Sentences with phrase «huge storm surges»

This means that, relative to whatever the local sea level is in the future, the risk of huge storm surges could be lower than it is today.

Immediately after Hurricane Irma's eye passed over the Florida Keys, massive damage to the Lower and Middle Keys was apparent where hundreds of homes and businesses were destroyed by high winds and a huge storm surge.

Then just in terms of how far a storm will reach, the surge that will happen, we saw with Sandy that it also wasn't controversial to say that when you already have a certain amount of sea level rise, and we do already have that, then when there is a huge storm surge, then because you're starting from an already higher level, this storm is going to reach higher.

Flood defences failed New Orleans during hurricane Katrina when a huge storm surge hit the city.

Not exact matches

If an operator proposes a site that is too close to an earthquake fault, or too close to oceanfront that is vulnerable to a tsunami or hurricane storm surge, or downriver from a huge dam that could burst, then the NRC should reject the bid.

The ultimate result could make a huge difference with storm surge and flooding in coastal states like North Carolina.

Storm surges are responsible for a huge amount of damage, injury and death — they are blamed for over half of hurricane - related deaths in the U.S., according to Jamie Rhome, storm surge team lead for theStorm surges are responsible for a huge amount of damage, injury and death — they are blamed for over half of hurricane - related deaths in the U.S., according to Jamie Rhome, storm surge team lead for thestorm surge team lead for the NHC.

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?

Most TS losses occur from the storm surge, the water pushed over the land, or inland flooding caused by huge amounts of rainfall often generated by lesser tropical storms hung up over coastlines.

The brutal 2017 season was an awful reminder of the huge hurricane vulnerability problem we face, and how unprepared we are for a potential future where the strongest storms get stronger and push their storm surges inland on top of steadily rising sea levels.

On the Indian sub-continent, especially near the mouths of the River Ganges, death tolls from storm surges caused by tropical cyclones have been huge.

This bargain for better living standards comes with a huge price — an irreversibly hotter planet — with more huge storms, prolonged droughts, crop failures, acidic oceans, dead corals, insect range increases, larger wildfires, and sea level rise with bigger storm surges.

The ice sheet is the focus of scientific research because its fate has huge implications for global sea levels, which are already rising as ice sheets melt and the ocean warms, exposing coastal locations to greater damage from storm surge - related flooding.

Huge waves have battered the coastline where storm surges created by a series of deep low pressure systems and strong winds blowing over thousands of kilometres combined with high tides.

Coastal marshes absorb and store large amounts of carbon dioxide from Earth's atmosphere; they help filter out pollution in coastal waters; provide habitat for wildlife; help protect coastlines from erosion and storm surge; and can store huge amounts of floodwater, reducing the threat of flooding in low - lying coastal areas.

BTW, subsidence, not slr has a huge role in storm surge vulnerability.

Computer simulations by Stanford's Mark Jacobson indicate huge offshore wind farms could significantly reduce wind speed and storm surge from major hurricanes.