Sentences with phrase «extreme events in our area»

«We're seeing more extreme events in our area,» he said.

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This is the third and most extreme mass bleaching event in 18 years to strike the Great Barrier Reef, and in each case, the areas that suffered the worst bleaching were the areas where the water was hottest for the longest period of time, Hughes said.

For more than 10 weeks beginning in January, sea temperatures were between 2 °C and 4 °C warmer than usual along a 2000 - kilometre stretch of coast — the area's most extreme warming event since records began.

One of the areas emphasized by HSD in 2006 is decision - making, risk, and uncertainty, which includes studies of risk perception, responses to hazards and extreme events, and the role played by educational systems in that response.

Associate Professor Inoue of the research team states «This indicates that meteorological observation in the Arctic can help reduce the impact of extreme winter weather events in mid-latitude areas with concentrated populations.

Since 2002, Denmark's challenge in dealing with extreme rain events has meant that many urban areas have been immersed in water following heavy rainfall.

Large areas of the world have already experienced an increase in extreme events, they found — and these risks will only worsen as the climate continues to warm.

In general, these extreme events are less common in the majority of non-mountainous areas of the Iberian Peninsula, but they can occuIn general, these extreme events are less common in the majority of non-mountainous areas of the Iberian Peninsula, but they can occuin the majority of non-mountainous areas of the Iberian Peninsula, but they can occur.

Following an extreme event, such as a hurricane or a tornado, the costs and conditions that residents in lower - income communities would likely face, Kelly said, would probably be more detrimental than those that would be present in wealthier areas.

«Of the top 478 events, we identified 144 economically and socially disastrous extreme fire events that were concentrated in regions where humans have built into flammable forested landscapes, such as areas surrounding cities in southern Australia and western North America.»

Rising sea levels will make coastal areas more prone to flooding, regional droughts are likely to increase in frequency and intensity, summer months are likely to have more extreme - heat days, and thunderstorms and other weather events are likely to become more intense in some parts of the world.

Our ensemble fire weather season length metric captured important wildfire events throughout Eurasia such as the Indonesian fires of 1997 — 98 where peat fires, following an El Niño - induced drought, released carbon equivalent to 13 — 40 % of the global fossil fuel emissions from only 1.4 % of the global vegetated land area (Fig. 4, 1997 — 1998) 46 and the heatwave over Western Russia in 2010 (Fig. 4, 2010) that led to its worst fire season in recorded history and triggered extreme air pollution in Moscow51.

The following are common characteristics of gifted children, although not all will necessarily apply to every gifted child: • Has an extensive and detailed memory, particularly in a specific area of interest • Has advanced vocabulary for his or her age; uses precocious language • Has communication skills advanced for his or her age and is able to express ideas and feelings • Asks intelligent and complex questions • Is able to identify the important characteristics of new concepts and problems • Learns information quickly • Uses logic in arriving at common sense answers • Has a broad base of knowledge; a large quantity of information • Understands abstract ideas and complex concepts • Uses analogical thinking, problem solving, or reasoning • Observes relationships and sees connections • Finds and solves difficult and unusual problems • Understands principles, forms generalizations, and uses them in new situations • Wants to learn and is curious • Works conscientiously and has a high degree of concentration in areas of interest • Understands and uses various symbol systems • Is reflective about learning • Is enraptured by a specific subject • Has reading comprehension skills advanced for his or her age • Has advanced writing abilities for his or her age • Has strong artistic or musical abilities • Concentrates intensely for long periods of time, particularly in a specific area of interest • Is more aware, stimulated, and affected by surroundings • Experiences extreme positive or negative feelings • Experiences a strong physical reaction to emotion • Has a strong affective memory, re-living or re-feeling things long after the triggering event

Severe Weather and Precipitation: Many areas in the United States will experience more frequent and extreme storm events; this includes high winds and increased precipitation.

