Sentences with phrase «of seasonal weather»

The most obvious changes are new records for high temperature, increased violence of storms and erratic occurrence of seasonal weather.

Perceptions of seasonal weather are linked to beliefs about global climate change: evidence from Norway

In «Too hot, too cold, too wet, too dry: Drivers and impacts of seasonal weather in the UK», the Met Office considered whether recent seasonal variations could be attributed to climate change, and to what extent this could be used to estimate likely future climate.

Looking farther, into the outer solar system, Webb's observations will give us a better picture of the seasonal weather and climate on our giant planets and their moons.

What's more, scientists have been seeing evidence of seasonal weather — in the form of dark zones that may be lakes filling with methane rain — ever since Cassini arrived in 2004.

These «natural disasters» are the result of seasonal weather patterns and global warming, which has in the last decade produced a great number of weather events to move in a Northerly direction.

Not exact matches

At a January investors conference, Lululemon executives suggested a host of reasons for the decline: bad weather caused by the polar vortex; poor product mix; insufficient seasonal merchandise; broader economic conditions.

And despite the weather, official numbers for construction employment were up as well for a gain of 36,000, but some of that increase is sure to be due to seasonal adjustments.

Pavone's operation is seasonal, confined to five months of warmer weather, and Pavone hires one to two workers each summer to scoop ice cream and drive his trucks.

Uber just announced lower tariffs for rides during the seasonal slump, aiming to convince more people to get out of the house despite the bad weather.

Natural Gas Natural gas futures were among the quarter's key decliners -LRB--7.5 %, to US$ 2.73 per million British thermal units) as production growth outweighed seasonal consumption and higher exports of the fuel.1 Spot prices saw an even larger drop of 20.6 % (to US$ 2.81) as the support of December's weather - related demand spikes faded and a more normal winter pattern developed.1 Natural gas generally took its downward price cues from elevated US production and growth in the natural gas - focused rig count, which increased from 179 to 194 in March alone.2 Despite the price drop, traders remained optimistic given surging US shale - gas exports and a supply deficit that was 20 % larger than the five - year average at March - end, the biggest in four years.3 Moreover, total natural gas inventories of 1.38 trillion cubic feet were nearly 33 % below their year - ago level.3 Meanwhile, the market appeared focused on an anticipated production surge (2018 is projected to be a record growth year for gas supplies) and may have overlooked intensifying demand as US exports increasingly helped drain supplies.

Factors impacting natural gas value include seasonal variations (since natural gas is used to generate electricity and heat / cool homes), severe weather disruptions (such as hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, a key natural gas - producing region in the world), and alternative energy developments.

There are a number of factors behind this seasonal weakness, including harsh winter weather, idiosyncrasies in the corporate capital expenditures cycle and the timing of monetary policy changes since the crisis.

No matter how warm and lovely the weather gets, I still crave those classic seasonal foods that remind me of the east coast.

Apart from the nippy weather, many of us start to notice change is in the air when the local chemist has started advertising flu vaccines to prevent seasonal influenza and more throats become scratchy and noses sniffly on our morning commute.

He's hoping for a strong seasonal start to spring, mainly in the form of better weather conditions — which so far have allowed him to have the herd grass - fed once a day..

Spokane is great because it has a variety of seasonal activities we can enjoy in any weather, but these are the things we might not participate in until we can leave the heavy coat at home.

Visitors can take in a panoramic view of Southern California's unique topography, beautiful estates, and awe - inspiring scenery with sunrise flights, available year - round (weather - permitting) to explore the subtle seasonal changes that take place throughout the valley.

«We've always emphasized fresh seasonal ingredients, and so we're happy to add a warm weather barbecue component by offering our customers a fine burger meal that is specifically designed for outdoor grilling,» said Melanie Mityas, co-founder of Madison & Rayne.

An aromatic broth with oodles of noodles, plenty of char - grilled seasonal vegetables and some tofu is pretty much what the doctor has ordered at this time of the year when the weather is still a bit on the temperamental side.

The hens must be outdoors, weather permitting (in some areas of the country, seasonal), and when they are outdoors they must be outdoors for at least six hours per day.

From post-match brawls and Twitter spats to weather vanes, broken televisions and Justin Bieber, Football Further proudly presents its seasonal compilation of the year's best French football quotes.

Complement these with some sharp gravel between the larger rocks and if you're feeling adventurous (and perhaps have a spare couple of hours at the weekend) you could even feature seasonal plants throughout the year, swapping them out when the weather changes for new bulbs.

