Sentences with phrase «future hurricane impacts»

Give me a quantitative estimate of the effects that GHG reductions can have on future hurricane impacts.

Not only does this provide a great opening for criticism of the underlying scientific reasoning, it leads to advocacy of policies that simply will not be effective with respect to addressing future hurricane impacts.

Not exact matches

Smith points to the threats the pipeline poses to British Columbia's tourism industry, rising floodwaters in Bangladesh and the Maldives, drought in sub-Saharan Africa and Mexico, the homes that will be lost in future forest fires, respiratory health impacts in communities from Vancouver to Kamloops and Quesnel, and future hurricanes in the Caribbean and Gulf states as climate impacts that are left out of the narrative about the project.

Beginning in April 2018, Americares emergency planning specialists will be working with health care providers in Texas serving vulnerable populations to complete detailed after - action reports on the impact of Hurricane Harvey on their clinical operations and make recommendations for future performance.

As we break ground here and look to the future, we are keeping those impacted by hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria in our thoughts,» said CPC's Senior Vice President and Regional Director Michael Skrebutenas.

Researchers from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) now analyzed the magnitude of future hurricane losses in relation to economic growth.

The long - term impacts of Hurricane Maria on the mental health of Puerto Rico's children and teachers could have big repercussions on the island's future.

If the Houston region wants to minimize the human impacts of future events like Hurricane Harvey, we need to think about flooding differently.

Given Hurricane Irma's impact on St. Maarten, St. Thomas and Key West, the cruise line will be working on alternative ports for future sailings until these islands have fully recovered, Royal Caribbean said.

In contrast to Michaels et al., who exclusively emphasize uncertainties that lead to smaller future changes, uncertainties are noted that could lead to either smaller or larger changes in future intensities of hurricanes than those summarized in the original study, with accompany in smaller or larger societal impacts.

And, as increase in ocean temperature lags increase in atmospheric temp., even if no AGW signal is yet visible in the hurricane data, this may not mean very much in terms of the future impact of AGW on hurricane intensity.

But all three also point to the same bleak conclusion: human impacts on the atmosphere promise only the choice between a dangerous future, and a catastrophic one, as the planetary thermometer rises, glaciers and icecaps melt, the oceans become more acidic and more likely to flood coastal communities, hurricanes and typhoons become more intense and destructive, heatwaves become more lethal and droughts become more devastating.

Right now there are still many unknowns, but understanding how historic hurricanes affected carbon balance will help scientists predict the impact of future hurricanes, and optimise future land - use decisions.

A record - breaking Atlantic hurricane season points towards a future impacted by more and more extreme weather events.

Mayfield's colleague at the National Hurricane Center, meteorologist Chris Landsea, said the impact of global warming is «minimal for the forseeable future.»

For hurricanes, for example, it's useful to know that for the foreseeable future the incremental change in damages caused by global warming is relatively small compared to the impact of hurricanes in the first place, so that for most practical purposes it's better to be afraid of hurricanes than to be afraid of global warming's effect on hurricanes.

See, for example, M. Brennan, R. Knabb, P. Chang, J. Sienkiewicz, Z. Jelenak, and K. Schrab, «The Operational Impact of and Future Requirements for Satellite Ocean Surface Vector Winds in Tropical Cyclone Analysis,» 61st Interdepartmental Hurricane Conference, March 6, 2007, available at http://www.ofcm.gov/ihc07/Presentations/s4-04brennan.ppt.

Nearly three months later, at least one scientist is offering some answers as to how much climate change impacted the odds of the hurricane that left at least 82 dead and damaged more than 119,000 homes in Harris County, Texas — and how much it'll continue to boost those odds in the future.

While Hurricane Sandy didn't affect October numbers too much, Yun expects the storm to have an impact on sales in the future.