Sentences with phrase «of hurricane risks»

just one of the 619, Dr. Christopher Landsea, has resigned over differences on the treatment of hurricane risks;

Your local Trusted Choice agent will be aware of your hurricane risk and can ensure that your policy provides the coverage you need.

Homeowners in Massachusetts pay higher - than - average rates for their home insurance coverage, mainly because of the higher home values in the state and because of the hurricane risk for those near the coast.

Not exact matches

Hurricane Irma, for its part, spotlighted another kind of housing risk — the low - quality homes and trailers where many poor Floridians live, which offer little protection from extreme weather events.

Berkshire quietly takes on massive and unusual risks, including the sale of hurricane insurance, terrorism policies and earthquake coverage.

Commissioner of Insurance Javier Rivera - Rios warned local insurers that they risk losing their authorization if they do not settle the claims related to hurricane Maria in a timely manner.

But the risk for the island is that while the immediate devastation of Hurricane Maria is leading to a brief surge in attention, the subject of maritime regulation will likely soon slip back into its customary obscurity — dragging down Puerto Rico's economy more out of indifference than malice.

Let's unpack them and explore what they mean not just for Texas and Florida, but for all communities at risk of intense hurricanes in the future.

«In conclusion, while we can not say climate change «caused» hurricane Harvey (that is an ill - posed question), we can say that it exacerbate several characteristics of the storm in a way that greatly increased the risk of damage and loss of life,» Mann wrote.

Vice President Mike Pence promised to swiftly pass hurricane aid for Congress, with no mention of the wall, and it doesn't seem likely that Congress and the White House would risk a government shutdown right now amid such a high - profile natural disaster.

For example, like homeowners insurance, renters insurance is more expensive in Florida because of the increased risk of perils (especially tropical storms and hurricanes).

Adding to the gloom, AccuWeather said this week there is still a risk that more hurricanes will form over the Atlantic during the rest of the 2017 season, which continues through the end of November.

This year's brutal hurricane season has given us a multitude of opportunities to reduce risks for the next inevitable brutal season, whenever it comes.

Florida homeowners found out about this the hard way after Hurricane Irma, where the utility told residents with rooftop solar systems that they couldn't draw power from their panels while workers were restoring power due to the risks of sending errant electricity on the grid.

More than 76,000 homes in Naples with a value of $ 17.5 billion are in «extreme» risk zones, meaning they would be affected by all hurricane category levels.

«It becomes especially difficult to forecast during hurricane season where you don't want to run the risk of running out of product if ports close while still being cognizant of product shelf life.

You find fellow Ghanaians standing in open places; some left to wait at street shoulders and roundabouts with no one caring about the associated risk posed by motorists; others are left at the mercy of the vagaries of the weather — to these embassies, they couldn't be bothered if the sun is scorching, if it's raining or even if there is a category five hurricane — they simply don't seem to care,» he noted.

But Mark Green, the former New York City public advocate who was a member of Mr. Cuomo's first Moreland Commission, which investigated the performance of the state's power utilities after Hurricane Sandy, said the advertisement ran the risk of politicizing the new panel.

Congress should heed the lessons of Hurricane Sandy and reverse a proposed $ 369 million cut to the budget of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which provides satellite data to the National Weather Service, warned U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, who said the reduction would put lives at risk.

A Puerto Rico dam damaged by heavy rains from Hurricane Maria was in danger of failing, posing a risk to communities downstream, as people across the U.S. territory sought to dig out from the deadly storm.

Poughkeepsie... Dutchess County Executive Marcus J. Molinaro and County Emergency Response officials are closely monitoring Hurricane Sandy and urging residents to be prepared for the risk of severe weather on Monday and Tuesday.

These numbers are even more sobering when you consider that they only reflect our present risk and a small portion of the total amount of federal disaster assistance paid out in the nine states most at risk from Hurricane Joaquin.

This type of risk assessment is inaccurate because forecast scientists choose how many lines they want to show — meaning that ensemble forecasts rarely show all the possible paths the hurricane could take.

«The primary risk that climate change may pose would be any potential increase in the frequency or intensity of strong thunderstorms, hurricanes or brushfires,» the company said on a climate risk disclosure form that California began requiring insurers to file this year.

But, currently, public warning researchers are each carving out little hazard niches (hurricanes, wildfires, hazmat), as well as single dimensions of the warning problem (timing them, delimiting risk zones, selecting protective actions).

A group of risk experts is proposing a new framework and research agenda that they believe will support the most effective public warnings when a hurricane, wildfire, toxic chemical spill or any other environmental hazard threatens safety.

