Sentences with phrase «most damaging impacts»

If we are to avoid the most damaging impacts of climate change, we need solutions that are fast and affordable.

Not exact matches

The tariffs would severely impact the U.S. solar industry, damaging most solar installers, as well as Chinese producers.

Though most of the damage to the market didn't occur in the second quarter, thus far, the recent stock market volatility doesn't seem to be having a noteworthy impact on China's economic fundamentals.

The constant threat of loss or physical damage has a profound impact on parents in spite of the hard work and devotion of most NICU staff.

Most times our youth don't realize that drug abuse has negative and damaging impact on them, like decrease in intelligence, mental disorder, death and many other kinds of diseases,» APC Youth Connect stated.

In case of a crash, the plane shears its wings from the body to absorb most of the impact, in turn reducing damage.

If scientists better understand how the brain moves after an impact and what movement causes the most damage, Kurt said, «we can design better helmets, we can devise technologies that can do onsite diagnostics, for example in football, and potentially make sideline decisions in real time,» all of which could improve outcomes for those who take a nasty hit to the head.

Traditional methods used to limit the impact of MSD include insecticides to control leafhopper populations (which are not affordable to most small - scale farmers and can be environmentally damaging), and conventional selective breeding of maize for resistance traits that naturally exist in some varieties.

According to a National Research Council Report (See «Severe Space Weather Events — Understanding Societal and Economic Impacts: A Workshop Report» [2008]-RRB-, damages from the most extreme solar storms could range between $ 1 trillion - $ 2 trillion within the first year and four to 10 years for full recovery.

The amplification of flood frequencies by sea level rise (SLR) is expected to become one of the most economically damaging impacts of climate change for many coastal locations.

This damage won't necessarily be limited to your digestive system, as gluten most notably negatively impacts the thyroid and triggers autoimmune diseases (10).

In most instances, the humor is used to relieve the impact of the drama, as when Alice takes umbrage with Kate's attitude and language in the third ep, Aftermath [in which the family attempts to clean up after the damage T and Buck caused in the first two eps.

Air pollution is invisible, but it can have a very damaging impact on the health of Oxford residents, particularly the young and most vulnerable.

Basically, if a car hits an object head - on but only connects on the outer edge of the front end, it will do the most damage, as there's the least amount of structure there to lessen the impact.

Automakers are marketing new midsize SUV models for 2001 and 2002, but most of these vehicles aren't being equipped with bumpers that resist damage in the kinds of impacts that routinely occur in commuter traffic and parking lots.

This is important because most credit damage claims allege a negative impact caused by the actions of a furnisher of credit report data, such as a bank or a collection agency.

The most obvious thing that happens is that your credit score may be damaged, which can impact your ability to secure financing in the future for a mortgage, loans, a car, etc..

Credit card debt can be one of the most damaging ways to impact your credit score.

The impact of these developments, many fear, will be most damaging to retailers that sell animals such as gerbils, lizards, frogs and fish — pets that, for a long time, held a special place in people's hearts as «starter pets.»

Given that impacts don't scale linearly — that's true both because of the statistics of normal distributions, which imply that (damaging) extremes become much more frequent with small shifts in the mean, and because significant breakpoints such as melting points for sea ice, wet - bulb temperatures too high for human survival, and heat tolerance for the most significant human food crops are all «in play» — the model forecasts using reasonable emissions inputs ought to be more than enough for anyone using sensible risk analysis to know that we making very bad choices right now.

By continually hammering on climate change or global warming — a challenge for sure, but abstract and not immediate to most people's experience — we've disconnected from most people who have more immediate concerns; we've virtually stopped talking about the impacts of air and water pollution on their children's health, the psychological damage all of us experience when nature around us is destroyed, and so on.

The other features — already mentioned — were the identification of dominant regional concerns, the highlighting of climate change impacts already occurring, and the report's effectiveness as an engagement tool, which Mooney had just commented on, plus one more thing: the focus on extreme events, which are both most noticeable by the public and the primary source of economic damage in the next several decades, as Dr. Michael Hanemann (author of this paper) explained to me for a story I wrote about the California drought.

The most severe impacts of climate change — damaging and often deadly drought, sea - level rise, and extreme weather — can only be avoided by keeping average global temperatures within 2 degrees C (3.6 degrees F) of pre-industrial levels.

Yet for the most part, rich countries showed up to Bonn empty - handed, and blocked progress on finance for «loss and damage» for those facing the worst impacts of climate change.

Many climate impacts, particularly the most damaging ones, will be associated with an increased frequency or intensity of extreme events, the scientists agreed.

