Sentences with phrase «in flood areas for»

So we have a distribution problem, indicating more dams in flood areas for transfer to drought areas (I previously worked on this in various parts of Africa until the World Bank joined the greens in banning dams).

Not exact matches

The move comes nine months after the Cherokee Nation sued Walmart and two major pharmacies, Walgreens and CVS Health, along with large drug distributors, for allegedly profiting by «flooding» Native American areas in Oklahoma with prescription painkillers.

Rockhampton, with a population of over 80,000 on the Fitzroy River, was expected to suffer flood levels not seen for a century and Stewart urged residents in low - lying areas to leave.

But private insurers in coastal areas won't cover for floods or wind damage.

In addition to the snow, coastal areas are at risk for flooding, the weather service said.

It's an infrastructure company that had to take a writedown for some unexpected flooding that happened in an area, which's why their earnings were down in the previous quarter.

We again thank for their patience and appreciation our customers in our Spring Branch service area who have endured among the longest outages resulting from the catastrophic flooding brought by Hurricane Harvey including the subdivisions of Fleetwood, Meadows of Memorial, Memorial Thicket, Nottingham Forest, Nottingham Oaks, River Forest, Talia Trails, Thornwood, Winchester, Yorkchester and others in the Memorial area.

For example, insurance losses in the Houston area may be substantially less than anticipated, as the area has a very low level of residential flood insurance coverage.

Images of the flooded metropolises of Houston, Jacksonville, and San Juan with overtopped dams, billowing sewage, and flooded homes show that torrential rain can be one of the most devastating consequences of hurricanes, especially in urban areas where concrete makes it harder for water to drain and where people can drown.

Instead, programs like the federal government's National Flood Insurance Program, which helps homeowners pay for damage from floods, ends up encouraging people to rebuild in areas that are likely to get flooded again.

The City of San Marcos is opening a shelter Saturday for local residents who want to escape flooding in the area.

With $ 1 billion in support promised for the flood ravaged communities, it will be difficult for the opposition Wildrose to criticize the Premier's decision to abandon her promise to balance the provincial budget by 2014, especially as Ms. Smith's constituency includes one of the hardest hit areas.

For example, the way roads are laid out in newly developed areas can either accelerate or slow down run - off and the paving of lanes in our urban areas has lessened «permeability» and thus increased the likelihood of flooding.

many people feel flooding of the world was flooding of the known world and there is plenty of evidence for major floods in the right period in the right area.

(For example, a wilderness area may have to be flooded in order to provide electric power for a sluFor example, a wilderness area may have to be flooded in order to provide electric power for a slufor a slum.)

Despite power being restored in most areas, schools reopening and life beginning to go on as usual, there are many homes in need of repair from flood damage — and entire blocks reduced to rubble - leaving a strong demand for the good will of others.

Two Rivers will be taking donations and organizing volunteers to help in flood relief for the Pennington Bend area of Nashville.

People are flooding Boston area hospitals offering to donate blood for those wounded in the explosions that rocked the Boston City Marathon.

This was particularly the case with the Murrumbidgee River which experienced massive flooding after March 2012 rainfall with areas of the floodplains inundated for the first time in over a decade.

The research planned for the new laboratory will concentrate on developing rice varieties that can be successfully grown in flood and salinity prone areas, decreasing risks for farmers involved in rice production in some of the poorest regions of India and Asia.

IRRI supports the dissemination of these varieties to millions of farmers in flood - prone, drought - prone, and saline soil - affected areas through the Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia project in Bangladesh (CSISA - BD).

A DuPage County proposal to spend $ 1.2 million to expand nearby Northside Park's wetland areas to improve the flooding problems was narrowly rejected by the Wheaton Park District board in March 1997, forcing the city to pursue its own land purchases for storm - water storage, city officials said.

For months, homeowners in the Ashbury Park subdivision and unincorporated areas south of the site have accused Park District officials of dragging their feet in addressing concerns about lighting, noise, flooding, traffic congestion and safety.

The park district is closing off a key section of the area for 30 to 60 days while it repairs damage caused in the last year from erosion and flooding.

The project - which eventually involved some 4,000 children in 21 Chicago - area park district day camps - collected toys, candy, books, baby food and children's clothing for flood victims.

