Sentences with phrase «of hurricane records»

Chunzai Wang of the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Sang - Ki Lee of the University of Miami, US, examined 150 years of hurricane records and found a small decline in hurricanes making landfall in the United States as oceans warmed.

Centuries of hurricane records have been discovered in the rings of southeastern US pine trees.

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In the process, social media turned into a real - time record of small business survival tactics during Hurricane Sandy.

The National Hurricane Center on Tuesday afternoon said a record 51.88 inches (131.78 cm) of rain has fallen in Texas due to Harvey, a record for any storm in the continental United States.

Not long ago, we would never have imagined enduring Hurricane Harvey, one of the most tragic national disasters in recorded history.

«We expect investors will ignore the EPS slowdown given one - time hurricane effects and the focus on benefits from corporate tax reform,» a group of the firm's strategists led by David Kostin wrote in a client report, noting that optimism around tax measures was crucial in the S&P 500's ascent to new records last week.

Irma is not expected to linger over the U.S. mainland as long as Hurricane Harvey, a phenomenon that led to record rainfall and storm surge in areas of Texas and Louisiana.

Since Hurricane Harvey made landfall on Friday, records amount of rain have hit the southeast Texas, causing billions of dollars in damage.

Since Hurricane Harvey made landfall on Friday, it has brought with it record amounts of rain and caused billions of dollars in damage.

Just as southern Texas began to recover from the devastation of Hurricane Harvey, Florida and the Caribbean soon endured Hurricane Irma, one of the most powerful storms ever recorded in the Atlantic Ocean.

Haiti did not take a direct hit from Irma, one of the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes on record, but it unleashed rains that washed away fields of rice and plantains in coastal areas.

We had no sooner taken stock of the extraordinary damage wrought by Hurricane Harvey in Texas than another uniquely fierce and record - breaking hurricane began heading straight toward the Caribbean and the soutHurricane Harvey in Texas than another uniquely fierce and record - breaking hurricane began heading straight toward the Caribbean and the southurricane began heading straight toward the Caribbean and the southeast US.

According to data from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and National Weather Service, Hurricane Harvey was the wettest cyclone in U.S. history with a recorded 60.58 inches of rainfall in Nederland, Texas.

Vox's review of procurement records shows that in response to Hurricane Maria alone, FEMA has awarded $ 61 million in single - source contracts — no - bid deals in which agencies only reach out to one business to make a deal.

Earlier in the week, Irma sustained 185 mph winds for more than 24 hours, a record length of time for a hurricane in the Atlantic.

Statewide, Florida property owners filed 924,439 claims related to Hurricane Irma, with estimated insured losses of $ 8.6 billion, state records show.

While it's hard to say if the punishing number and intensity of storms were due to climate change, climate scientists have now determined — in two separate research efforts — that Hurricane Harvey's record - blasting rains (best measured in feet for much of Houston) were likely amplified by climate change.

Gov. Rick Scott's office on Monday evening released more than 41,000 pages of records relating to the deaths of 12 people in a sweltering Hollywood nursing home after Hurricane Irma.

AUSTIN — A trio of monster hurricanes and a ferocious wildfire season led to the costliest year for natural disasters on record in the U.S. in 2017, with nearly a third of a trillion dollars in damage,...

Harvey dumped more than 4 feet of rain on Houston, setting a new record for the greatest amount of rain recorded from a single tropical storm or hurricane in the continental United States.

In 2017, the U.S. endured its costliest year for weather and climate disasters on record because of a trio of monster hurricanes and a ferocious wildfire season.

AUSTIN — A trio of monster hurricanes and a ferocious wildfire season led to the costliest year for natural disasters on record in the U.S. in 2017, with nearly a third of a trillion dollars in damage, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Monday.

Hurricane Harvey racked up total damage costs of $ 125 billion, second only to Hurricane Katrina in the 38 - year period of record keeping for billion - dollar disasters.

In a separate tweet, Ventrice had the following troubling comment: «Wow, a number of ECMWF EPS members show a maximum - sustained windspeed of 180 + mph for #Irma, rivaling Hurricane #Allen (1980) for record wind»

A toxic onslaught from the nation's petrochemical hub was largely overshadowed by the record - shattering deluge of Hurricane Harvey as residents and first responders struggled to save lives and property.

Hurricane Irma is one of the strongest Atlantic storm ever recorded.