Silver Award: Alex Kuffner The Providence Journal «Rising seas, rising stakes» Nov. 20, 2016 «Losing ground» March 19, 2017 «On the brink» July 9, 2017 Judges praised Alex Kuffner for his comprehensive look at the risks facing Rhode Island communities from either a once - in - a-century hurricane or a sea level rise of seven feet by the end of the century, as projected in a worst - case scenario by researchers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Hurricane Katrina focused a spotlight on the need to restore the marshes, which can lessen the risk of water surging toward New Orleans.

Wencui Han of the Department of Management Science and Systems at the University at Buffalo, New York and colleagues, explain how in the last two decades criminal incidents such as shootings on campus, assaults and robberies, natural disasters including tornadoes, hurricanes and snow storms and disease outbreaks have put students and staff at risk.

«Dangerous» global warming includes consequences such as increased risk of extreme weather and climate events ranging from more intense heat waves, hurricanes, and floods, to prolonged droughts.

«We believe this first study of rogue waves occurring over space and time during hurricanes will help improve real - time forecasting for shipping companies and other organizations that need to understand the risk of extreme events in the oceans.»

Small ecosystems are more vulnerable to extinctions; their member species are fewer in number and have limited refuge, and so are at statistically greater risk of being eliminated by a single event, whether a hurricane or the introduction of a predatory snake.

Yet, as of 2010, 39 percent of the U.S. population lived in coastal areas that feature greater risks of hurricane, floods and earthquakes.

So far they have no way of computing the risk of an undersea landslide there, and thus the possibility of a large tsunami submerging the mid-Atlantic seaboard — although it's surely less imminent than the next major hurricane.

His main research interests are in the development and application of probabilistic concepts and methods to civil and marine engineering, including: structural reliability; life - cycle cost analysis; probability - based assessment, design, and multi-criteria life - cycle optimization of structures and infrastructure systems; structural health monitoring; life - cycle performance maintenance and management of structures and distributed infrastructure under extreme events (earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, and floods); risk - based assessment and decision making; multi-hazard risk mitigation; infrastructure sustainability and resilience to disasters; climate change adaptation; and probabilistic mechanics.

To get a sense for how this probability, or risk of such a storm, will change in the future, he performed the same analysis, this time embedding the hurricane model within six global climate models, and running each model from the years 2081 to 2100, under a future scenario in which the world's climate changes as a result of unmitigated growth of greenhouse gas emissions.

In Haiti, cholera is a risk; after 2016's Hurricane Matthew, affected areas experienced a 50 per cent increase in cases thanks to a lack of clean drinking water.

noted a skeptical Manny Diaz, former mayor of Miami, a coastal city even more at risk from the stronger hurricanes and sea level rise as a result of climate change.

A hurricane watch is in effect for the Cuban province of Camaguey, the central Bahamas and the Turks and Caico Islands, and a tropical storm warning has been issued for parts of the Dominican Republic, where authorities have begun mandatory evacuations of areas at risk of flooding.

In the wake of skyrocketing insurance claims due to natural disasters — hurricanes, wildfires, droughts, blizzards and the like — insurers have been imposing steep rate hikes and, in some cases, fleeing high - risk areas, leaving consumers out in the cold.

«The goal is to collect assessments of risk, thoughts, and feelings before a hurricane, during the storm, and post-disaster reactions over time,» she says.

A Dutch - Texan team found that most Houston - area drowning deaths from Hurricane Harvey occurred outside the zones designated by government as being at higher risk of flooding: the 100 - and 500 - year floodplains.

The researchers note that, historically, the design of Southeast Louisiana's hurricane flood risk reduction system has hinged on raising and adding levees in response to river or hurricane events that impact the region.

Climate change can lead to heavier rain from hurricanes and increased risk of coastal flooding due to storm surge.

Higher sea levels increase the risk of big storms — such as Hurricane Sandy — that cause flooding.

This discord is in part why some scientists have argued for a more holistic approach to both defining major hurricanes as well as warning the public of the risks specific storms pose.

If you're in the path of a hurricane or tornado and are at serious risk, please evacuate if recommended and stay safe!

If you're okay with risking it, you can get great deals during the summertime beacuse of hurricane season (try to get traveler's insurance if you go this route).

After the destruction of his family's restaurant during Hurricane Sandy, a young chef (Hunter Parrish) must grow up quickly, taking the biggest risks of his life both in business and love.

When a massive hurricane hits land, SEAL Sam Rafferty is trapped in the everglades with a cartel hit squad in hot pursuit — forcing him to take a terrible risk that could jeopardize the lives of his wounded mother and Kate, a woman who branded him with her love.