Sentences with phrase «fuelling the increased frequency»

That's why Greenpeace Russia is launching a new international initiative, Greenpeace Fire — to raise awareness about wildfires and how they're fuelling the increased frequency and intensity of extreme weather, as well as prompting action to reduce their severity.

The warm water that fueled the increased frequency and amplitude of El Nino events since 1976 was created by the 1973/74/75 / 76 La Nina and the 1997/98 El Nino was fueled by the warm water created by the 1995/96 La Nina.

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But because a fault system can only release as much energy as is built up by grinding tectonic plates, increasing the frequency of large events means there will be less energy to fuel smaller quakes.

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An increase in fire risk (i.e., probability of occurrence)-- including an increase in size and possible frequency and / or severity (i.e., tree mortality)-- is expected in the coming century as a result of a) prolonged fire seasons due to increased temperatures, and b) increased fuel loads from past fire suppression.

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power cautions that carbon - based fossil fuel emissions have reached «dangerous levels» with possible impacts to Los Angeles including rising tides; violent storms and floods; hotter, dryer days; increased frequency of wildfires; and reduced water and energy reliability.

Increasing drought frequency and warming temperatures (fuel moisture) have also been positively associated with increased wildfire activity, particularly in Western North America [39,80 — 84].

Everyone has heard — especially after last summer — how human use of fossil fuels to produce energy will increase the frequency and severity of killer heat waves.