The study looked at historical hurricane activity across the entire tropical Atlantic basin to see if the current peak
in storm numbers is... Read more
The study looked at historical hurricane activity across the entire tropical Atlantic basin to see if the current peak
in storm numbers is anomalous.
Since you are convinced that a «climate disaster» is inevitable, despite the fact that no known mechanism has been identified linking a warming climate with any singular weather event, nor even any correlating evidence showing an increase
in storm numbers or intensities as we have been warming, what is the point of a rational discussion?
Not exact matches
On a somber human note, the
storm is already being cited for some 20 fatalities — 10 of them
in New York City — and officials fear that
number may rise.
As the
storm approached Friday, Mayor Pro Tem Patrick Rios of Rockport requested that people who did not evacuate write their names and Social Security
numbers on their arms
in case rescuers later needed to identify them.
Airports across the country are seeing lines balloon
in size, thanks to a «perfect
storm» of conditions — the
number of airline passengers has increased to 700 million; there's massive attrition of TSA security screeners each week; TSA has cut staff by 10 percent over the last three years; and not enough passengers have enrolled
in TSA's PreCheck program, the Associated Press reports.
The
Storm was a failed product
in a
number of ways.
Thanks largely to the app revolution that took the smartphone world by
storm, software developers (and to a larger extent, IT companies) are getting involved
in a
number of interesting ways.
As Rolling Stone writer Tim Dickinson pointed out
in a tweet -
storm on Tuesday, his 6.5 million followers make him about the same size as the CBS evening news (although obviously those
numbers aren't directly comparable).
«Election may hinge on length of gas lines Monday as opposed to
number of jobs announced this morning,» Gross Tweeted Friday, noting the continuing hardship and increasing frustration of those
in the
storm's wake.
«I could see the uncertainty
in them,» he says, «just by looking at the different
numbers they generated for the same
storm.»
«The
numbers fluctuate every 20 years or so where we have more tropical
storms than
in a quiet period,» Erickson said.
The
numbers from the second record - breaking
storm that hit the US this summer, Hurricane Irma, meanwhile, are still rolling
in.
While it's hard to say if the punishing
number and intensity of
storms were due to climate change, climate scientists have now determined —
in two separate research efforts — that Hurricane Harvey's record - blasting rains (best measured
in feet for much of Houston) were likely amplified by climate change.
Named National Geographic's Adventurer of the Year
in 2014, Galpin has taken the world by
storm founding the nonprofit Mountain2Mountain, the activist organization Combat Apathy and the Afghan cycling program Strength
in Numbers.
A
Storm Brewing: Teachers» strikes
in a
number of red states could prove to be a curveball
in the midterms.
«Sadly the island is so badly damaged that there is no ability to communicate — no way to know the
number of people who may have been killed
in the
storm itself with houses coming down, debris,» Stephen E. Flynn, the founding director of the Global Resilience Institute at Northeastern University, told Newsweek.
For comparison,
in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, Texas state and county officials provided reporters with an updated
number of casualties directly related to the
storm daily.
In British Columbia, we see the effects of climate change in the growing number of powerful storms that pummel our coast, record wildfires that destroy our forests, and water shortages that harm our agricultural secto
In British Columbia, we see the effects of climate change
in the growing number of powerful storms that pummel our coast, record wildfires that destroy our forests, and water shortages that harm our agricultural secto
in the growing
number of powerful
storms that pummel our coast, record wildfires that destroy our forests, and water shortages that harm our agricultural sector.
Experts say that while the
number of
storms per year is steady, stronger hurricanes have increased
in recent decades.
The
storm caused more than $ 100 billion
in damage; some later estimates peg that
number at over $ 150 billion.
The support allowed it to continue operating at full capacity at a critical time; the
storm displaced many Florida residents and the
numbers of at - risk youth
in need of housing increased 15 percent.
In God's good time, the gospel takes the world by storm, and there comes a tipping point when the power structures become ours by sheer weight of numbers, as once happened in Europ
In God's good time, the gospel takes the world by
storm, and there comes a tipping point when the power structures become ours by sheer weight of
numbers, as once happened
in Europ
in Europe.
As for Hezekiab, the Jew, who did not submit to my yoke, 46 of his strong, walled cities, as well as the small cities
in their neighborhood, which were without
number, — by escalade and by bringing up siege engines, by attacking and
storming on foot, by mines, tunnels and breaches, I besieged and took.
When Vesalius showed
in 1543 that the
number of ribs was the same
in males and females, it created a
storm of controversy.