Given than attitudes to climate change are often held as part of a political identity, we can not be surprised if people in a politically left leaning area (and much of the affected area is strongly Democrat) are prepared to ascribe extreme weather events to climate change.

Importantly, they found that SLR will result in stronger increases in the number of moderate (or high - frequency) events in some places, e.g. Charleston or New York on the east coast, whereas other areas will experience a more rapid increase in the number of rare extreme (or low - frequency) events, e.g. Seattle on the west coast.

Displacement risk increases when populations that lack the resources for planned migration experience higher exposure to extreme weather events, in both rural and urban areas, particularly in developing countries with low income.

Given projected increases in the frequency and intensity of extreme precipitation events in the Midwest (Chapter 2: Our Changing Climate, Key Message 6), 57 it appears that sewer overflow will continue to constitute a significant current health threat and a critical source of climate change vulnerability for major urban areas within the Midwest.

Some communities of color: There are racial disparities in climate - sensitive exposures to extreme heat in urban areas, and in access to means of adaptation — for example air conditioning use.235, 236,237,238 There are also racial disparities in withstanding, and recovering from, extreme weather events.239, 240

Evidence that extreme precipitation is increasing is based primarily on analysis1, 2,3 of hourly and daily precipitation observations from the U.S. Cooperative Observer Network, and is supported by observed increases in atmospheric water vapor.4 Recent publications have projected an increase in extreme precipitation events, 1,5 with some areas getting larger increases6 and some getting decreases.7, 2

Many such events are known and have been reported for the Mediterranean, a region where high - frequency occurrences of these extreme events coincides with some of the most densely populated coastal areas in the world.

Their answers were compared with National Weather Service data on extreme weather events in their area.

According to de Boer, the fund is intended to finance climate change projects including sea walls to guard against expanding oceans, early warning systems for extreme events, improved water supplies for drought areas, training in new agricultural techniques and the conservation and restoration of mangroves to protect people from storms.

Pielke is right that an increase in the number of valuable properties in high - risk areas is overwhelmingly the primary cause of increased financial losses from extreme weather events over the past few decades.

There have been a couple of studies in this area which are really interesting and promising, in that we can start to measure the number of extreme events and hazards from those extreme events.

Some of the objectives of the project are to identify spatial vulnerability of populations during extreme heat events in selected areas; identify the impacts of extreme heat events on the health, work productivity and livelihoods of vulnerable population, to select appropriate, innovative and affordable climate adaptation measures for improving health and livelihood resilience for the urban population with consideration of gender - based implications, to strengthen the capacity of key stakeholders through training opportunities and to facilitate active use of information and evidence for policy - makers to drive the implementation of the Heat Stress Action Plans into municipal disaster strategies.

* 20 to 30 % of plant and animal species likely to be at increased risk of extinction * many millions more people than today projected to experience floods every year due to sea level rise * increases in malnutrition; increased deaths, diseases and injury due to extreme weather events; increased burden of diarrhoeal diseases; increased frequency of cardio - respiratory diseases due to higher concentrations of ground - level ozone in urban areas * hundreds of millions of people exposed to increased water stress

«increases in malnutrition; increased deaths, diseases and injury due to extreme weather events; increased burden of diarrhoeal diseases; increased frequency of cardio - respiratory diseases due to higher concentrations of ground - level ozone in urban areas»

The economic and social costs of extreme weather events will increase substantially in areas where they become more intense or more frequent.

The distinctive characteristics of rural areas make them uniquely vulnerable to the impacts of climate change because: • Greater dependence on agriculture and natural resources makes them highly sensitive to climate variability, extreme climate events and climate change • Existing vulnerabilities caused by poverty, lower levels of education, isolation and neglect by policy makers, can all aggravate climate change impacts in many ways.

And it found: «Where extreme weather events become more intense and / or more frequent, the economic and social costs of those events will increase, and these increases will be substantial in the areas most directly affected.»

