Sentences with phrase «hurricane strength in»

Or it may be possible to only cool in one particular region off the Gulf of Mexico that would reduce hurricane strength in that area.

The «Saffir - Simpson» scale rates hurricane strength in this way from Category 1 to Category 5.

Not exact matches

The potential crisis comes in the form of a massive hurricane gaining strength off the southeast coast of Texas in the Gulf of Mexico.

Three hurricanes of extraordinary strength crashed into Texas, Florida, the Caribbean, and Puerto Rico this year; the effects of Harvey, Irma, and Maria continue in nearly every place that they were felt.

Within a few years, Intrade amassed 25,000 users willing to wager money on whether Osama Bin Laden would be captured, the strength of the upcoming hurricane season in the U.S., or more mundane matters such as the Nasdaq close.

Estimates for damages caused by Hurricane Harvey are climbing with the storm poised to regain strength in the Gulf of Mexico before crashing back on land.

Hurricane Jose is a Category 4 storm as well; when it and Irma were at their peak strengths earlier this week, it was the first time two hurricanes with 150 - plus mph winds have been in the Atlantic at the same time.

Tropical storm and hurricane - strength conditions are expected to begin in Florida around 2 pm on Saturday and continue into Sunday.

The idea is that hundreds of thousands of these devices in hurricane - prone regions of the world would cool waters enough to make a measurable reduction in the strength of storms.

The airline's dedication to providing extensive hurricane relief on the Caribbean island — and in the continental U.S. — underscores its commitment to leveraging its strengths as a business to rise up as a force for good in the community.

«In the wake of Hurricane Harvey, our country's better angels are showing up with compassion and incredible strength as Americans help Americans through this tragedy.»

When the church is consumed and possessed by mortgages, capital campaigns, membership numbers, qualifications for membership or deacon or elder, the variety and format of financial reports, redecorating, ordination policies, the proper delineation of committee responsibilities, the aggregation and strengthening and protection of church hierarchical authority, the preference for political associations and prominence instead of being a voice and influence for justice and compassion, seasonal vestment colors, the abandonment and refusal to acknowledge congregations who dare to be excited by their proclaiming and provoking and living and sharing the Good News, the continual choosing and preoccupation with better organization over better outreach, or what styles of worship are to be offered — then it is time for an earth - shaking, stone - rolling, curtain ripping, hurricane - strength, fiery and noisy transformational revolution that will resurrect the Good News in the body and spirit of communities and individuals.

Players for No. 5 LSU drew on the emotional strength they developed in dealing with the aftermath of hurricanes Katrina and Rita to recover from a poor first half and beat the fourth - ranked Crimson Tide.

Six to 10 of those storms are likely to reach hurricane strength, the agency said in its initial forecast for the 2011 storm season, which begins June 1 and ends Nov. 1.

Scientists working to improve storm intensity forecasting have identified a more accurate means of predicting a hurricane's strength as it approaches landfall, using sea temperature readings that they say will help forecasters better prepare communities for storm impacts in the face of sea - level rise caused by rising global temperatures.

«Overall, it appears global warming might not affect the strengths of most hurricanes,» says meteorologist Chris Landsea of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Hurricane Research Division in Miami, Florida.

Winds gusting at speeds of up to 1,650 km / h blow from West to East in the equatorial atmosphere, thirteen times the strength of the most destructive hurricane force winds that form on Earth «s equator.

Predicting wind intensity or strength in tropical cyclones, typhoons and hurricanes is a key objective in meteorology: the lives of hundreds of thousands of people may depend on it.

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But a reduction in the number and intensity of large hurricanes driving ocean waters on shore — such as this month's Hurricane Joaquin, seen, which reached category 4 strength — may also play a role by cooling sea - surface temperatures that fuel the growth of these monster storms, the team notes.

In 2005 MIT climatologist Kerry Emanuel stirred intense debate with a study indicating that global warming had caused hurricanes to nearly double in strength since the 1970In 2005 MIT climatologist Kerry Emanuel stirred intense debate with a study indicating that global warming had caused hurricanes to nearly double in strength since the 1970in strength since the 1970s.

Already he has shown, at least on the computer screen, that small changes in wind and air temperature — in fact, no more than 3 to 5 degrees — could have redirected hurricane Iniki away from landfall in 1992 and reduced the strength of hurricane Andrew that same year.

The maps are the result of years of experience and recent polling that found most Americans living on vulnerable coastlines paid too much attention to hurricane wind strength and not enough to storm surge before deciding whether to evacuate ahead of a storm, Rhome said during an interview at this week's National Hurricane Conference inhurricane wind strength and not enough to storm surge before deciding whether to evacuate ahead of a storm, Rhome said during an interview at this week's National Hurricane Conference inHurricane Conference in Orlando.

