Sentences with phrase «extreme weather threats»

ABC: Research into Australia's unique climate has proven invaluable in dealing with bushfires and other extreme weather threats, writes Fred Hilmer.

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2014.03.19 What will it take for Canadians to wake up to the threats of extreme weather?

Historic Environment Scotland report that Ewan Hyslop, Head of Technical Research and Science at HES, said: «Climate change poses a number of very real threats to Scotland's historic environment, from an increased frequency of extreme and unpredictable weather events to rising sea - levels.»

In addition to what is now called extreme weather and the new normal, I'm sad to say that in many ways we have another new normal to confront and that is the widening threat of terrorism.

Urban planners zero in on the areas of the Gulf Coast most vulnerable to the threat of extreme weather.

«His budget would also stall out U.S. technological innovation and scientific research, and the country's capabilities to respond to extreme weather and national security threats.

While the majority of climate change scientists focus on the «direct» threats of changing temperatures and precipitation after 2031, far fewer researchers are studying how short - term human adaptation responses to seasonal changes and extreme weather events may threaten the survival of wildlife and ecosystems much sooner.

Other threats such as extreme weather, farms turned to desert and choking smog are all exacerbated by climate change that results from rising concentrations of carbon dioxide in the air.

The letter, which was spearheaded by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, warns of the numerous threats posed by climate change — including extreme weather events, regional water scarcity, heat waves and wildfires.

Threats — ranging from the destruction of coral reefs to more extreme weather events like hurricanes, droughts and floods — are becoming more likely at the temperature change already underway: as little as 1.8 degree Fahrenheit (1 degree Celsius) of warming in global average temperatures.

Wildfires, extreme storms and major weather events can seem like a distant threat, but for those whose lives have been directly impacted by these events, the threat hits much closer to home.

Amplification of existing health threats: The effects of extreme heat and heat waves, projected worsening air pollution and asthma, extreme rainfall and flooding, and displacement and injuries associated with extreme weather events, fueled by climate change, are already substantial public health issues.

Health effects of these disruptions include increased respiratory and cardiovascular disease, injuries and premature deaths related to extreme weather events, changes in the prevalence and geographical distribution of food - and waterborne illnesses and other infectious diseases, and threats to mental health.

«For the United States, climate change impacts include greater threats of extreme weather events, sea level rise, and increased risk of regional water scarcity, heat waves, wildfires, and the disturbance of biological systems,» the updated 2016 letter says.

Although community cats are resourceful and instinctively seek out safe places in times of danger, extreme weather may pose a threat to them.

These include war, or threat of war, riots, civil strife, terrorism, contamination, extreme or unusual weather conditions, industrial disputes, changes to sports itineraries, natural and nuclear disasters, fire, flight cancellations or rescheduling by airlines or any similar event beyond our control.

Climate change threatens human health and well - being in many ways, including impacts from increased extreme weather events, wildfire, decreased air quality, diseases transmitted by insects, food and water, and threats to mental health.

This situation speaks of the opportunity this disaster has created for governments and citizens, from the level of local zoning to that of federal flood insurance, to reexamine norms in light of both the implicit threat posed by extreme weather and the amplified risks coming with a warming climate and rising seas.

The project primarily focuses on extreme weather and sea level events that affect the design principles of the power plants and might pose external threats to the plants.

When it comes to climate change, New Yorkers are all too familiar with the threats: thousands of residents displaced due to sea - level rise, extreme weather events and the economic damage and cleanup that never seems to end.

According to a warning issued by scientists, humanity is now facing an ever - increasing threat of unpredictable and extreme weather.

«The road to resilience: Financing resilient energy infrastructure» examines the evolution of the most critical emerging risks to the energy sector — extreme weather events, energy - water - food nexus and cyber threats — and identifies measures to respond through -LSB-...]

Climate change threatens human health and well - being in many ways, including impacts from increased extreme weather events, wildfire, decreased air quality, threats to mental health, and illnesses transmitted by food, water, and disease - carriers such as mosquitoes and ticks.

It contributes to increasingly extreme weather, including more devastating storms and floods and other threats to life, limb, and property,» Doniger said.

Resilience means the grid's ability to withstand and recover from extreme weather or other severe threats, while reliability means keeping the lights on overall — the end goal of any grid operator.

