Sentences with phrase «more storms overall»

But he added: «It doesn't mean that New York is off the hook if in fact there are going to be more storms overall.»

It's not that we'll have more rain overall, more snow overall, or more storms overall.

Not exact matches

«While the amount of rainfall is increasing through time and the smaller storms are dumping more rainfall overall, it comes in smaller and more frequent spurts.

«Even though it's raining more overall, each storm is less intense and drops less water,» Singer said.

But beyond the increased amount of precipitation, Wehner adds, «this study more generally increases our understanding of how the various processes in extreme storms can change as the overall climate warms.»

Also, unlike the bulk of climate models to date, the increase in odds of extreme storms found in the study stems both from a shift toward more intense hurricanes as well as an overall increase in hurricane frequency.

As the climate changes, tropical cyclones are expected to produce more rain and the frequency of the highest intensity storms is projected to increase even though the overall number of storms may remain unchanged or perhaps even decrease.

Certainly climate change does not help every region equally, but careful studies predict overall benefits — fewer storms, more rain, better crop yields, longer growing seasons, milder winters, and lower heating costs in colder climates.

It should also be clear that for any one locality, a shift in the storm tracks (associated with phenomena like the NAO or the sea ice edge) will often be more of an issue than the overall change in storm statistics.

As time goes on, and the overall heat of our planet increases, the likelihood of more and more powerful storms increases as well.

Apart from driving temperatures up, global warming is likely to cause bigger, more destructive storms, leading to an overall increase in precipitation.

In a doubled CO2 climate, one model estimates that the western U.S. will see fewer lightning storms overall, but 25 % more of the strongest storms, with a 5 % increase in lightning.

In the western U.S., the model predicts fewer storms with strong updrafts overall, but about 25 % more of the strongest storms (Fig. 3).

Most of the IPCC AR4 models simulate fewer synoptic storms overall, but more of the strongest storms, as the climate warms.

There is also more damage from storms closer to the coast, so overall, you should be able to cover your home for less in Amherst than you would closer to Boston.