During your visit to Moose Hill's trails children will look for signs of the season and discover the delight of a walk in the woods as you observe how the plants and animals respond to seasonal weather changes.

Although the boardwalk had undergone a major overhaul in 2010, years of gradual deterioration, compounded by long - term impacts from the aquatic environment and seasonal weather, such as snow and ice, forced its closure in March of 2016.

Adjacent to all of this is our indoor / outdoor seasonal patio, warm - weather performance stage and our stones course.

Gillibrand listened to other concerns from those at the meeting, including lack of economic development, and an economy that was both seasonal and weather dependent.

Seasonal weather fluctuations also depend on factors such as proximity to oceans or other large bodies of water, currents in those oceans, El Nino / ENSO and other oceanic cycles, and prevailing winds.

As with seasonal flu, infections tapered off during the summer of 2013 but reappeared with colder weather.

Sea - surface temperature is an important driver of the weather, and because the oceans change temperature very slowly compared with the air and land, they form a key, predictable component of seasonal forecasts.

Increased jet waviness is associated with a weakening of the jet stream, and the accompanying «blocking» is linked to some of the most extreme UK seasonal weather events experienced over the past decade.

We at ASDA, just like other businesses, have to cope with the risks of more pronounced seasonal weather fluctuations.

The work suggests that frigid Titan actually resembles Earth in some key ways, such as seasonal weather, and it also hints at the possibility that the moon holds vast underground reservoirs of liquid hydrocarbons — a first for any other body in the solar system.

«Hotspots show that vegetation alters climate by up to 30 percent: Engineers find strong feedbacks between the atmosphere and vegetation that explain up to 30 % of precipitation and surface radiation variance; study reveals large potential for improving seasonal weather predictions.»

This is the first study to examine how seasonal weather affects reproductive conditions of the lesser prairie - chicken.

They argue that coral reef managers may be able to take advantage of shocks like tropical storms, periods of cloudy weather or even strong seasonal effects on abundance to restore coral cover on degraded reefs.

A bat ecologist at the University of California, Santa Cruz, Frick uses weather radars to monitor the movements of animals that used to vanish quickly from scientists's view as they took to the night sky for daily or seasonal journeys.

While the majority of climate change scientists focus on the «direct» threats of changing temperatures and precipitation after 2031, far fewer researchers are studying how short - term human adaptation responses to seasonal changes and extreme weather events may threaten the survival of wildlife and ecosystems much sooner.

The team, which includes Professor Baldwin, will lead innovative new research, which aims to advance current understanding of three key conditions that influence seasonal weather across the continent — the North Atlantic upper - ocean heat content, Arctic sea - ice, and the stratosphere.

It has the potential to deliver two full crops a season in - field or it can be grown all year round in protected conditions, which could help with continuity of supply, as growers would no longer be reliant on seasonal weather conditions.

But beyond the 80 percent mark, the amount of energy storage required to overcome seasonal and weather variabilities increases rapidly.

While several studies have been conducted in the central and southern United States to compare and evaluate the durability of pavement markings, Zayed points out that the findings don't translate very well given the strikingly different weather conditions between warm versus seasonal climates.

Kalkbrenner says it was important to look at eastern states because of the differences in climate, seasonal weather patterns and the chemical make - up of the particulate matter that might impact brain development.

In other words, the earth's orbit was almost circular and, at the same time, its axis tilted less, leading to fewer seasonal variations and less extreme weather conditions for a period of about 200,000 years.

The increase in sea surface temperature over the central and eastern equatorial Pacific known as El Niño, and the corresponding decrease known as La Niña, contribute to seasonal climate and weather fluctuations in many regions of the globe.

Along with the promise of warmer weather, the change in seasons brings with it a wide variety of tasty seasonal fruits and vegetables.

A new buzz - word is the concept of «seamless prediction», in which predictions ranging from nowcasting all the way to future scenarios are provided with a sliding time scale and that doesn't make distinction of incremental types such as «weather forecasts» «seasonal predictions» and «climate scenarios».

I am a founding science team member for Planet Four, a citizen science project mapping seasonal fans on the South Pole of Mars to further study the Martian climate and weather.

A new analysis published in the journal Environmental Research Letters establishes that seasonal forecast sea surface temperature (SSTs) can be used to perform probabilistic extreme - event attribution, thereby accelerating the time it takes climate scientists to understand and quantify the role of global warming in certain classes of extreme weather events.

Cohen is the director of seasonal forecasting at Atmospheric and Environmental Research, a Massachusetts - based firm that analyzes weather and climate risks.