In China, in spite of the storm and stress of civil and foreign war and of the antireligious movement of the 1920's, the number of Christians has mounte
In China,
in spite of the storm and stress of civil and foreign war and of the antireligious movement of the 1920's, the number of Christians has mounte
in spite of the
storm and stress of civil and foreign war and of the antireligious movement of the 1920's, the
number of Christians has mounted.
After taking Euro 2008 by
storm with pace and power not seen by a Russian striker
in some time, Zenit ace Andrei Arshavin is claiming that his successful run for the Russian team has put his transfer fee at an astronomical
number that no club can touch.
At the HSBC Champions
in Shanghai
in October, he went into the final day trailing by eight shots but
stormed back to overhaul world
number one Dustin Johnson on the final day to claim an improbable victory.
Quite remarkably, Juve
stormed forward
in numbers in a way that made it seem like the first half never even happened!
And Arsenal will have to go through Wigan without a
number of key players, although the return of Aaron Ramsey last weekend was a beacon of hope
in the brown
storm.
A list of all emergency
numbers and contacts should be
in an obvious place
in your home and a corded phone should always be accessible
in case of a power outage or
storm situation.
While Parenting Through the
Storm is based on her personal experiences, Douglas shares stories from a
number of families who have walked a similar path; you will find yourself reflected somewhere
in these pages.
On topic questions included funding for items
in the City's SIRR report and whether there is an alternative source for such items, whether the mayor is satisfied with the pace of City spending of federal money for Sandy relief, whether the mayor is confident of reaching his 500 construction starts and 500 reimbursement checks by Labor Day, Comptroller Scott Stringer's report on a lack of oversight on spending by the Department of Homeless Services, whether the City has the «right formula» for Build It Back, the total
number of homes damaged by Sandy and when all will reached through Build It Back, how many of the 132 construction starts to date are repairs and how many are rebuilds and whether the mayor has closely examined the City's emergency management system
in the context of preparing for a future coastal
storm.
Dr Narh commended the management and staff of the company for their hard work and perseverance, especially for working
in an environment that had gone through a
number of challenges and being able to weather the
storm.
The suicide bombers according to reports two
in number stormed the area, but the other one was said to have escaped without detonating his IED, a situation that men of the Civilian JTF and volunteered residents are combing the whole area with a view to arrest the fleeing suicide bomber.
Suspected armed robbers
numbering about 50 have
stormed banks at Agbara Industrial Estate
in Ogun state, the Nigeria Politics Online has learnt.
In the wake of the
storm, Cuomo said a
number of smaller communities wiped out their entire snow removal budgets for the year just responding to this single event.
According to Hanabusa, although the polling places
in the two other precincts remained open during the
storm, a
number of voters could not get to the polls due to the inclement weather.
According to him, the hoodlums were seen with locally manufactured guns and about seven of them
in number stormed the residence of the victim.
Peter Dada, Akure Last week, some pregnant women,
numbering over 100
stormed the premises of the Ondo State Specialists Hospital
in Akure, the state capital to protest against the alleged hike
in the cost of antenatal services and some other miscellaneous expenses at the state - owned hospital.
«The
storm has changed the dynamic of a
number of things,» Libous said, adding that he's proud the Senate GOP has managed to run a competitive race
in the New York City district.
A source, who spoke to one of our correspondents on condition of anonymity, said, «There were coordinated attacks on five communities by the well - armed herdsmen who
stormed our villages
in large
number, around 10 pm to 4 am.
At about 5:00 pm on Wednesday, the youth from the Wa East district,
numbering about 30, arrived
in two pickups and a minibus, and
stormed the NADMO offices at the Upper West Regional Coordinating Council.
Critics note that although there has been an increase
in the
number of
storms since 1995, the effects of Atlantic currents, rather than climate change, could be responsible.
Adds Harold Brooks, senior scientist at NOAA's National Severe
Storms Laboratory, who was not involved with this project, «The study is important because it addresses one of the hypotheses that has been raised to explain the observed change
in number of tornadoes
in outbreaks.
In 1980, for example, when total disasters barely reached 60, the
number of damaging
storms was just over 50.
Instead they predict, on average, whether there might be 10
storms per winter
in the future, or a certain
number of additional hot days
in the summer.
Although looking at the rarity of these events one might presume that weather extremes have little effect, the
number of animals killed
in the
storms left a persistent recruitment legacy.
Occasional observers
number in the thousands, though, so a single promising
storm may be pursued by hundreds of vehicles.
If engineers were to spray about 10 million metric tons of sulfur dioxide droplets into the stratosphere each year between 2020 and 2070, the
number of
storm surge inundations produced by large hurricanes each year after 2070 drops by about half, the researchers report online today
in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.