Sentences with phrase «in weather research»

But General Electric, wary of potential lawsuits, gradually moved away from direct involvement in weather research.

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Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.

At the time that Democrats began paying for the research, Mr. Trump was in the process of clinching the Republican presidential nomination, and Ms. Clinton's allies were scrambling to figure out how to run against a candidate who had already weathered attacks from Republican rivals about his shifting policy positions, his character and his business record.

According to the Environment America Research and Policy Center, more than 15 million Americans live in counties that have averaged one or more weather - related disasters per year since the beginning of 2006.

everything is made up of atoms (don't believe me do some research) its the different variables of heat and light and things like that that cause different reactions to make different things and these things when they interact can create something completely different and you and slowly the process of mitosis or miosis starts to work and form stuff hell i learnt that in high school and it was a catholic one at that a millions of years ago i bet the universe was completely different and had things in it that our minds cant even imagine that have since changed over time from action and reaction to what we have today and in another million years who knows with all the different gases we pump into the air and the weather getting more intense on both ends of the scale life as we know it will be different the human race will have to evolve to survive and will probibly form into a slightly different species hell maybe well evolve into 2 different species like in the movie time machine

I'm going to do a lot more research on the Fiery Foods SuperSite so I can make a much more serious go at this in the spring when Southern California makes up its mind about the weather.

Research shows that compared with water, a sports drink such as Gatorade helps prevent fatigue and maintain performance in various indoor or cool - weather sports.3, 4, 5, 6, 7 In addition, your son still loses sweat in cool conditions, especially if the exercise is fast - paced, such as in many team sportin various indoor or cool - weather sports.3, 4, 5, 6, 7 In addition, your son still loses sweat in cool conditions, especially if the exercise is fast - paced, such as in many team sportIn addition, your son still loses sweat in cool conditions, especially if the exercise is fast - paced, such as in many team sportin cool conditions, especially if the exercise is fast - paced, such as in many team sportin many team sports.

The IDA's efforts would have been impossible without the leadership of ECIDA Executive Director Steve Weathers and his dedicated team, who are instrumental in researching and vetting all of the potential inducements.

Liberal Democrat energy secretary Ed Davey claimed «ignorant» climate change sceptic Conservatives are contributing to «extreme weather events» in a speech to the Institute for Public Policy Research earlier.

NOAA would receive an additional $ 50 million for research weather supercomputing infrastructure and for improvement of satellite ground services used in hurricane intensity and track prediction.

In the SDLE Research Center at Case Western Reserve, PET samples were exposed to various accelerated weathering conditions.

«We can show dramatic improvements in weather prediction, but you do need a dedicated research effort.»

A «coverage gap» in future years The agency had sought $ 910 million this year for its Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS), which will provide data for weather forecasts, search - and - rescue operations and climate change research.

«We were looking at two questions: how could we identify the oil on shore, now four years after the spill, and how the oil from the spill was weathering over time,» explained Christoph Aeppli, Senior Research Scientist at Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences in East Boothbay, Maine, and lead author of the study reported in Environmental Science & Technology.

New research shows that hotter weather coupled with higher concentrations of carbon dioxide in the air prompt flowering plants to produce pollen that is far more noxious than pollen of the past.

In the Senate, Bridenstine will likely face stiff opposition from Democrats, in particular for climate - contrarian comments he made in 2013, during his first term in the House, while lobbying for additional support for weather researcIn the Senate, Bridenstine will likely face stiff opposition from Democrats, in particular for climate - contrarian comments he made in 2013, during his first term in the House, while lobbying for additional support for weather researcin particular for climate - contrarian comments he made in 2013, during his first term in the House, while lobbying for additional support for weather researcin 2013, during his first term in the House, while lobbying for additional support for weather researcin the House, while lobbying for additional support for weather research.

Amphibians and reptiles, for instance, must often significantly scale back their activity levels in cooler weather, which puts them at a disadvantage when it comes to finding food, mates or new habitats, according to the research.

«He probably regrets the way he said it,» says Kelvin Droegemeier, vice president for research at the University of Oklahoma in Norman, who worked with Bridenstine for several years crafting parts of a weather - research bill that became law this past spring.

According to a 2013 study of California farmers, factors like exposure to extreme weather events and perceived changes in water availability made farmers more likely to believe in climate change, while negative experiences with environmental policies can make farmers less likely to believe that climate change is occurring, said Meredith Niles, a postdoctoral research fellow at Harvard's Sustainability Science Program and lead author of the study.

Up to now, the federal government has failed to support the research needed to prepare for the health consequences of hotter weather, according to a March 2009 report in Environmental Health Perspectives, by Balbus and colleagues around the United States.