During the Copenhagen conference representatives from poor vulnerable nations begged developed countries to: (a) commit to reduce GHG emissions to levels necessary to prevent dangerous climate change; and (b) to fund adaptation programs in developing countries that are necessary to protect the most vulnerable from climate change impacts that could be avoided or compensate for the damages that could not be avoided.

Yet questions of distributive justice about which nations should bear the major responsibility for most GHG reductions at the international level have and continue to block agreement in international climate negotiations, as well as questions about which countries should be financially responsible for adaptation costs and damages in poor countries that are most vulnerable to climate change's harshest climate impacts and who have done little to cause the problem.

Extreme weather — for example, heatwaves, hurricanes and floods — offers, perhaps, one of the most tangible ways to view loss and damage because of their often devastating impact on society.

A rational public and private sector response to the threat of storm damage in a changing climate must therefore acknowledge scientific uncertainties that are likely to persist beyond the time at which decisions will need to be made, focus more on the risks and benefits of planning for the worst case scenarios, and recognize that the combination of societal trends and the most confident aspects of climate change predictions makes future economic impacts substantially more likely than does either one alone.

a. ECS = 1.65 to 3.2 C b. Emissions rates, e.g. RCP4.5, 6, 8.5 c. Damage function =??? (This is the most critical of all, but I don't understand the input parameters or how how to vary them to give justifiable range of impacts) d. Appropriate discount rates, e.g. = 3 %, 5 %, 7 %, 10 % (i.e., up to what has been widely used by aid agencies for investment decisions for infrastructure projects over the past half century or so — e.g. 10 % and 12 % by World Bank for energy projects).

Not in terms of compensating for losses which is explicitly excluded from the new agreement but in terms of recognition of the fact that there are impacts of climate change we can not adapt against and these impacts are particularly damaging in the most vulnerable parts of the world.

Talking about Loss and Damage without agreeing on compensation is unfair, and is delaying an urgent action to current and future destructive impacts of climate change on those most vulnerable.

It has a disproportionate impact on the world's poorest and most vulnerable, and we are increasingly exceeding adaptation limits, resulting in significant loss and damage, as documented by the 5th Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

''... freshwater flooding is «the most impacting natural disaster in terms of number of people affected and economic damages,» adding that «some studies in the literature (e.g. IPCC, 2013; Stern Review, 2007) seem to indicate that flood damages are expected to increase in the near future as a consequence of a global climate change,» citing the additional studies of Hall et al. (2005) and de Moel et al. (2011).»

The most egregious space likely arises when it comes to «externalities» of pollution and environmental impacts: such as diseases from chemical industrial plant waste, damaged ecosystems from agricultural runoff, and leeching chemicals from trash threatening drinking water.

For hurricanes, for example, it's useful to know that for the foreseeable future the incremental change in damages caused by global warming is relatively small compared to the impact of hurricanes in the first place, so that for most practical purposes it's better to be afraid of hurricanes than to be afraid of global warming's effect on hurricanes.

That will be followed by additional reports in 2014 on the most likely impacts and on possible steps to limit the damage.

Though his model is, by his own admission, somewhat simplistic, Nordhaus says his conclusions reflect an estimated impact from global warming that is «larger than most existing estimates of market damages.»

About two - thirds of reefs have died in the most - impacted northern region stretching 435 miles and researchers estimate the damage could take up to 15 years to recover.

«If these consents and their predicted impacts are realised, there is little doubt these would be amongst the most damaging offshore wind farms for seabirds in the world.»

For most claims against the NHS, damages and legal costs are paid from NHS funds directly, rather than any private insurance or indemnity scheme, so the cost of claims has a direct impact on the NHS budget.

Punitive damages are most often awarded after a fatal accident or an accident that results in a catastrophic injury that will have a long term significant impact on your life.

Whiplash injury can cause serious damage to the joints, discs, muscles, nerves and ligaments of the neck, and is most serious when a victim's head is turned to the side during impact.

Following several years of judicial procedures, the Austrian Supreme Court made a preliminary reference to the European Court of Justice on two issues, of which the most interesting one concerns whether the environmental impact assessment also serves to protect an individual against pecuniary damages as a result of the decrease in the value of his or her property.

Brain injuries are often among the most serious cases we act upon, as the damage caused can often have a severe, life - altering impact on the victim, It can be very distressing for victims and their families.

In most cases, the impact from auto accident damages are not over immediately after it happens.

Because most people only file claims for major damage, a modest increase in your deductible probably will have little negative impact.

Most homeowners and business policies cover wind damage, including the impact of flying debris and falling trees.

As the most expensive item you can purchase from a merchant, the Shadow Blast Sling is exceptionally useful for dealing high impact and area of effect damage to enemies.

There is no way to know how much damage Harvey has done to property, businesses, and its many residents, but one of the most serious impacts will be emotional in nature.