Sentences with phrase «of record rain»

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Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.

West Perth - based CBH Group has recorded a grain harvest of 13.2 million tonnes for the 2017 - 18 season, well above initial estimates following good finishing rains.

He also warned of an increase in record - breaking, intense rainfall, such as the Houston downpour in April that dropped four months worth of rain in less than 24 hours.

On Tuesday, a rain gauge near Highlands, Texas registered 51.88 inches of rainfall — breaking the record for most rainfall from a single storm in the entire continental US.

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.

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.

As the wettest storm on record in US history bore down in the last days of August — dropping five feet of rain in some areas — completely inundating Houston, killing more than 70 people, and damaging almost 200,000 homes, at least five prisons on the east coast of Texas were evacuated.

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.

Tropical Storm Amelia brought a recorded 48 inches of rain.

Parts of Houston have recorded 30 or as high as 40 inches of rain so far.

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.

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.

According to the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARE), the total area planted to winter crops is forecast to be a record 19.2 million hectares in 2000/01, following good planting rains across most grain - growing areas in the eastern states.

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS: MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS By Gordon Platt The falling yen is raining on Japan's parade of overseas acquisitions, which had a record - breaking year in 2012, when the yen was rising.

But Jesus told us to offer grace without boundaries, recorded in Matthew 5f, that we were to be perfect as our heavenly Father — who even causes the rain to fall of the fields of the righteous and unrighteous.

«On the other hand, creationists interpret the majority of the fossiliferous sedimentary rocks of the Earth's crust as testimony to Noah's flood... Creationists do this because they regard the Genesis record as implying that there was no rain before Noah's flood, therefore no major erosion, and hence no significant sedimentation or fossilisation.»

It has been an unusual summer... first the cold wet start of it and then the heat and then storms... seems I had to run around and unplug everything every week or so... just disruptive to our regular routine... but we got the hay up without a drop of rain on it... so our record is now 5 years in a row of putting up good hay.

as for the record (and of course your US American record isn't as accessible to us foreigners — who knows we could be terrorists and Home - land security might intercept this and rain down their own version of terrorism on us poor Canucks.)

We experienced a record - nearing streak of 15 consecutive days of rain in early May, and now that the world is no longer permanently damp, I've been spending most of my spare time running (I have an ultramarathon coming up in July), biking, and playing soccer or tennis.

Colorado has been experiencing some record - high heat of late, which has been coupled with a lack of rain.

The rain started beating us the moment we watched as our rivals spend big thinking that Wenger guarantees top4 trophy, we are now languishing at 6th on the table, but are now spending two top strikers signed breaking our transfer record twice that's a positive and may it continue.you also notice that new players take some time to adapt we are now started swing the best of lava and auba.After finishing 5th last season there is no instant coffee solution it will take time and effort to challenge for top honors

And that was what she wore as she crossed the finish line in the rain, an upset winner in the women's race with an American record of 2:35:15.

BIG RESPECT TO ALL ARSENAL FANS AROUND THE GLOBE, we are a true fans fantastic club with outstanding records come rain come Sun or snow we've always and we'll still continue to be there for our team CONGRAT TO ALL ARSENAL PLAYERS, MANAGERS BOARD OF DIRECTORS above all congrats to all the fans of afc love u alOF DIRECTORS above all congrats to all the fans of afc love u alof afc love u all.

On Oct. 1, a 4 - year - old gelding named Silver Icon won a 6 1/2 - furlong race in the world - record time of 1:13 [3/5]-- and it had rained that morning.

A single sound, such as a recording of rain or even the sound of a hair dryer, can calm your baby.

Buffalo recorded 2.01 inches of rain Sunday, breaking the Nov. 5 record set in 1985.

Hurricane Harvey, a category four hurricane, battered Texas with wind and a record amount of rain.

Areas within these counties are experiencing record flooding because of torrential rains and storm surge.

Without going through the nitty gritty of the current altercation, available records show that this is not the first time the honorable Member of Parliament is raining verbal abuse on his fellow citizen for criticizing his criticisms.

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

Some 0.91 inches of rain has fallen, breaking the previous record of 0.62 inches, set in 1972.

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.

But she has also been criticized on her environmental record, including her vote to reject Environmental Protection Agency carbon limits for coal - fueled power plants, a chief cause of acid rain in the Adirondack Park.

«This is one of the most representative records of precipitation changes in the eastern Pacific, and it goes a good way toward explaining seasonal tropical rain band and El Niño dynamics,» said first author Daniel Nelson, who did the research for his UW doctorate in oceanography.

In September 2009, Typhoon Ondoy dumped record rainfall on Metro Manila and surrounding provinces, including Laguna — a month's worth of rain in just 6 hours, which caused reservoirs, lakes, and waterways overflowing to an extent not seen in decades; part of the image collection of the International Rice Research Institute, www.irri.org.

Instead of going from sky to rain, into rivers, and then back into the oceans in the usual water cycle, it got stuck in Australia, caught up in record - breaking floods and rivers that run backwards into the continent.

Bradfield Lyon and David DeWitt of Columbia University in New York examined records of the long rains and found that they have been much more likely to fail since 1999.

3 There are parts of the Atacama Desert in Chile where no rain has ever been recorded.

When it rains, it pours in the Indian town of Cherrapunji, which since 1861 has held the world record for rainiest 12 - month period.

It is a drizzly Sunday afternoon in April, three months after a devastating flood that drenched a landmass the size of France and Germany combined and isolated the town after the rain - swollen river rose to a record 45 feet.

Chilling of the Northern Hemisphere was pronounced: cold summers, incessant rains, floods, and resulting poor harvests, according to medieval records.

UNDER WATER More than 60 centimeters of rain inundated parts of Louisiana (Baton Rouge shown) in August 2016, driving river gauges across the state to near - record levels and costing more than $ 10 billion in damages.

What do the torrential rains that swept across a swathe of East Africa in 1997 have in common with the record - breaking drought that Australia has just emerged from?

Record amounts of rain in the Northeast helped boost the number of rainouts in Major League Baseball to 51, or 20 more than the average for the past five years.

On Sept. 12, Boulder, Colo., saw a record 9.08 inches of rain — the most rain ever recorded there in a single day.

These and other paleoclimate records indicate that rain belts shifted northward along with the thermal equator because of the global heat imbalance.

For example, rock records of an isotope of strontium — 87Sr — seem to show an increase in so - called chemical weathering, or weathering that is not simply the result of rain or other natural but not life - related processes.

Tracked by their calls at night after heavy rains, two species of narrow - mouthed frogs have been recorded as new.

Nearly 70 centimeters of rain in 24 hours drenched Hilo, Hawaii, in early November, obliterating the previous one - day record by 13 centimeters.