Sentences with phrase «given weather event»

Though it can still be difficult to tease out how much climate change plays in any given weather event, changes are occurring.

Event attribution — linking a given weather event to man - made global warming — is exceedingly speculative at best and completely unreliable at worst, even according to true believers.

Attribution research is relatively new, and scientists are still learning how to untangle the contribution of long - term global warming in a given weather event.

Not exact matches

Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.

During bad weather or other foreseen events, airlines often give travelers plenty of time to rebook their flights for other dates, a way to avoid chaos at the airport, long before a snowflake falls or tropical - storm winds pick up.

The European division reported a a COR of 95.2 per cent, up from 90.7 percent after being exposed to Northern American weather events in the second half, QBE said this was a «strong result» given the current environment.

Current events and pop culture are sometimes reflected in Lenten tweets, though Smith noted his surprise that given last week's harsh winter weather, «weather - related tweets aren't more popular.»

Appropriately enough given the hot weather, this month's Family Foodies event is Chill Out, Baby, making my sundae eminently suitable (although it might be best to omit the optional cassis).

Professor Lyons explores what the future may hold for transportation given a series of uncertainties such as falling world oil prices, extreme weather events and global security.

Three extreme weather events in the Amazon Basin in the last decade are giving scientists an opportunity to make observations that will allow them to predict the impacts of climate change and deforestation on some of the most important ecological processes and ecosystem services of the Amazon River wetlands.

«Extreme weather events in Chesapeake Bay give clues for future climate impacts.»

The authors suggest that developing greater resilience to extreme weather events must be given greater priority if the socioeconomic impact of storms, like those that have ravaged Britain this winter, is to be reduced.

In the section headed «The chaotic», we see that the intuition that «deterministic rules of behaviour give rise to completely predictable events» is violated everywhere, from weather systems to ecosystems.

NCAR, which is financed in part by the National Science Foundation, has spent several years searching for ways to extend the predicability of floods, droughts, heat waves and other extreme weather events from weeks to months as a way to give weather - sensitive sectors such as agriculture more time to protect themselves against costly losses.

«The problem is that, on any given day, you're going to see small weather events that have the potential to turn into a derecho,» he said.

Dr Li said the latest research findings give a better understanding of changes in human - perceived equivalent temperature, and indicate global warming has stronger long - term impacts on human beings under both extreme and non-extreme weather conditions, suggesting that climate change adaptation can not just focus on heat wave events, but should be extended to the whole range of effects of temperature increases.

To attribute any specific extreme weather event — such as the downpours that caused flooding in Pakistan or Australia, for example — requires running such computer models thousands of times to detect any possible human impact amidst all the natural influences on a given day's weather.

«In the past, a typical climate scientist's response to questions about climate change's role in any given extreme weather event was, «We can not attribute any single event to climate change.»

Is this lowering likely given the increasing intensity of weather events, plus heat, drought, fires, storm surge and the huge unknown of the response of the insect world and the microbiology of diseases to climate disruption?

The next few weeks ahead are chock full of clients, projects, travel and events and the warm weather and sunshine somehow give me that little push I need to get sh!t done... when all of the coffee isn't quite cutting it.

While it provides tons of specific features related to the city itself, including restaurant reviews, event listings, classified ads, movie listings, shopping, nightlife, culture, arts and weather forecasts, it also gives Philly residents (and Philly lovers) a place to network with others.

• Notification Center, now available from the Lock screen so you can see all your notifications with a simple swipe, and the new Today feature gives you an at - a-glance view of your day with a summary of the important details such as weather, traffic, meetings and events;

In the event that we do cross an open passage or expect unfavorable weather, the captain will give notice so that guests can prepare accordingly.

In the event of serious weather, sometimes an airline will allow more lenient changes than the prescribed parameters if you give them a call and explain your situation.

Lifetime credit for the value of the trip will be given in the event of your trip being cancelled or delayed due to weather, airlines and a host of other reasons.