In addition, climate change is very likely to lead to more frequent extreme heat events and daily precipitation extremes over most areas of North America, more frequent low snow years, and shifts towards earlier snowmelt runoff over much of the western US and Canada (high confidence).

Another study examined the potential flood damage impacts of changes in extreme precipitation events using the Canadian Climate Centre model and the IS92a emissions scenario for the metropolitan Boston area in the north - eastern USA (Kirshen et al., 2005b).

• Human security — Increasingly displacing people, global warming - related extreme weather events in both rural and urban areas expose vulnerable populations to high risk of social upheaval.

In order to see the effects of extreme heat events on the United States, the researchers developed models to simulate scenarios analogous to that of Europe's for heat - sensitive urban areas.

Exxon's Beaumont and Baytown facilities are in low - lying areas that are already prone to flooding, but will be much more so with sea level rise and more extreme storm events.

«This study shows that fires are already degrading large areas of forests in Southern Amazonia,» Brando said, «and highlights the need to include interactions between extreme weather events and fire when attempting to predict the future of Amazonian forests under a changing climate.»

In addition, during the 20th century, temperature increases, rainfall increases and decreases, and changes in extreme events, were reported for several areaIn addition, during the 20th century, temperature increases, rainfall increases and decreases, and changes in extreme events, were reported for several areain extreme events, were reported for several areas.

Using satellite and field work after an extreme melt event in Greenland, a UCLA - led study finds that melt - prone areas on its ice sheet develop a remarkably efficient drainage system of stunning blue streams and rivers that carry meltwater into moulins (sinkholes) and ultimately the ocean.

«Of the top 478 events, we identified 144 economically and socially disastrous extreme fire events that were concentrated in regions where humans have built into flammable forested landscapes, such as areas surrounding cities in southern Australia and western North America.»

Due to global warming, the most extreme heat events now impact a global area 10 times greater than in the period 1951 - 1980.

Is there enough freshwater rain in your average extreme event to change the salinity of large areas of the ocean?

This shift in the distribution obviously affects extreme events, and there is no reason to think that the next 40 years won't see another degree in these areas with a continuation of current trends in GHGs.

The fact that in some such areas there may also be flooding from extreme precipitation events is no cause for comfort.

In addition to offering areas for recreation and benefits to mental and physical health, urban green spaces «filter large amounts of water after heavy rainfall and soften the effects of heat waves or other extreme events,» according to the agency, whose recent assessment on urban ecosystems concluded that «with the right policies and tools, urbanization does not need to be a threat to biodiversity in cities and beyond.&raquIn addition to offering areas for recreation and benefits to mental and physical health, urban green spaces «filter large amounts of water after heavy rainfall and soften the effects of heat waves or other extreme events,» according to the agency, whose recent assessment on urban ecosystems concluded that «with the right policies and tools, urbanization does not need to be a threat to biodiversity in cities and beyond.&raquin cities and beyond.»

The IPCC has already concluded that it is «virtually certain that human influence has warmed the global climate system» and that it is «extremely likely that more than half of the observed increase in global average surface temperature from 1951 to 2010» is anthropogenic.1 Its new report outlines the future threats of further global warming: increased scarcity of food and fresh water; extreme weather events; rise in sea level; loss of biodiversity; areas becoming uninhabitable; and mass human migration, conflict and violence.

The climate became more extreme during the Younger Dryas in many areas with both hotter summers and colder winters than before the event or even today (Shuman et al., 2002; Grimm and Jacobson, 2004).

Disasters can come in various forms, and the Memphis area is also prone to extreme weather events, such as severe storms and tornadoes.

The review found that efforts to improve social infrastructure must consider populations in areas particularly vulnerable to extreme weather events.

With flooding in the Miami metropolitan area already an urgent problem — so - called king tides rise from beneath the city through its porous limestone — along with the increased likelihood of extreme weather events due to the accelerating effects of climate change, the city is in desperate need of solutions.