Sentences with phrase «for flash floods»

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Vulnerable Haiti is braced for flash floods and violent winds from extremely dangerous Hurricane Matthew as the powerful storm remains on a path aiming at the hemisphere's poorest country.

Peru «s geographic extremes help fuel the often deadly force of the mudslides known locally as huaycos, the indigenous Quechua word for flash flood - landslide.

You also need to plan in areas, such as in the southwest (Arizona, Southern California, etc.) where there is the potential for flash flooding, so your kennel doesn't flood and your dog drown.

This state also has a high risk for flash flooding, lightening damage and even the occasional winter ice storm.

With a high risk for flash flooding and hurricanes in the summer and ice storms in the winter, Greenville renters insurance rates may be slightly higher than rates in other cities.

Not exact matches

«Some strengthening is forecast during the next day or two, and Maria could regain major hurricane status by Thursday,» said the NHC in its latest advisory, which also called for «catastrophic flash flooding» in parts of Puerto Rico.

Destructive waves, flash floods and mudslides are expected there and residents have been told to quickly complete their plans for protection.

Prosecco Blamed for Italy Flood Deaths The tragic deaths of four people swept away by flash floods in northern Italy have been blamed by critics on the regions burgeoning Prosecco industry accused of over-planting and damaging the lands ability to deal with rainwater...

wolf's «magic map» at cnn is no match for snow's «swingometer» on bbc... and frankly i'm getting a bit of a headache from all the flashing images and moving text they have flooding the screen (though in terms of election night broadcasting embarrassment, the holograms are still no match for jeremy vine's antics earlier this year...)

A travel advisory is in effect for portions of southern Tompkins County after heavy rains Sunday caused flash flooding and damaged local roads in Newfield and Danby.

In Seneca County, Sheriff W. Timothy Luce issued a «no unnecessary travel advisory» for the village of Interlaken and the town of Covert due to flash flooding.

There doesn't seem to be much chance of federal aid to Lockport property owners, or to the city itself, for damage caused by the June 28 flash flood, Mayor Michael W. Tucker told the Common Council.

A flash flood watch has been issued for the Capital District through Tuesday morning.

«With heavy rain and possible flash flooding expected in parts of the state, I urge all New Yorkers to take extreme caution, including closely monitoring local radio and television for weather alerts and listening to the advice of local officials,» Governor Cuomo said.

A flash flood watch and high wind warning remain in effect into this morning for most of Central New York, according to the National Weather Service website.

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the U.S. Small Business Administration has granted his request for a Physical Disaster Declaration for Cayuga, Oneida, Rensselaer, and Wyoming Counties and the contiguous counties of Albany, Allegany, Cattaraugus, Columbia, Cortland, Erie, Genesee, Greene, Herkimer, Lewis, Livingston, Madison, Onondaga, Oswego, Otsego, Saratoga, Seneca, Tompkins, Washington, and Wayne following a weather system that brought severe storms and flash flooding from excessive rainfall that quickly overwhelmed roadways, homes and businesses from July 1 through July 24, 2017.

The plan for policing J'Ouvert — a Caribbean festival meaning «day break» that is observed in the very early morning of Labor Day to celebrate the start of carnival — includes officially issuing a permit for the event for the first time ever, flooding the neighborhood with about 200 portable light towers and parking more patrol cars with lights flashing in the area to deter those who may want to do harm, said NYPD Chief of Department James O'Neill.

We are thankful for the cooperation of all the security agencies, Local Government and State Government emergency workers, all other stakeholders and the good people of Kogi State for helping to minimize the effect of the flash flood.

The result for Pakistan's northwest was flash flooding that killed at least 1,500 people, according to government estimates; washed out numerous bridges; and destroyed a section of the fabled Karakoram Highway, cutting off half a million people from the outside world.

Martin Crees of the NRA says: «The IoH's local forecasts are much better than Frontiers for the things that we need to know — where the flash floods in London are going to occur.»

This has major implications for existing stormwater infrastructure, particularly in large cities, which face higher risks of flash flooding.

Zonulin incites a flash flood by telling the tight junctions to open enough for water to flood the intestines and wash away the unwanted debris.