Preventive and adaptive actions, such as setting up extreme weather early warning systems and improving water infrastructure, can reduce the severity of these impacts, but there are limits to the effectiveness of such actions in the face of some projected climate change threats.

Health effects of these disruptions include increased respiratory and cardiovascular disease, injuries and premature deaths related to extreme weather events, changes in the prevalence and geographical distribution of food - and waterborne illnesses and other infectious diseases, and threats to mental health.

To lessen an alleged threat from catastrophic anthropogenic global warming (CAGW) and stronger extreme weather phenomena that has never been shown to exist.

For the United States, climate change impacts include greater threats of extreme weather events, sea level rise, and increased risk of regional water scarcity, heat waves, wildfires, and the disturbance of biological systems.

The NOAA report highlights the extreme costs of climate and weather disasters despite President Donald Trump and his administration's skepticism — and downright indifference — towards climate policy, from pulling the U.S. out of the Paris agreement to dropping climate change from the list of national security threats.

The Paris Agreement is the best instrument for addressing threats to development posed by climate change, such as forest fires, extreme weather and more.

Developing countries Developing countries are some of the most vulnerable to extreme weather events, but lack timely and robust evidence to understand current and future threats from such hazards and thus to prepare for and respond to their impacts.

In reality, with or without the threat of climate change, it's important for communities to build resilience to extreme weather and climate impacts.

As a coastal city, Stamford is vulnerable to threats of climate change, extreme weather, and natural disasters, making it...

Among Israelis, opinions are relatively split between the threat of drought (29 %), extreme heat (26 %) and severe weather (23 %).

The energy sector faces multiple threats from climate change, in particular from extreme weather events and increasing stress on water resources.

Today, the urgency of the issue — where decades of inaction by world leaders has combined with steadily increasing extreme weather to produce an obvious threat to humanity — is undeniable.

In the end, there are two climate threats: one created by increasing human vulnerability to calamitous weather, the other by human actions, particularly emissions of warming gases, that relentlessly shift the odds toward making today's weather extremes tomorrow's norm.

[2] In recent years some extreme weather events have been attributed to human - induced global warming, [3][4][5] with studies indicating an increasing threat from extreme weather in the future.

Forecast increases in extreme weather pose a direct threat to property.

Altered agricultural conditions, including extreme heat, expanded water demands, and increased severe weather events, will affect food availability and cost, particularly in vulnerable regions in which child undernutrition is already a major threat.43 The decreased protein, iron, and zinc content of certain major crops has been demonstrated for plants grown under increased CO2 conditions, 44,45 carrying significant implications for child nutrition.

As global temperatures increase, sea level rise and extreme weather become even bigger threats to communities at home and around the world.

He also knows that with increasingly common extreme weather causing droughts for Delaware farmers and driving violent storms toward its coasts, climate change is a real threat that must be addressed by innovating away from reliance on fossil fuels.

When you put 2012's record high temperatures with other signs like the record amount of extreme weather and this year's record loss of Arctic sea ice, or the fact that if you're under age 27, you've never experienced a month that was colder than average, it's hard to ignore the looming threat of climate change.

From heartland communities enduring more extreme weather to coastal communities facing the threat of rising sea levels, the residents of America's cities are on the front line of the fight against climate change.

Climate News Network: Many shorelines around the world are at risk — not just from extreme weather, but from far more gradual threats.

Travis Fisher, a Trump political appointee in the Department of Energy, wrote a 2015 report for the Institute for Energy Research that called clean energy policies «the single greatest emerging threat» to the nation's electric power grid, and a greater threat to electric reliability than cyber attacks, terrorism or extreme weather.

In October, Hurricane Irene and extreme weather, strengthened by global warming, destroyed hundreds of pumpkin patches in the Northeast, posing a near existential threat to Halloween celebrations.

I would add that there are other very real threats to the aging and increasingly fragile electric grid, that while not necessarily as catastrophic as a Carrington Event, would certainly be disruptive and costly — and these include, of course, the impacts of AGW - driven extreme weather events, which we have every reason to expect will become more frequent, and worse.

The Forum on Microbial Threats hosted a public workshop in Washington, DC to consider the possible infectious disease impacts of global climate change and extreme weather events on human, animal, and plant health, as well as their expected implications for global and national security.