Sentences with phrase «flood damage potential»

Not exact matches

The gardeners gave him four reasons why they didn't have a bridge: the high cost, the potential for flooding that would destroy it, and their worries that the equipment necessary would damage their garden.

The push for the money comes after Gov. Andrew Cuomo late last year suggested more money for flood - damaged communities could be included in a potential special session of the Legislature.

Moreover, potential flood defense measures like dikes or sea walls can be included into the calculations as they prevent or mitigate damages from storm surges.

«This has the potential to be an historic storm, with widespread wind damage and power outages, inland and coastal flooding, and massive beach erosion,» warned the National Weather Service office in Mount Holly, N.J., yesterday.

Professor Rob Lamb of the JBA Trust and Lancaster University said: «Each of these steps reflects different sources of uncertainty, but we find overall that there is a substantial chance of more properties having been placed at flood risk because of past greenhouse gas emissions, leading to potential damages that could be part of the losses incurred in 2013/14.»

However, each time the barrier is activated (on average 5 times / year) it saves a potential # 30 billion or so in flood damage.

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

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).

These include potential flood damages from more extreme rainfall in most parts of Australia and New Zealand; constraints on water resources from reducing rainfall in southern Australia; increased health risks and infrastructure damages from heat waves in Australia; and, increased economic losses, risks to human life and ecosystem damage from wildfires in southern Australia and many parts of New Zealand.

Estimation of potential population affected (PA) and expected damage (ED) of river floods in Europe in the current climate, through a combination of hydrological and high - resolution (100 m) hydraulic modeling.

In addition, on European average, 3 m correspond to roughly 75 % of the maximum potential flood damage for several land use classes including residential, commerce and industrial, among others (Huizinga 2007).

The images of a town flooded with toxic sludge are an all too stark reminder of the potential damage looming over communities in the proximity of industrial plants that produce harmful waste products on a daily basis.

«If A's argument had been accepted, it would have created the potential for a flood of nominal damages claims against local authorities all of which would inevitably have been pursued entirely at significant public expense.»

Remember that if there is a potential for flooding from exterior natural waters, you'll need to get flood insurance as Homeowners» Insurance does not cover this type of water damage.

Once your mortgage is paid off, you are no longer required to carry this coverage, but given your high - potential for costly flood damage, you are strongly advised to continue to carry a policy.

In most places, the storm is limited to the status of any other severe storm, and a standard home insurance policy will cover most damages, but the occasional strong tropical storm has the potential to bring severe flooding with it, and that is an area where the average homeowners policy will leave you without any recourse.

From having all of your contents destroyed in a flood to being displaced until the damages can be repaired, many things can come out of a disaster that has the potential to occur.

From ice melts to levee breaks and flash floods, water has the potential to do serious damage.

When a home is unoccupied for a long period of time, the possibility for damage increases as vacant homes have an increased potential for vandalism, fire, flooding from burst pipes, being infested with insects or other vermin and liability issues.