Sentences with phrase «in hurricane preparedness»

If current settlement trends continue, and a dramatic increase in hurricane preparedness does not occur, the fact that settlement trends are the dominant factor will mean that hurricane damages will most likely continue to increase even if GHG emissions are reduced to zero.

Interest in hurricane preparedness and protection waned as Hurricane Gloria in 1985 and Hurricane Bob in 1991 petered out as they neared New York.

Not exact matches

For example, in the wake of Hurricane Sandy in October 2012, the SEC initiated business - continuity sweep examinations in an effort to better assess the general state of disaster preparedness and contingency planning among advisory firms.

FPL took part in a two - day workshop in Tallahassee, presented by the Florida Public Service Commission, which was designed to review the preparedness and restoration actions of FPL and other state public utilities in last September's storm and 2016's Hurricane Matthew.

For churches in the path of Hurricane Harvey, there are still some «just - in - time» preparedness strategies you can implement before the storm makes landfall.

The candidates were also asked about storm preparedness, in light of hurricanes Harvey and Irma affecting Florida and the United States» gulf coast.

But memories of hurricanes like Sandy and Irene, as well as tropical storm Lee, have led Gov. Andrew Cuomo to create the Citizen Preparedness Corps in hopes of training New Yorkers to be their own first responders.

After Hurricane Irma temporarily knocked out electricity for millions of Floridians in September, state regulators next week will hold a two - day workshop to look at utility preparedness and storm - response plans.

In today's Congressional Corner he speaks with Alan Chartock hurricane preparedness and severe weather recovery.

Dave Denenberg (D - Merrick) will present a Sandy Recovery Workshop Thursday night in Freeport and a hurricane and emergency preparedness seminar in Wantagh next week.

This kind of preparedness for natural catastrophes makes sense, but for pandemics the idea rings false; unlike the scenario in Contagion, pandemics don't spring on us like hurricanes.

«Many dialysis patients are unprepared for natural disasters: Study finds patients» disaster preparedness lacking in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.»

James Winchester, MD, Naoka Murakami, MD, PhD (Mount Sinai Beth Israel), and their colleagues assessed the preparedness of 357 adults receiving outpatient dialysis during the landfall of Hurricane Sandy in New York City in October 2012 at 5 facilities where electricity had been deprived.

Hurricane and flood preparedness in New Orleans has been an issue since the city's early settlement because of the city's location.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) wrote in its 2013 National Preparedness report last week that during and immediately following Hurricane Sandy, «users sent more than 20 million Sandy - related Twitter posts, or «tweets,» despite the loss of cell phone service during the peak of the storm.»

NOAA and FEMA encourage those living in hurricane - prone states to use this time to review their overall preparedness.

As with every hurricane season, this outlook underscores the importance of having a hurricane preparedness plan in place.

It sounds like the effect food to put in a hurricane emergency preparedness kit.

The most serious measure of whether those in New Orleans» impoverished communities are actually receiving the benefits of better education is in their overall preparedness for disaster, Perry said, while standing before an image of crowds awaiting evacuation after Hurricane Katrina nine years ago.

Hurricane preparedness is an almost automatic reflex for those living in Florida.

As Hurricane Joaquin starts heading up the Eastern seaboard, Central Veterinary Associates (CVA) is cautioning pet owners to remember their pets in their emergency preparedness plans.

Hurricane Preparedness Our pets are an integral part of the family and ensuring that we include them in planning strategies for emergencies is important.

Large animal clinicians developed the first disaster preparedness plans to include animals and animal rescue protocols - the team has deployed volunteers and other support during Northern California floods in 1997, Hurricane Floyd, Hurricane Katrina and the wildfires of 2006 in Yolo County, CA.

In the wake of both Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma, having an emergency preparedness checklist for dogs has never been more important.

As part of the 2017 NADPD campaign, Hill's employees created 5,000 pet emergency go - kits and donated them to shelter partners in disaster prone areas across the U.S. Shelters used these kits to underscore the importance of pet preparedness, and some even handed out kits to pet families evacuating from Houston in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.

In - store events include monthly promotions revolving around an educational topic such as hurricane preparedness, back to school or senior month.

Postscript: And if you live in hurricane territory, it's worth noting that this week is designated as Hurricane Preparedness Week, with the Atlantic season beginninhurricane territory, it's worth noting that this week is designated as Hurricane Preparedness Week, with the Atlantic season beginninHurricane Preparedness Week, with the Atlantic season beginning June 1.

My work is in risk management and emergency preparedness, and my question is about model uncertainty for local and regional planners in hurricane - prone regions.

We are committed to significant warming no matter what happens, and if this warming is going to spark stronger or more destructive hurricanes on average, the most immediate policy prescription ought instead to be investing in better hurricane preparedness (although of course there are many other valid reasons to cap emissions).

He specifically referred to the lack of preparedness in low - lying Miami, which was hit by Hurricane Irma and how engineers were trying to raise streets and buildings in a King Canute - like futile gesture to keep the ocean at bay.

After Hurricane Katrina in 2005, in which dozens upon dozens of lawyers suffered everything from damage to their building to a total loss of their practice, David F. Bienvenu, a New Orleans lawyer and chair of the ABA Special Committee on Disaster Response and Preparedness wrote in the ABA Journal that lawyers have «a responsibility to our clients to make sure we're adequately prepared to address possible emergencies.»

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In recognition of Hurricane Preparedness Week, which began May 24, the American Bankers Association is encouraging customers to prepare for hurricane season by assessing their home's risk and developing emergency plans to protect against a potentiHurricane Preparedness Week, which began May 24, the American Bankers Association is encouraging customers to prepare for hurricane season by assessing their home's risk and developing emergency plans to protect against a potentihurricane season by assessing their home's risk and developing emergency plans to protect against a potential storm.