The boisterousness of the film's finale, with its sieges and rescues, its lightning bolts and flash floods, relieves what would otherwise be an almost unbearably sad evocation of what is least preservable about youthful experience: not so much the loss of that «innocence» that is such a hackneyed motif of modern American culture (and for which summer camps have always been a favored location) but the awakening of the first radiance of mature intelligence in a world liable to be indifferent or hostile to it, an intelligence that can conceive everything and realize only the tiniest fragment of it.

A helicopter flies above the rugged terrain along the banks of the East Verde River during a search and rescue operation for victims of a flash flood on Sunday in Payson, Ariz..

For example, an education visits adviser would know about the risk of flash flooding in a gorge when arranging a ravine walk.

Nothing could have prepared them for the dangers: rattlesnakes, rabies, wildfire, lightning strikes, blue northers, flash floods, threats to life in so many ways.

In some cases, you may have to settle for less coverage — or none at all — especially if you live in an area that's prone to catastrophic weather such as flash floods.

For emergency signaling or to preserve your night - acclimated vision, choose the red light, which runs as a low - power flood or a flash.

If you have home and contents insurance, check whether you are covered for natural disasters such as storms, cyclones, floods, bushfires and flash floods.

What do you do to keep your pets safe and prepared in case severe storms, flash flooding or some other cause for evacuation should occur?

You have shared some awesome tips that are helpful to keep our dog sound, especially in the summer.You have also included some important tips for severe weather like thunderstorms, flash floods, wildfires, drought, and hurricanes.

Driss and Khalid had bickered endlessly over trivial matters; gritty desert winds had pushed the temperature at times to more than 100 degrees; Berber tribals had taken us for insurgents and threatened us; and a flash flood — the summer bane, often lethal, of the High Atlas — had trapped us for a night on a mountain ledge.

A flash flood emergency was in effect for parts of the Houston area.

Kakadu is expecting a flood of «happy campers» this dry season as Flash Camp returns to the Cooinda camping grounds for the peak dry season.

They track the damage due to industrialization and natural disasters, like California after a flash flood for Joel Sternfeld.

As Texans cleaned up, searched for those still missing, examined why so many died despite early warnings and prepared for more flooding rains, I explored aspects of the disaster on the Texas Standard public radio show, focusing on the clash of political and meteorological forces creating big dangers in «Flash Flood Alley.»

The nightmarish flash floods in southwestern Arkansas early Friday morning that swept away dozens of campers — with some 18 confirmed dead and many more still missing — resulted from a horrible confluence of a late - night burst of extreme rains over a region of steep - sided, isolated river valleys long popular with folks eager for a taste of nature.

These include CO2 concentrations (which generally mediate a positive influence), temperature increases (beneficial to some crops in some regions and harmful elsewhere), increases in droughts, flash floods, weeds, and insect infestations (all harmful), as well as drains on the availability of soil nitrogen needed for the protein content of food crops.

In the film, residents describe harrowing stories of severe flash flooding in the hollows, debris tumbling down the mountainside into backyards and entire communities bought out and vacated to make room for expanded mining.

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The combination of flash floods, lahars, and ash would prove deadly for the people of Iceland; the eruption would destroy and poison large areas of agriculture within Iceland.

Of these, 4,615 were due to flash floods and floods, according to the International Disaster Database Centre for research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED), which have cost the country an estimated USD 396 million in economic losses.

A serious challenge is that the suggested location for the Samzong fields is at risk of flash flooding due to Glacier Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs).

The city climate - change sirens have been wailing for some time - from hurricane - blasted New Orleans, to January's flash floods in Rio de Janeiro, to Moscow's choking smog last summer - but city leaders aren't listening.

The project was commissioned by the United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) in order to identify ~ 500 village units that are vulnerable to flash flooding, soil erosion, water scarcity and reduced crop potential.

Wild weather has caused flash flooding in the CBD, with cars swept away and emergency crews responding to hundreds of calls for help.

By planting the green roof, the Museum reckoned that they could extend the life of the roof, avoid flash flooding and provide a valuable demonstration project for other buildings.

For example, there is a flash flood in your city, forcing delay of your trip.

Fisherville residents face a mild risk for tornadoes, but other severe weather patterns, such as severe thunderstorms, hail and flash flooding, also pose a threat to property.