Sentences with phrase «not coastal storm»

Not exact matches

Flooding risks could remain for coastal areas for several days, the Environment Agency has warned, as it urged people not to attempt «storm selfies».

The Trustees are seeing a 10 percent increase in their application workload related to a storm that preceded winter storm Grayson on Jan. 4, indicating a need for a «thoughtful approach to coastal resiliency not presently written in our code,» according to a letter Trustees read at Tuesday's Town Board work session.

This is a huge problem not only because beaches support shoreline life and attract tourists but also because they protect coastal communities from flooding and storms.

«We don't have a system to handle inland flooding and coastal storms,» he says.

«As an archaeologist who studies Arctic and Subarctic coastal peoples, erosion associated with intense storm activity, loss of permafrost, rising sea levels, and increasing human activity is devastating to comprehend; however, this study not only documents those processes, but provides a means to examine their highly variable impacts that, hopefully, can lead to constructive ways to prioritize research and mitigate destructive processes in this extremely important region.»

The forecast, though, «does not predict when, where, and how these storms might hit,» Ben Friedman, the acting NOAA administrator said during a press conference, as he and other officials urged coastal residents to begin their preparations.

The latest assessment also did not account for the effects of extreme weather except for coastal flooding due to sea - level rise and storm surge.

The thing about climate change: it doesn't hit home, until it (literally) hits home — extreme storms, droughts, flash floods and accelerating sea level rise triggering more frequent coastal flooding.

At this point, the storm quickly loses its momentum and power, but not without unleashing wind speeds as high as 185 mph (300 kph) on coastal areas.

The state's exposure to hurricanes and tropical storms is typical of other southern coastal areas, but not subject to as high a volume of annual weather events as other states.

They are trying to restore coastal wetlands in the South Bay area to mitigate future storm damage, and spending money to do so (it's not clear from this link how much.)

Federal taxpayers also heavily subsidize coastal development when the government pays to rebuild infrastructure destroyed in storm surges and picks up much of the bill for private losses not covered by insurance.

Meteorologists point to extreme poverty and huge growth in population — much of it in vulnerable coastal areas with poor construction, including storm shelters that didn't hold up against Haiyan.

With the anniversary of Hurricane Sandy's coastal assault here, The New York Times and other media have run a batch of helpful articles tracking how coastal communities are, and are not, responding to the lessons from the extraordinary surge raised by that storm — a 1 - in -700-year event, by some calculations.

The first Atlantic Ocean tropical storm of the season is on the march, but does not appear likely to pose a coastal threat, forecasters say.

Similar negative effects occur with worsening air pollution — higher levels of ground - level ozone smog and other pollutants that increase with warmer temperatures have been directly linked with increased rates of respiratory and cardiovascular disease — food production and safety — warmer temperatures and varying rainfall patterns mess up staple crop yields and aid the migration and breeding of pests that can devastate crops — flooding — as rising sea levels make coastal areas and densely - populated river deltas more susceptible to storm surges and flooding that result from severe weather — and wildfires, which can be ancillary to increased heat waves and are also responsible for poor air quality (not to mention burning people's homes and crops).

If burning coal causes the flooding of coastal fishing villiges or, as I believe, the flooding of entire coastal regions by violent storm and encroaching seas — ala New Orleans and Bangladesh — people are not only displaced, they die.

As I read reports about the release of more than 11,000 tons of radiation - laced water into the sea from the damaged nuclear plant in Japan, I recalled reporting I did more than a decade ago on the many uses of silt barriers — essentially curtains suspended in water — to hold back everything from oil slicks to the bursts of polluted runoff flowing into coastal waters from city storm drains after heavy storms (the water can be pumped and treated once the system is not overloaded).

Sea - level rise will not only threaten some coastal areas with inundation but also allow storm surge to push farther inland, exposing more areas to coastal flood hazards.

Increasingly warming oceans and melting ice are yielding rising sea levels that not only provide a springboard for storm surge to reach further inland, but also fuel hurricanes like Sandy with additional energy — threatening more of our coastal communities.

Over simplified for sure but 10 mm per year is 4 inches in a decade and not evenly distributed will be disastrous for a lot of coastal areas when a small storm surge is added in.

The latest computer models show the storm passing as close as about 25 miles offshore on Sunday or Monday and then stalling within 100 miles of shore until at least Thursday — an exceptionally long time that will serve to worsen coastal flooding, especially for the coastal bays and estuaries that don't normally fill with water from storms, and that take longer to drain.

But while adapting buildings in coastal communities and upgrading coastal defences can significantly reduce adverse impacts of sea level rise and storm surges, they can not eliminate these risks, especially as sea levels will continue to rise over time.

At this point, the storm quickly loses its momentum and power, but not without unleashing wind speeds as high as 185 mph (300 kph) on coastal areas.

By simulating thousands of possible future storms, researchers identified the outliers that could hit coastal areas in the future but that wouldn't show up in predictions based solely on historical records, said Ning Lin, a professor at Princeton University.

A single season of bad storms «doesn't add much to the already existing evidence» that global warming will lead to more extreme weather, he said, but it highlights that coastal cities need to be ready.

The superstorm Hurricane Sandy, which devastated New York in 2012, slammed into a coast not prepared either for the force of the wind or for the storm surge that washed through the coastal structures.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The world's most destructive storms are on the move — putting at risk coastal areas that would not expect to be hit by violent hurricanes or typhoons.

It isn't just the catastrophic storms and tropical cyclones that threaten disaster for the world's coastal cities.

We are afraid that four (possibly eight) years of denial and delay might commit the planet to not just feet, but yards, of sea level rise, massive coastal flooding (made worse by more frequent Katrina and Sandy - like storms), historic deluges, and summer after summer of devastating heat and drought across the country.

But, the researchers warned, the findings do not mean Americans can afford to be blasé about the risks to coastal areas from hurricanes and tropical storms.

If you don't know what's happening to small islands... communities like the Carteret Islands are on the front lines of climate change, because of rising seas and severe weather — they are experiencing more severe storm surges, coastal erosion.

If you live in a coastal area, you may not be covered for damage caused by storm surge (usually defined as «a rush of water onshore caused by strong winds pushing on the ocean's surface) and / or movements caused by the sea (usually with the exception of tsunamis).

Fayetteville renters insurance doesn't have to protect you from as much coastal risk as Wilmington Renters Insurance would, but there is still some risk from storms.

Some property owners around the area look at the danger of flooding, including risk of problems with the nearby Wolf Creek and Center Hill dams, and this area of Tennessee isn't immune to some of the damage from periodic storms, but it is quite a ways inland, and not as risky as buying in some coastal areas of the South.

The state's exposure to hurricanes and tropical storms is typical of other southern coastal areas, but not subject to as high a volume of annual weather events as other states.

Hurricanes and / or flooding may not be covered by a standard home policy, so households looking at changes in insurance will want to talk to company reps about adding any additional endorsements or riders to get ample coverage for coastal storms and more, and how those additions will change Tom's River insurance quotes from different providers.

With coastal storms adding a constant threat, you just can't afford to skimp on homeowners insurance if you live in Massachusetts.