Sentences with phrase «include severe weather events»

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Catastrophes can be caused by various natural events, including, among others, hurricanes, tornadoes and other windstorms, earthquakes, hail, wildfires, severe winter weather, floods, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions and other naturally occurring events, such as solar flares.

In addition to better zoning laws, post-hurricane redevelopment should include reshaping the built environment of urban centers to better withstand severe weather events, and replenishing coastal wetlands to create a buffer against the effects of hurricanes.

general economic conditions, consumer confidence, consumer spending patterns and market disruptions including severe weather conditions, natural disasters, health hazards, terrorist activities, financial crises, political crises or other major events, or the prospect of these events;

The study included a wide variety of severe weather events, Konisky said, and its findings may not entirely apply to headline - grabbing events like the Texas flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey or the threat to Florida by Hurricane Irma.

The impacts of climate change include global warming, rising sea levels, melting glaciers and sea ice as well as more severe weather events.

«Supercells are more prone to produce severe weather events, including damaging straight line winds and large hail,» said Sarah Stough, a UAH graduate student in atmospheric science.

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Whereas this has had noticeable, negative impacts that are expected to worsen in every region of the United States and its territories, including, among other significant weather events and environmental disruptions, longer and hotter heat waves, more severe storms, worsening flood and drought cycles, growing invasive species and insect problems, threatened native plant and wildlife populations, rising sea levels, and, when combined with a lack of proper forest management, increased wildfire risk;

The scientists will outline how only a combined strategy employing all the major sustainable clean energy options — including renewables and nuclear — can prevent the worst effects of climate change by 2100, such as the loss of coral reefs, severe damages from extreme weather events, and the destruction of biodiversity and ecosystems worldwide.

The dramatic decline in Arctic sea ice and snow is one of the most profound signs of global warming and has coincided with «a period of ostensibly more frequent events of extreme weather across the mid-latitudes, including extreme heat and rainfall events and recent severe winters,» according to the conference organizers, who are posting updates under the #arctic17 hashtag on Twitter.

The statement includes a list and description of major weather and climate events around the world in 2013, such as Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) which devastated parts of the Philippines, and the severe floods in the Alps and various European countries.

(v) increased impact of natural disasters (including droughts, flooding, and other severe weather events);

For analysis of this data, check out Inside Energy's map illustrating the rise of severe weather related outages and Dan Boyce's radio story on the tenuous relationship between solar panels and the grid, which includes a graph showing the increase of grid disruption events.

These profound changes to the Arctic system have coincided with a period of ostensibly more frequent events of extreme weather across the mid-latitudes, including extreme heat and rainfall events and recent severe winters.

The scope and impacts of climate change — including rising seas, more damaging extreme weather events, and severe ecological disruption — demand that we consider all possible options for limiting heat - trapping gas emissions — including their respective costs and timelines for implementation.

This document presents recent verification statistics and evaluations of ECMWF forecasts (including weather, waves and severe weather events) along with information about changes to the data assimilation and forecasting system.

Certain consequences of global warming are now inevitable, including sea level rise, more frequent and severe heat waves, growing wildfire risks, and an increase in extreme weather events.

Altered agricultural conditions, including extreme heat, expanded water demands, and increased severe weather events, will affect food availability and cost, particularly in vulnerable regions in which child undernutrition is already a major threat.43 The decreased protein, iron, and zinc content of certain major crops has been demonstrated for plants grown under increased CO2 conditions, 44,45 carrying significant implications for child nutrition.

Strong scientific evidence shows that global warming is increasing certain types of extreme weather events, including heat waves, coastal flooding, extreme precipitation events, and more severe droughts.

In the United States, Americans have endured a record - setting series of extreme weather events in 2011, including the Mississippi floods, record high summer temperatures, and severe drought in Texas and Oklahoma.

KPO's list of severe weather events in Russia includes one from 1868 in which, though it was 40 degrees C in the sun, it was only 28 degrees C in the shade.

Other forms of severe weather are also closely linked to climate change, including a rise in extreme precipitation events in some regions and increasingly severe droughts in others.

Climate impact concerns include environmental quality (e.g., more ozone, water - logging or salinisation), linkage systems (e.g., threats to water and power supplies), societal infrastructures (e.g., changed energy / water / health requirements, disruptive severe weather events, reductions in resources for other social needs and maintaining sustainable livelihoods, environmental migration (Box 7.2), placing blame for adverse effects, changes in local ecologies that undermine a sense of place), physical infrastructures (e.g., flooding, storm damage, changes in the rate of deterioration of materials, changed requirements for water or energy supply), and economic infrastructures and comparative advantages (e.g., costs and / or risks increased, markets or competitors affected).

If you own a larger motorhome that is basically a home on wheels, then you may have coverage that looks similar to a homeowners policy, including liability coverage in case visitors in your RV or their property are damaged or injured due to your negligence; comprehensive coverage to pay for damage to your RV due to objects, fire, vandalism or severe weather events; and personal property coverage for your personal possessions inside the RV.

Covered reasons for trip cancellation and interruption include terrorist events, felonious assault, job loss, supplier bankruptcy, severe weather, and more.

Recent events in the cruise have also included disabled ships, severe weather delays, and other disasters that have left a lot of frustrated and unhappy passengers in their wake.

Everything's bigger in Texas — including the severe weather awareness events that occur throughout the year.

Residents of this Midwestern state deal with many severe weather events including tornadoes, severe thunderstorms and extremely cold winter temperatures.

These typically include events such as property crimes, accidental fires and severe weather.

In addition, severe weather events such as tornados can also lead to damages to both the structure of your rental home and your personal property — including rugs, appliances, and light fixtures — that you include within the home.