Sentences with phrase «inundation into»

«What will happen, more than likely, is that you'll have one big hurricane, and you'll get a big inundation into the city,» Purkis said.

We warn about the PHYSICAL impacts of Sea Level Rise, but I don't see any info or concern about the early effects of inundations into the lowlands, where these include Contaminated Land, Landfills, Cemeteries, Toxic / Radioactive waste, Repositories, Ammunition dumps, Underground fuel stores, Plague / Ebola / Foot & Mouth / Anthrax pits or those harbouring other virulent pathogens with pandemic potential.

Not exact matches

The program also does not take the duration of a flood into account, just the depth of inundation.

The scientists developed a method that translates the occurrence probability of flood events into the probability of inundation damage.

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.

«The earthworks could have extended the period of inundation by capturing the first rains and holding floodwaters into the dry season,» he writes.

You wouldn't know it right now though, if you walk into any BestBuy location you will not see a inundation of new tablet computers, you... [Read more...]

You wouldn't know it right now though, if you walk into any BestBuy location you will not see a inundation of new tablet computers, you will see one; the Apple iPad.

[17][22] Species at higher elevations can benefit from a greater chance of inundation at the highest tides when increased water depths and marsh surface flows can penetrate into the marsh interior.

If in these drawings and texts the night is metaphorically conceived of as an expanse of water that might engulf her, while sleep would restore her, insomnia is what prevents any voyage into inundation.

At the EPA, Dr. Carter integrated the effects of climate change into estimates of future coastal inundation on contaminated lands, such as brownfields and superfund sites, to help guide decisions on adaptation efforts that could better protect nearby communities from the spread of dangerous contaminants during future floods.