A $ 4.3 million plan to alleviate flooding in northwest Winnetka received the enthusiastic support of about 15 residents of that area who showed up for a recent Village Council meeting.

The 50 - acre lake is already in place, and its main purpose is as a stormwater detention basin for McDonald Creek, which will provide flood relief to areas of Prospect Heights, Mt. Prospect and Wheeling as well as its immediate neighborhood in Arlington Heights.

For families living in disaster - prone areas, where the threat of a hurricane, tornado, flood, earthquake, or wildfire is constant, especially during some times of the year, the realization is that it could happen to them next.

There was flooding in 1 of the 4 original study area and no results were reported for this area.

«All of this is fuelling uncertainty over the future availability and affordability of insurance cover for buildings in areas at risk of flood.

FSB National Chairman meets businesses in York devastated by the latest flooding and calls for better insurance cover Small firms need insurance protection against flooding as the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) raises concerns that many businesses in high - risk flood areas can not get adequate insurance cover and will have to pay out themselves to repair damage.

«This makes the systems smarter and more resilient in everyday use but also means that extensive damage to one system can cause problems with others - which needs careful planning to avoid critical loss of services, such as communications in flood - hit areas at times when they are especially needed for example.

Flooded communities in the area are set to receive $ 10 million aid as state officials continue to press for more help.

In a letter dated July 6 but not made public until this weekend, Cuomo asked the federal government to declare a disaster area for home and business owners along the Lake Ontario shoreline that have been hit by flooding in recent monthIn a letter dated July 6 but not made public until this weekend, Cuomo asked the federal government to declare a disaster area for home and business owners along the Lake Ontario shoreline that have been hit by flooding in recent monthin recent months.

From high rankings for Syracuse University to possible mergers in Syracuse, the local area was flooded with news.

The program includes $ 1 million for purchasing and removing 13 structures damaged by flooding, $ 900,000 to implement infrastructure programs that can hold and slow flood waters and $ 182,000 to create a design for flood plain restoration in the area was impacted.

The U.S. Department of Defence is pre-positioning troops, search and rescue units, aircraft, vehicles, equipment and supplies to staging areas near places worst hit by flooding in southeastern Texas, in anticipation of a possible request for assistance.

Mr. Bellone is urging all residents in low - lying and flood - prone areas to closely follow weather reports and emergency updates and to avoid making 911 calls except for life - threatening emergencies.

Alan White with the Catskill Center for Conservation and Development suggests financially - strapped property owners in areas hardest - hit by flooding consider moving.

President John Mahama has ordered the Ministry of Finance to release funds for the immediate construction of a drainage system in flood prone areas in the capital.

The focus for now very much appears to be on potential flooding in the New York City area as the worst parts of the rain are expected to impact that area.

Cuomo was in Wilson near Lake Ontario for a ceremonial bill signing that highlighted $ 55 million in flood relief funding for the area.

Dovetailing with announcement of the money on Monday, Cuomo also said the state would set a 5 mph speed limit for boats near the lake shoreline in areas impacted by flooding.

According to documents and interviews, state, local and federal officials had been aware for years that the crucial maps of flood risks were inaccurate; some feared they understated the dangers in New York City's low - lying areas.

For many schools, their fields are on flat land next to rivers, just the areas that were hit the hardest by the flooding in August.

Lawmakers gathered Thursday in a flooded area of a Webster tavern to announce legislation that would expedite emergency funding for counties and towns dealing with water infrastructure issues.

«While there is no current danger to residents in the surrounding areas, I am directing state agencies to assist our local officials and for those who live in the area to prepare for potential flooding and stay tuned to local weather forecasts.»

'' The agreement includes support for a comprehensive New York Works Agenda that will create thousands of jobs with new investments in New York's infrastructure; passing a fair tax reform plan that achieves the first major restructuring of the tax code in decades, resulting in a tax cut for 4.4 million middle - class New York taxpayers; approving $ 50 million in additional relief for areas devastated by recent floods; and reducing the MTA payroll tax to provide relief for small businesses.»

It was also gathered that the flood has also taken over some significant parts of Kabba - Ilorin federal road in the area making life more difficult for the Yoruba speaking people and motorists.

Picente, after the severe flooding during the summer of 2013, announced that the county of Oneida would allocate $ 500,000 of County funds towards funding for municipal projects that would mitigate the impact of flooding in communities throughout the affected areas.