Fewer boats fished during the stormiest weather, with fishing on the highest wind days dropping by 79 percent under catch shares, according to the research published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

When meteorologist Elena Stautzebach, who is overwintering at the German research base Neumayer - Station III in Antarctica, tells you «the weather forecast isn't very promising,» you know it's bad.

An increasing body of research reveals that these weather events can be linked to loss of sea ice in the Arctic, said Charles Greene, professor of earth and atmospheric sciences at Cornell University, who contributed to the article.

«I never considered that weather events tens of kilometers high in the atmosphere significantly influence the decadal - to century - scale circulation kilometers deep into the ocean,» says climatologist Judah Cohen of Atmospheric and Environmental Research in Lexington, Massachusetts, who did not take part in this study.

People trained in risk assessment and communication are also valuable to extreme weather research, says Marks.

They said the real strength of the Jacobson study — now in press at the Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres — is that it relies on a new computer model of climate, air pollution and weather that accounts for several different ways black carbon influences the environment.

Now, research from the University of Missouri suggests that even as rising carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere drive the climate toward warmer temperatures, the weather will remain predictable.

In addition to its basic research mission, the program aims to improve the region's ability to weather climate change.

On a basic level, global climate models are similar to today's weather forecasting tools, explains Jerry Meehl, a senior scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado, and a leading climate modeler.

In addition to the language and weather, she had to adjust to the scale of U.S. research.

The unusual weather and geology offer a convincing explanation for the sudden drop in sea levels, says John Church of CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research in Hobart, Tasmania.

Cooperation is important because research and security in the Arctic region require comprehensive and long - term weather, ice, sea, and atmospheric observations and modelling.

The findings are a follow on from previous research in 2011 by co-authors Paul Williams, from the University of Reading, and Karen Aplin, from University of Oxford, into weather events appearing in classical music.

«However, our data covers timeframes spanning centuries and millennia — we can't zoom in on just a handful of years, which means we can only draw indirect conclusions regarding the extreme events that shape weather,» explains climate researcher Rehfeld, who is currently pursuing research with the British Antarctic Survey (BAS).

Its core is a flurry of recent research proposing that such extreme weather events in the midlatitudes are linked through the atmosphere with the effects of rapid climate change in the Arctic, such as dwindling sea ice.

Previous research has shown that changes in the weather can affect the health of vulnerable people — for example, heat waves and cold spells have been shown to increase disease and even lead to death in people from low - income neighborhoods.

Certain disease outbreaks, including some of the worst pandemics of the 20th century, are linked to weather patterns in the Pacific Ocean, according to new research.

In the wake of extreme weather, research is revealing that smart grids and micro-grids can help the electric grid cope

The team, who conducted the research in their spare time, are interested to learn about any weather - orientated music songs they may have missed in their study.

«These scientists combined citizen science observations with data from radar, satellites and weather predictions to understand the cues birds use in their migrations across continents,» said Liz Blood, program director in the National Science Foundation's Division of Environmental Biology, which funded the research through NSF's MacroSystems Biology Program.

The Scripps Institution of Oceanography in San Diego and Columbia University's Lamont - Doherty Earth Observatory in Palisades, New York, announced today the establishment of a center, the International Research Institute (IRI), that will use cutting - edge climate models to forecast long - term weather changes.

Manuel Cebrian, a computational social scientist now based at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization in Clayton, Australia, won that challenge with his colleagues by using social media to hunt down 10 red weather balloons released across the United States.

New research showing that peak tornado activity in the central and southern Great Plains is occurring earlier could help residents in the region be better prepared for severe weather.

The research team recorded the influence that rainy weather and seasonal changes have on birdsong and the soundscape in general.

Charlie's research told him that during El Niño weather cycles, the surface seawaters in the Great Barrier Reef lagoon, already heated to unusually high levels by greenhouse gas — induced warming, were being pulsed from a mass of ocean water known as the Western Pacific Warm Pool onto the reef's delicate living corals.

According to Yousuke Sato of the RIKEN Advanced Institute for Computational Science (AICS), «this research shows that powerful supercomputers, by performing more fine - grained simulations, can help us to model weather and climate patterns in a more realistic way.

There's a lot of weather related research that actually happens to be going on in Colorado because, of course, you have a number of big research facilities that are out there.

But Mark P. Baldwin of Northwest Research Associates and his colleagues present evidence that air circulation in the stratosphere can in fact hold clues to long - term weather behavior.

The impacts of extreme weather are being felt by us all and scientific research points to a likely worsening of weather patterns in the next decades.

Previous research has linked severe weather conditions with epidemics of asthma; however, surprisingly little research has been conducted on the phenomenon, says respiratory physician and epidemiologist Guy Marks of the University of Sydney in Australia.