Sentences with phrase «concern for rain»

You can tell the kids to «go play outside» 365 days a year with no worries about temperature, and only limited concern for rain.

Not exact matches

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But don't focus so much on the category number, which is determined solely by wind speed: It's the combination of wind, storm surge, rain, flooding, and even the possibility of tornadoes that are the biggest concern for much of the Florida peninsula.

«The worst is not yet over for Southeast Texas, at least as rain is concerned,» Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said at a Wednesday press conference, adding that flooding in the Beaumont region can be expected for the next few days.

You say that good Christians will pray for rain because of their Christian values — not those concerning care for the poor, love for enemies, or hospitality to foreigners, of course — but those concerning national security, immigration reform, and tax breaks for the wealthy.

I was a little concerned with all of the vigor and growth we observed from the massive rains this past winter, but they have proved to be a blessing in disguise (I know it's not great for mildew), shielding the fruit from these heat spells in most of the vineyards I have observed.

Reilly, Lander, and Heyer all express concerns that neither the mayor's plan nor the federal government's addresses the antiquated infrastructure that allows for combined sewer overflow, which means storm water and raw sewage enter the canal via the same drainage system after even moderate rains.

We live in rural Missouri, and thankfully we rely mostly in filtered rain water for drinking a washing, so fluoride is not a concern.

But there are concerns that a deluge of rain could do more harm than good for the long term drought outlook.

, he drives his super expensive car, and one day, in the rain, and while driving really fast, with zero concern for others, he reads patient charts... and ends up flying over a cliff and losing the use of his hands.

But Willard it is; for the blissfully uninitiated, Willard concerns the travails of a lonesome weirdo who makes friends with a bunch of rats, Phenomena - style (Argento not Travolta, which brings us back to The Devil's Rain, curiously), and sends them on a crusade against an evil boss who wants to buy Willard's house.

My only concern for this car is the ride is rough and seems loud going threw rain or over bumps.

Hail storms, heavy rains, tropical storms and floods are also concerns for Grand Prairie residents.

Those that take this tour are treated to amazing views, however this tour is not for the timid or for anyone concerned about clouds, rain, wind and surf — mother nature can pull out all the stop on this one.

She and I agreed that, if anything, folks should be far more concerned about the tropics in a warming climate, given how many regions are close to physical limits for heat now and other factors, like fragmentation of rain forests and pollution impacts on reefs, are adding stress.

For a real science fiction novel (I don't really consider Crichton to be a genuine writer in the genre, more a mainstream / horror hack using SF motivs) concerning GCC would be Kim Stanley Robinson's «Forty Signs of Rain».

Her point, it seems, is to show that in the cases of acid rain, CFCs, and environmental tobacco smoke, these men used the same argument: the science was uncertain, concerns were exaggerated, technology will solve the problem, no need for government interference.

If you do the same math, it turns out that even if there were only a 10 % probability for rain to be a concern before the forecast, the weatherman's forecast, with the accuracy you stipulated, would correctly predict rain 50 % of the time.

In this weekly roundup, we analyze key water developments around the West, including more bad news for the Delta tunnels project, concerns that key infrastructure is not ready for the winter rains, and reports that utilities have delayed efforts to map fire risk.7 months ago

Precise predictions of hurricane tracks and intensity; heavy rain; severe storms; fire weather; air quality and chemistry, and climate change address societal challenges that include disaster mitigation, economic decision making, health concerns, travel and workplace safety, long range planning, and day to day decisions (an umbrella or a heavy coat, for example).

Hail storms, heavy rains, tropical storms and floods are also concerns for Grand Prairie residents.

Rain is typically the greatest concern for event hosts, but in some circumstances the trigger of coverage could be snow, fog, lightning, hail, wind or some combination of several different severe weather patterns.

We have been watching it over the last couple months... the rain is a real downer and a definite concern for us being from CA.