lying areas in densely populated Miami - Dade County were urged to move to higher ground by Wednesday as a precaution against coastal storm surges, three days before Irma was expected to make landfall in Florida.

«In the U.S., we're seeing more severe droughts, wildfires, crop losses and more frequent coastal storms with deadly impacts,» Martin added.

Coastal living carries risk, however, as hurricanes and other coastal storms inflict trillions in property and infrastructure damage each year.

While it is impossible to attribute any single storm to anthropgenic climate change, sophisticated new models can be used estimate potential losses from coastal storms under a range of climate change scenarios.

For his Hurricane series, Ross wades into the surf while tethered to land, capturing vivid images of ocean waves during severe coastal storms.

The U.S. Global Change Research Program found that if emission rates continue unchanged the U.S. is likely to experience stronger coastal storm surges and more frequent extreme rainfall events.

Father and son seemed energized by a raging coastal storm in December that caused flooding on much of Long Island.

Next week could bring a fourth coastal storm this month to the Northeast, and several more could be on the way during the rest of March.

NEW YORK — Residents in the areas of New York hit hardest by a powerful coastal storm could be without power into the early part of next week.

At 10 a.m., de Blasio attends an interagency coastal storm plan exercise meeting, Office of Emergency Management Situation Room, 165 Cadman Plaza East, Brooklyn.

Winter weather advisories, winter storm warnings and blizzard warnings are in effect for the entire eastern seaboard from Florida to Maine as the major coastal storm bears down today into tomorrow.

Depending upon when they ran their computer models, some meteorologists were predicting a big coastal storm while others were taking the weather disturbance back out to sea.

As soon as his team hears of an approaching coastal storm, the members head out to monitor the damage (see «A week in the life of a storm chaser», page 49).

Wetlands perform crucial functions, including inland flood control and coastal storm buffers.

An active coastal storm track and below - average temperatures were associated with a record snow season in Boston, Massachusetts.

Prevalent storm tracks along the northern branches of the jet stream typically cut to our west and / or redevelop as coastal storms to our north, and we are left either warm and rainy, or dry.

In more recent times, NHES has delivered donated cat food and funded a microchip program to help FOFHI identify and return feral cats to their managed colonies after coastal storms.

With seating outdoors or inside the cozy library, it is the perfect spot for soaking up sun or savoring coastal storms.

The construction of the home features specialized hurricane - resistant structural reinforcement and windows for coastal storm conditions, spray foam insulation in the wall cavities, rigid foam to eliminate thermal bridging, and a mix of fiber cement and cedar siding on the exterior for long term durability and low maintenance.

In these coastal areas, a hurricane or other large coastal storm can push water inland in a large and damaging storm surge.

Climate change is negatively affecting public health and creating conditions that have led to a historic drought western states, wildfires, flooding in South Carolina, and devastating coastal storms.

A 15 - inch (38.1 - centimeter) rise in sea level, the high end of what some models have suggested, would increase the annual number of people in the United States affected by coastal storm surges.

But the unholy mix of rising seas and more intense coastal storms presents special dangers, according to Christopher Little, a climate scientist at Atmospheric and Environmental Research in Lexington, Massachusetts.

«Sea - level rise makes every single coastal storm flood higher.»

Higher sea levels give coastal storm surges a higher starting point when major storms approach and pile water up along the shore.

With coastal storms adding a constant threat, you just can't afford to skimp on homeowners insurance if you live in Massachusetts.

Ohio is not coastal storm country, but hazards of the planes generally affect its communities, from tornadoes to the real risks of heavy flooding.