Sentences with phrase «heavy rainfall»

They say it was primarily due to the unusually heavy rainfall in the Spring.

The human influence was found to have increased the magnitude of heavy rainfall by 30 percent.

Why not try it in a snow storm or during heavy rainfall with these all - new weather effects.

The latter is particularly a problem after heavy rainfall with subsequent runoff.

As temperatures rise, basic physics dictates an increase in the amount of atmospheric moisture, which is the fuel for heavy rainfall events.

This, coupled with an increase in average rainfall as well as heavy rainfall events, has resulted in recurrent flooding and related damages to infrastructure, utility supply and the urban economy.

Furthermore, climate change could damage the system itself, including erosion of pipelines by unusually heavy rainfall.

Although these storms are occurring more often and producing heavier rainfall, whether they turn into floods depends on the details.

You can't cancel your holidays just because the weather prediction shows heavy rainfall at your destination.

Put simply, warmer air holds more moisture, which can be released during short - term heavy rainfall.

Most rainforest soils are thin and poor because they lack minerals and because the heat and heavy rainfall destroy most organic matter in the soils within four years of it reaching the forest floor.

This data provide critical information to improve heavy rainfall forecasts.

This makes heavy rainfall trends difficult to measure, because rain gauges are not always located where extreme rains occur.

This resulted in an increase (1.9 % / decade) in the frequency of heavy rainfall above 25 mm.

These storms frequently cause property damage, with high winds and potentially heavy rainfall.

Furthermore, slick road conditions and limited visibility present hazards during heavy rainfall, which is not uncommon in this city.

During the wet season there is a higher likelihood of heavy rainfall.

This could have severe implications for heavy rainfall events.

The most sensible thing to do in adverse weather conditions such as heavy rainfall or fog is to slow down.

As both evaporation rates and heavy rainfall events increase in a warming world, this lends itself to bigger variations in precipitation.

This is particularly true in the spring, when the winter's heavy snows begin to melt and can not be absorbed by the still - frozen ground, and in the summer, when heavy rainfall on already saturated ground leads to flash - flooding.

«The combination of more intense rainfall and the spreading of heavy rainfall over larger areas means that we will face a higher flood risk than previously predicted,» said the study team, led by Andreas Prein (National Center for Atmospheric Research).

This despite heavy rainfall which flooded some pits and derailed operations, according to Melbourne - based Surbiton Associates.

Comprehensive cover is recommended in the state of Texas since there can be harsh weather with heavy rainfall during hurricane season near Houston.

Surakarta Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) executive chairman Gatot Sutanto predicted that we would see heavy rainfall accompanied by strong winds until the end of February.

On top of bringing heavy rainfall and storm surges, the intensity of these recent tempests goes so far beyond what was previously thought to be the peak range of cyclone power that the researchers argued that they require a new level, a category 6, on a widely used rating scale for hurricanes and typhoons.

Gold Road Resources has announced cost increases and schedule delays due to recent heavy rainfall at its half - owned Gruyere gold project near Laverton.

Scientific research suggests that global warming causes heavier rainfall because a hotter atmosphere can hold more moisture and warmer oceans evaporate faster feeding the atmosphere with more moisture.

On October 20 - 21, heavy rainfall resulted in flooding, which damaged a number of highways and bridges in Lycoming, Sullivan, Clearfield, Centre, and Bradford counties, including PA 973, PA 87 and PA 154.

There are two distinct seasons, a dry season from November to April with light rainfall and a wet season from May to November when heavy rainfall occurs.

The park experiences heavy rainfall from September to May with evening fog common throughout the summer months.

More heavy rainfall also increases movement of nutrients and pollutants to downstream ecosystems, restructuring processes, biota, and habitats.

The most populous state in the USA, California experienced record drought between 2010 and 2016, closely followed by heavy rainfall Read more about California dreaming... of a nightmarish future climate - Scimex

Ridges and furrows are also useful in regions with heavy rainfall because the moisture tends to drain off the ridges and into the furrows.

Kevin Trenberth, a senior scientist at the U.S. National Center for Atmospheric Research told The Atlantic that this ocean heat made Harvey conditions worse, saying «Although these storms occur naturally, the storm is apt to be more intense, maybe a bit bigger, longer - lasting, and with much heavier rainfalls [because of that ocean heat].»

In 2012, a research team that included NIU's Walker Ashley, a professor of meteorology in the geography department, found that in comparison to rural areas, large cities in the Southeast had a much higher risk of experiencing heavy rainfalls associated with summertime thunderstorms.

Much of Japan received heavy rainfall from Typhoons Nakri and Halong during the first half of the month.

It warned heavy rainfall in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, could trigger landslides or mudflows in the area of Three Gorges Dam.

Last week, heavy rainfall also caused a volume overflow situation.

See how heavy rainfalls have increased floods in Jefferson City, Missouri — and find other climate hot spots at risk from extreme precipitation on the Climate Hot Map.

But, as far as what we can expect from the IPCC and what the consensus science is, climate change is likely to lead to increased occurrences and intensity of extreme weather events like heavy rainfall, droughts, warm spells, storm surges, heat waves and sea level rise.

The meteorological news continues to focus on exceptionally heavy rainfall associated with the remnants of Hurricane Harvey.

«Although these storms occur naturally, the storm is apt to be more intense, maybe a bit bigger, longer - lasting, and with much heavier rainfalls [because of that ocean heat].»