Sentences with phrase «devastating weather his state»

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Pupils of St. Peters Primary School, Apoi, a riverside community in Bayelsa State, sitting on huge oil and gas deposits, have been out of school for months owing to lack of teachers and a devastating oil spill ravaging the community, writes SIMON UTEBOR The weather was harsh despite the temperate breeze blowing from the riverside.

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.

Stricken by record heat, wildfires, drought, and hurricanes, the United States endured devastating impacts from extreme weather and climate events in 2012.

(05/03/2012) On Saturday, May 5th vulnerable populations from the United States to Bangladesh will «connect the dots» between devastating extreme weather and climate change in a global day of action organized by 350.org.

If you live in a state where the weather is erratic, then you know how devastating the consequences can be.

«Florida significantly strengthened its defenses after hits from past major hurricanes, and those improvements were instrumental in helping the state weather this potentially devastating storm,» Levy notes.