Generally, a period of significant El Nino conditions will bolster Pacific hurricanes while sapping strength from those in the Atlantic.

While scientists are largely left to speculate about the strength of Mesozoic Era storms, geologists have discovered evidence of Iron Age hurricanes in layers of ground sediment.

As the planet warms from increasing greenhouse gases, more energy is going into the oceans, which is an important component in the strength of hurricanes (also known as tropical cyclones).

Taking a view that frequency and strength of hurricanes are influenced by GHG emissions and global warming may not seem to be in the best short term interest or mission of the DOC.

As the hurricanes Iselle and Julio gain in strength near Hawaii, it will be interesting to see how the storms on another world also continue to evolve.

Low air pressure in the core — a measure of storm strength — bottomed out at 879 millibars, making Patricia, officially, the most powerful hurricane ever measured in the western hemisphere.

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Since you're insuring liability and contents, the strength of the building in terms of hurricane safety has a direct impact on how much risk you retain without wind coverage on your renters insurance in Florida.

The meteorological focus is on Hurricane Harvey, which increased in strength to Category 4 status Friday evening when its winds jumped to 130 mph as it makes way northwestward to the south Texas coast.

Be prepared for one category higher than the one being forecast, because hurricanes often increase in strength just before making landfall.

Little thought is given to strength in a house (concrete is chosen not for its strength but for its durability) even though hurricanes are frequent hazards to life and property.

Original post, Oct. 3 Hurricane Matthew, which briefly reached Category 5 strength last Friday and remained a potent Category 4 storm today, is poised to pummel Haiti overnight with ferocious winds and dangerous downpours — up to 40 inches in spots — before roaring north over Cuba and the Bahamas.

In the last 10 seasons — 1998 - 2007 — those averages have been about 15 tropical and subtropical storms per year, about 8.1 reaching hurricane strength, and about 3.7 reaching major hurricane strength.

Various updates A lot has changed in Florida since Oct. 22, 2005, when Hurricane Wilma roared west to east across the peninsula at Category 3 strength, making it the last major hurricane (storms in that category and stronger) to come ashore in the UniteHurricane Wilma roared west to east across the peninsula at Category 3 strength, making it the last major hurricane (storms in that category and stronger) to come ashore in the Unitehurricane (storms in that category and stronger) to come ashore in the United States.

In this situation, the ocean heat content and the atmospheric moisture content become the key determinants of the strength of hurricanes.

An equally important step is to place the areas of ongoing scientific dispute (hurricane strength, extinction impact, pace of sea - level rise) within the broader context of what is not in dispute (more CO2 emissions will heat the world, changing climate patterns and raising seas for centuries to come).

It is obvious that the higher the surface water temperatures in the path of a hurricane are, the more strength the storm will acquire.

The climate panel foresees fewer hurricanes, overall, but a rise in strength in those that do form.

Liu, in his studies, believes that the Bermuda high has something to do with the strength of hurricanes and how much sediment they may deposit according to wind strength.

Taking a view that frequency and strength of hurricanes are influenced by GHG emissions and global warming may not seem to be in the best short term interest or mission of the DOC.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Climate Prediction Center in May projected between a dozen and 16 named storms, including 2 to 5 major hurricanes (those above Category 3 on the Saffir - Simpson scale of storm strength).

Media outlets were quick to bring up the fact with the exception of 06's «Ernesto» no TS or Hurricanes did much damage to the US, but that didn't conicide with the fact that a few hurricanes were actually severly strong in strength, and extremely large in size.

Personally, I am all for scientific discourse, but not one that uses very subjective data (as clearly pointed out in the re-analysis of data at the NOAA Hurricane Research Center) as strength of the argument.

Still smaller, to be sure, than natural variability, but certainly not nothing, when once considers that that each degree c represents a 15 - 20 mph increase in potential hurricane strength.

Certainly any increase in air temperature from radiative forcings (apparently reasonably well modeled in the GCMs) is going to increase the temperature differential from ground to space, which will increase the vertical air velocity (ie increased hurricane strength) and DECREASE the residence time of energy in the air in the same manner that GHGs increase the residence time.

In the meantime, keep a weather eye on the Web site of the National Hurricane Center and Kerry Emanuel's page at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which collects a variety of forecasts of storm strengths and tracks.

However, in terms of predicting whether a hurricane will hit NOLA or Mobile AL, that is inherently uncertain more than few days out (predictability depending on the large scale circulation system and the strength of the storm).