Because Irma will be moving steadily northward once it makes its turn, rainfall amounts will be far less than the top totals of 40» — 50» recorded in slow - moving Hurricane Harvey.

Hurricane Andrew, one of the most destructive hurricanes recorded, was a Category 5 storm that struck Florida in 1992, killing 25 people and destroying 28,000 homes.

Pent - up demand following a shutdown for Hurricane Sandy combined with near - record - low interest rates to release a torrent of new corporate bond issues in early November.

Irma made landfall Sept. 6 on the island of Barbuda as a Category 5 storm packing winds of up to 185 mph, one of the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes on record and ultimately forcing the evacuation of the entire population of the island.

The worst Atlantic Ocean hurricane ever recorded, Irma left at least eight people dead and a trail of destruction on Wednesday when it struck the islands of Barbuda, St Martin and St Barts.

After that Ismail squandered a fortune funding not only that inspirational movie but also the music label COZ Records («The guy was areal good talker,» says Rocket); a cosmetics procedure whereby oxygen was absorbed into the skin («We were not prepared for the sharks in the beauty industry»); a plan to create nationwide phone - card dispensers («When I was in college, phone cards were a big deal»); and, recently, three shops dubbed It's in the Name, where tourists could buy framed calligraphy of names or proverbs of their choice («The main store opened up in New Orleans, but doggone Hurricane Katrina came two months later»).

Rodriguez had made his bid for inclusion in The Guinness Book of World Records by riding the Hurricane for 173 consecutive hours — good for a total of 2,624 miles, or the distance from Haines City to San Francisco.

In one of the most lopsided bet games of the week, more than eight out of ten spread wagers are going with # 8 Houston to keep their undefeated record intact and win by at least four points on the road against the 8 - 3 Golden Hurricane.

«With their leadership, we secured a record increase in funding for universal Pre-K, a fair budget for New York City, needed property tax relief for victims of Hurricane Sandy, and the changes we need to save lives and improve street safety.»

The congressman has, in fact, often brought up his record of «fighting for victims» of Hurricane Sandy when asked about his re-election prospects.

The United States set a new record last year for the total cost of weather and climate change - related disasters that exceeded $ 1 billion, driven largely by wildfires and hurricanes.

Maria hit Puerto Rico about two weeks after Hurricane Irma, one of the most powerful Atlantic storms on record, killed more than 80 people in the Caribbean and the United States.

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He said that many of the more than 400 uncounted signatures were rejected because the BOE's records for voters have not been updated, especially for voters affected by Hurricane Sandy.

After Hurricane Maria damaged tens of thousands of homes in Puerto Rico, a newly created Florida company with an unproven record won more than $ 30 million in contracts from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide emergency tarps and plastic...

But a list of donors to the Mayor's Hurricane Sandy fund for the year following the gala provided by the city's Conflicts of Interest Board showed no record of any donations coming from the European School of Economics Foundation, nor from any of its administrators.

The National Hurricane Center reported that Hurricane Maria, the first Category 5 hurricane to strike Dominica in recorded history, has made landfall with estimated winds of 160 miles Hurricane Center reported that Hurricane Maria, the first Category 5 hurricane to strike Dominica in recorded history, has made landfall with estimated winds of 160 miles Hurricane Maria, the first Category 5 hurricane to strike Dominica in recorded history, has made landfall with estimated winds of 160 miles hurricane to strike Dominica in recorded history, has made landfall with estimated winds of 160 miles per hour.

«Each of these destructive hurricanes now joins Katrina and Sandy, in the new top 5 costliest U.S. hurricanes on record.»

A record 30in of rain (75 cm) has fallen on the city in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, turning roads into rivers.

The foreign ministry's statement closed with an offer to help respond to Hurricane Harvey, which hit the Texas coast Friday as a Category 4 storm and has dropped record amounts of rain on the Houston area.

«In his latest attempt to distract voters from his abysmal record on jobs and his failure to grow Connecticut's economy, Governor Malloy manages to exploit both the Newtown tragedy and the devastation of Hurricane Sandy for political gain,» state Republican Party Chair Jerry Labriola Jr. wrote in a statement.

Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Mr Trump lauded the efforts by Texans to extract storm victims from flooded areas of Houston and beyond after record amounts of rainfall from Hurricane Harvey.

Hurricane Maria, one of the most intense storms ever recorded, wreaked havoc upon Puerto Rico's electrical grid, rendering a significant portion of the archipelago without power.

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