There are no dynamic events giving the world a more realistic feel; there is no day / night cycle or weather system; while the NPCs do roam around a bit (and will panic or alert the police if they notice you doing something you shouldn't), they're clearly not following proper schedules of their own.

This gives you greater freedom as you are not chained down to a team or track, and you also have a choice of weather conditions, or if you would like to participate in the whole race weekend or just the main event.

* The editorial continues the WSJ's disregard of the difference in significance between odd weather events and climate change overall, which is the basis for a running gag that the WSJ's James Taranto uses in his Best of the Web e-mail column — usually, but not always, by targeting an instance when Al Gore gave a global warming speech on a really, really cold day.

Just like we can't control the weather, there is no way possible for controlling large fire events given under a changing climate extremes are the new norm.

But the quote from Revkin given in # 168 says something very different and illustrates a common error in reasoning which often appears in discussions of climate change and weather events.

It's a daunting task to try to detect any links between short - term fluctuations in extreme weather events and the rising influence of accumulating greenhouse gases on climate, given that extreme weather is, by definition, rare.

Given than attitudes to climate change are often held as part of a political identity, we can not be surprised if people in a politically left leaning area (and much of the affected area is strongly Democrat) are prepared to ascribe extreme weather events to climate change.

In the past, a typical climate scientist's response to questions about climate change's role in any given extreme weather event was, «We can not attribute any single event to climate change.»

«Since climate change is by definition the long - term change in weather, it is not possible for a quality scientist to say that any given event is directly related to climate change.»

It was not until around 2005 that American media reported clearly that scientists had resolved the controversy, while films and ominous weather events gave citizens a better idea of what global warming might mean.

Given that global warming is unequivocal, the null hypothesis should be that all weather events are affected by global warming rather than the inane statements along the lines of «of course we can not attribute any particular weather event to global warming».

The abstract of his paper says: «Given that global warming is unequivocal, the null hypothesis should be that all weather events are affected by global warming...» — nothing about human influence.

In his abstract he says «Given that global warming is unequivocal, the null hypothesis should be that all weather events are affected by global warming...» This may not be true but it makes certain amount of sense.

The place to learn about climate science: This year provides a unique opportunity, given recent weather events, to connect with leading experts on climate change and extreme weather.

He looks at the odds for a given extreme weather event to occur given human - driven climate change.

In weather systems, convergence of increased water vapor leads to more intense precipitation and the risk of heavy rain and snow events, but may also lead to reductions in duration and / or frequency of rain events, given that total amounts do not change much.

However, there are only 50 states, and this is a number that isn't large enough to give the best statistical results... [a better metric is a] year - by - year numbers of daily all - time record high temperatures from a set of 970 weather stations with at least 80 years of record... There are 365 opportunities in each year (366 in leap years) for each of the 970 stations to set a record high... Note the several years above 6000 events prior to 1940 and none above 5000 since 1954.

2017 gave us a world where truly extreme weather events appear to be the new normal — wildfires, hurricanes, droughts, a «bomb cyclone» snow storm, and 82 degree days in February.

Give us back our doom, plead hippies By Andrew Orlowski Allegations of a «surge» in «extreme» weather events has been quashed by a surprising source — the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

«Extreme weather» was the chosen one and has been the gift that keeps on giving for «Climate Crisis Inc.» — taking advantage of any and every weather event, gobbling up the gullible in its propagandised path of eco-brainwashing.

Given how weather events have become politicized in debates over climate change, some find this hard to believe...

Scientists had given warning that climate change might cause «extreme weather events».

that is what the term «climate» means the average weather stats from the previous 30 years for a given area... the climate has no power, is not a force, and cant be called the «cause» of any weather event.......

The science of extreme event attribution has advanced rapidly in recent years, giving new insight to the ways that human - caused climate change can influence the magnitude or frequency of some extreme weather events.

Given the current socio - economic, political and environmental context, the countries with more risks of losses and damages due to extreme weather events and slow onset events are developing countries, those which have contributed the least to climate change and those less capable of adapting to its impacts.