Sentences with phrase «devastating weather events»
The study concludes that an increase in «super La Ninas» will mean «more occurrences of devastating weather events, and more frequent swings of opposite extremes from one year to the next, with profound socio - economic consequences.»
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The result would be «more occurrences of devastating weather events and more frequent swings of opposite extremes from one year to the next, with profound socio - economic consequences.»
With much of the country now entering peak tornado season, the impact of these potentially devastating weather events will be shaped in large part by how individuals think about and prepare for them.
With much of the central plains and Midwest now entering peak tornado season, the impact of these potentially devastating weather events will be shaped in large part by how individuals think about and prepare for them.
An increase in sea level of between just 5 and 10 centimetres could make devastating weather events come every 25 years rather than every 50 years
This report describes a new age of growing crisis: food price spikes and oil price hikes, devastating weather events, financial meltdowns, and global contagion.
They make sure that they can replace the home if they lose the property due to a devastating weather event or fire.
Not exact matches
Those storms are what New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has called the new normal, extreme weather events that can have a devastating and long - lasting impact on the region.
As the fourth anniversary of the devastating storms Irene and Lee approaches, the Cuomo Administration says it's more ready than ever for hurricanes, floods, and other adverse weather events.
As last year's dramatic images of waterlogged streets across the UK, US and Russia serve to remind us, extreme weather events can trigger devastating floods.
The rains behind the devastating floods of 2013/14 were one of a number of weather events in the UK made more likely by climate change
Queensland could face devastating floods rivalling those seen in 2010 - 11 in just a year's time, as the effects of climate change and an impending La Niña weather event combine.
When it comes to extreme weather events, last year's Oct. 3 - 5 blizzard that dumped anywhere from 20 to 55 inches of snow on western South Dakota was devastating.
Scientists keep a close eye on its status as events can cause devastating extreme weather around the world.
Rebuilt after the devastating Great Fire of 1889, the district is characterized by Seattle local news, traffic, weather, business news, sports, real estate, photos and events.
I think of those who struggle everywhere but now, especially, I think of the Yawanawá people whose village was devastated by unusual early flooding and of Acre's increasingly frequent extreme weather events.
That means when something like extreme weather events reduce crops and / or cause people to ban exports, then the price of food has to run up pretty high to have an impact on demand, which is devastating to poor people.
All of these are devastating to crop production, and the agricultural effects can linger well beyond the duration of the weather event itself.
The statement includes a list and description of major weather and climate events around the world in 2013, such as Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) which devastated parts of the Philippines, and the severe floods in the Alps and various European countries.
[2] Expected impacts include a sea level rise up to 6 - 7m, melting permafrost in the arctic regions, large - scale agricultural losses, increased water scarcity, a collapse of the Gulf Stream in the Atlantic Ocean and an increase of extreme weather events such as floods, droughts or devastating storms.
The first is modeled on extreme weather conditions based on a long heat wave and devastating drought during the summer of 2011, an event that forced the grid operator to cut power to large industrial users to avoid rolling blackouts.
Following a series of recent devastating extreme weather events — mudslides in Sierra Leone, flooding in south Asia, and severe storms hitting the Philippines and the Gulf of Mexico, many have called attention to the role of climate change in these disasters.
Since we are seeing more and more of this type of devastating extreme events driven by stalled weather patterns, let's briefly review the science.
Extreme weather events, such as hurricanes, droughts, and inland flooding can be particularly damaging, devastating entire communities and local economies.
As Ages of Greenpeace said: «There are now five California lawsuits that, if successful, will help protect people's lives, livelihoods, and property from the devastating impacts of climate - fueled extreme weather events.»
Last month, India launched a satellite [1], INSAT 3D, that aims to improve early warnings of extreme weather events — such as the devastating floods and landslides that hit the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand in June — and aid search and rescue.
Over the past year, scientists more confidently linked climate change to devastating weather and climate events and pinpointed more clearly how the planet will change if the carbon emissions don't rapidly approach zero.
Though the report still says, rightly, that any specific weather event can not be solely tied to climate change — be it the totally unseasonable snowfall that hit the Northeast this past weekend, the devastating flooding in Thailand, etc. — but that scientists now are 99 % certain that climate change will cause more extreme heat waves, fewer extreme spells of cold weather, and more intense downpours.
Extreme weather events such as those which have recently devastated parts of Australia — heatwaves, floods and fires - are predicted to become more frequent and severe.
The devastating effects of sea level rise and extreme weather events have the potential to result in migration, humanitarian crises and international conflict.
Stricken by record heat, wildfires, drought, and hurricanes, the United States endured devastating impacts from extreme weather and climate events in 2012.