Sentences with phrase «damage to infrastructures such»

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Infectious diseases also spread more easily after these kinds of weather events, and general infrastructure damage (such as to the water supply) carry unpredictable public health consequences.

But Cuomo, in formally announcing his veto, said al - Qaida has threatened to target such facilities and superstorm Sandy was powerful enough to damage infrastructure built to survive 100 - year storms.

Prolonged afterslip could delay post-earthquake recovery by continuing to cause damage to critical infrastructure built across the fault such as rapid transit and utilities, said Lienkaemper, who noted that better forecasts of afterslip «can be used to plan temporary and final repairs to rapid transit tracks, water, gas and data lines.»

«Protecting floodplains or developing them in ways that can withstand flooding — such as flood - tolerant parks — can prevent unnecessary risk to people and help avoid expensive damage to property and infrastructure.

In the United States, such interlopers — everything from zebra mussels in the Great Lakes to Burmese pythons in the Everglades — damage crops, infrastructure or otherwise cost taxpayers about $ 145 billion annually.

Multi-stressor situations, such as impacts on vulnerable populations following natural disasters that also damage the social and physical infrastructure necessary for resilience and emergency response, are particularly important to consider when preparing for the impacts of climate change on human health.

They also want to make more forays into attributing actual impacts, like heat - related deaths and infrastructure damage, but that takes building partnerships between different disciplines, such as water management and epidemiology, which takes time.

Much of the death and damage in Haiti was the result of infrastructure that was too weak to withstand such a powerful earthquake.

In addition to flooding infrastructure due to sea level rise, coastal cities are vulnerable to damage from storm surge, wave action, and / or inundation of their transportation infrastructure such as roadways, ports, bridges, rail, tunnels, shipyards, and navigational aids.

This increase in demand — up 58 % since 2009 — combined with antiquated infrastructure has resulted in an increasing number of brownouts and blackouts, such as the one resulting from the 2013 ice storm that caused 27 deaths, loss of power to over a million residents and more than $ 200 million in damages.

The increase in demand — up 58 % since 2009 — combined by antiquated infrastructure has resulted in an increasing number of brownouts and blackouts, such as the 2013 ice storm / power outage that resulted 27 deaths, loss of power to over a million residents and over $ 200 million in damages.

the tax will be used for «tourism - related infrastructure» — which can include anything from the upkeep of seaside boulevards or the rebuilding of beaches after they have been damaged in storms, to payment of salaries for extra police man hours during such events as Blanes» famous annual international fireworks festival.

Impacts of such climate - related extremes include alteration of ecosystems, disruption of food production and water supply, damage to infrastructure and settlements, morbidity and mortality, and consequences for mental health and human well - being.

Multi-stressor situations, such as impacts on vulnerable populations following natural disasters that also damage the social and physical infrastructure necessary for resilience and emergency response, are particularly important to consider when preparing for the impacts of climate change on human health.

Mid-latitude islands, such as islands in the Gulf of St. Lawrence and off the coast of Newfoundland (St. Pierre et Miquelon), are exposed to impacts from tropical, post-tropical, and extra-tropical storms that can produce storm - surge flooding, large waves, coastal erosion, and (in some winter storms) direct sea ice damage to infrastructure and property.

Crucial electricity infrastructure is exposed to potential flooding and damage during such events.

But the JRC says the analysis provides for the first time an estimate of the expected financial damage to the continent's critical infrastructure caused by such hazards.

Sea - level rise can have large impacts (e.g., Nicholls et al., 2007), such as damage to or loss of infrastructure near coasts, loss of freshwater supplies, and displacement of people whose homes are lost to a rising ocean.

Northrop Grumman sees potential damage to billions in shoreline defense infrastructure, such as the imperiled drydock in Hampton Roads built to construct the next generation of aircraft carriers.

By 2030, permafrost degradation is expected to raise the costs of maintaining public infrastructure by U.S. $ 3.6 billion to $ 6.1 billion, and by another $ 5.6 billion to $ 7.6 billion by 2080.2,9 Those figures do not include damage to private infrastructure, such as houses, which analysts have yet to calculate.9

Impacts of such climate - related extremes include alteration of ecosystems, disruption of food production and water supply, damage to infrastructure and settlements, human morbidity and mortality and consequences for mental health and human well - being.

5) The Hexayurt is an emergency structure which is cheap, self - contained and easily packed for transportation; a Hexayurt village is intended to replace all the infrastructure which might be damaged after a major disaster such as an earthquake or flood.

«Poorly constructed, badly maintained, and aging infrastructure and housing — a legacy of both the Soviet era and the transition years — are ill - suited to cope with storms, heat waves, or floods, let alone protect people from such extreme events,» said the study headed by Zeljko Bogetic, the World Bank's lead economist for Russia... Floods or other «extreme events» can cause far greater damage in Russia than would be the case in other parts of the world, the World Bank report said.

In other words, besides requiring a huge (environmentally damaging) infrastructure to collect a meaningful amount of such a diffuse energy source as the wind, it is only by chance that it provides power when the grid actually needs it.

Prosser advises various independent schools on drafting agreements for energy - related matters such as supply contracts, power purchase arrangements and solar PV and combined heat and power arrangements, while contentious work included representing a water company in a dispute with a construction firm regarding damage to the client's water infrastructure.

Such a scenario could enable malicious actors to launch a host of damaging attacks, using the IT infrastructure of one of the world's largest broadcast and media companies.