Sentences with phrase «impact of major storms»

The economic impact of major storms can be severe.

Not exact matches

There is less of a chance that major energy infrastructure will be impacted, as it was with Harvey, because the storm is likely to pivot north.

The impact of this massive announcement took the league by storm and caused major moves in the NBA Futures market.

Another major focus of the hearing was on the the storm's impact on emergency response times.

ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE AND FLOODING With Westchester sandwiched between the Hudson River and the Sound shore coastline, we are particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change — from increased flooding to wind damage from major storms.

A new study has found geochemical clues near the summit of volcanic Mauna Kea that tell a story of ancient glacier formation, the influence of the most recent ice age, more frequent major storms in Hawaii, and the impact of a distant climatic event that changed much of the world.

As we roll toward the end of the week and eventually find out what Mother Nature has in store for us regarding the upcoming storm, it's easy to get focused on snowfall amounts, and forget some of the other significant impacts of a major coastal storm.

The Act, which has passed both houses of the state legislature, requires that major permits and projects funded through various state programs consider the impacts of our changing climate — sea level rise, storm surge and flooding — in the planning process.

At least two municipal governments reassured investors that they were «unable to predict whether sea - level rise or other impacts of climate change or flooding from a major storm will occur, when they may occur, and if any such events occur, whether they will have a material adverse effect...»» (emphasis added)

ACME also claims major climatic issues impacted generation including dust storms causing frequent operation disruption and rain resulting in the net import of electricity!

A 2017 disclosure by San Francisco reads: «The city is unable to predict whether sea level rise or other impacts of climate change or flooding from a major storm will occur, when they may occur, and if any such events occur, whether they will have a material adverse effect on the business operations or financial condition of the city and the local economy.»

You can expect 16 named storms, 8 hurricanes, 4 major hurricanes, potential for 4 United States hurricane landfalls — 2 of which will likely be major impact storms.

The FEBRUARY forecast was for 16 - 18 total 7 impact storms, 5 of which would be hurricanes, 2 major.

The most certain impact is major flooding from days of torrential rain and compound rain / storm surge

Sea level rise due to climate change would leave lower Manhattan dangerously exposed to flood surges during major storms, the report, which looks at the impact of climate change across the entire state of New York, warns.

Hurricane Katrina and other major tropical storms spur debate over impact of global warming on storm intensity.

Sea levels would rise, with the impact intensified by those storms: coastal flooding, already a major source of natural disasters, would become much more frequent and severe.

By studying one major storm during the winter of 2015 - 2016, the two scientists gathered new information on the impacts of these storms on the Arctic environment.

In the map below, major ice storm impacts (mentioned earlier) are seen in the transition zone where the warm flow of moisture from the south is being chemically nucleated.