Sentences with phrase «of tidal flooding»

For stormless days, this level of tidal flooding is unprecedented.

(Rising ocean levels due to human - forced climate change is resulting in worsening instances of tidal flooding at times of high tide.

NOAA predicts a significant increase in the number of tidal flooding events all up and down the East Coast due to a combination of El Nino and impacts related to human - forced climate change.

This is reflected in rising sea levels and a corresponding increase in the risk of tidal flooding.

The NOAA's National Ocean Center offers additional information and resources on nuisance flooding, including an interactive animation of tidal flooding impacts and resilience strategies.

It would also raise the risk of tidal flooding, and in areas that are expected to see an increase in rainfall, flash flooding and river flooding would compound the flood risk associated with coastal waters.

Join us for a river walk and discussion with experts on the increasing risks of tidal flooding on the East Coast.

Co-author and UCS senior analyst Erika Spanger - Siegfried also said the report shows how many communities in the East Coast will witness intense changes in the severity and number of tidal floods yearly, unless steps are undertaken to manage the problem.

From Miami to Washington DC, towns and cities on America's east coast could see triple the number of tidal floods by 2030 as sea levels rise, say researchers.

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On the latest episode of Recode Decode, Tavel, who is a partner at Benchmark, told Recode's Kara Swisher and Teddy Schleifer that there's a big difference between some cryptocurrencies, such as bitcoin and ethereum, and the tidal wave of Initial Coin Offerings that began flooding the ecosystem late last year.

Monaco was the next race of the season and it was characterised by freak tidal wave on the first lap, which flooded the harbour and caused almost half of the field to retire.

In 1953 more than 300 people died when large parts of Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex and Kent flooded after a 3.2 m tidal surge.

Tidal lagoons alone could provide up to 10 % of our future electricity needs, as well as further benefits of flood protection and regeneration of coastal areas.

In an op - ed last week, party chief Joe Roberti Jr. wrote that there was a «tidal wave of narcotics flooding Saugerties and the Hudson Valley.»

Tory chiefs plan to flood the seaside constituency with Ministers and MPs in an attempt to hold back Carswell's tidal wave of support.

But you can follow the example of the massive Thames Barrier that has been built in London [10 steel gates that prevent the city from being flooded by tidal surges].

By absorbing the force of strong winds and tides, wetlands protect terrestrial areas adjoining them from storms, floods, and tidal damage.

A separate study by the Union of Concerned Scientists, released earlier this year, projected that tidal flooding in East and Gulf coast states will only get worse.

Throughout women's reproductive years, their ovaries regularly flood their bodies with tidal surges of estrogen that can fuel the growth of reproductive tissues, such as the breast and uterus.

Modeling Animation: Storm - tide flooding of the Battery in New York City through several tidal cycles during Hurricane Sandy as modeled by Professor Harry Wang and colleagues at VIMS.

Researchers worked with two groups of children: a primary age group in rural South Ferriby, Lincolnshire, where a tidal surge breached the banks of the Humber; and a high school group in urban Staines - upon - Thames, Surrey where the Government declared a state of emergency and the army was drafted in to assist emergency services cope with tidal, rainfall, river and groundwater flooding.

«The shock for us was that tidal flooding could become the new normal in the next 15 years; we didn't think it would be so soon,» said Melanie Fitzpatrick, one of three researchers at the nonprofit who analyzed tide gauge data and sea level projections, producing soused prognoses for scores of coastal Americans.

The plotline involves a supposition that the global warming apocalypse that many scientists have been predicted is finally here, and in an accelerated example of such disastrous events, much of the Earth's northern hemisphere suffers from severe flooding, tidal waves and an ice storm that threatens to wipe out practically all life as we know it in those affected regions.

A flood is defined as «surface water, waves, including tidal wave and tsunami, tides, tidal water, overflow of any body of water, or spray from any of these, all whether or not driven by wind, including storm surge».

2009 Accomplishments • Restored a 1.4 - acre area adjacent to the existing tidal lagoon to a native brackish wetland • Expanded the tidal lagoon to improve coho salmon and steelhead trout habitat • Created an emergent wetland for California red - legged frog breeding habitat • Reconfigured the southern end of the parking lot to increase natural creek function and reduce flooding

Because of the tidal nature of the Trout River, this trip can only be done with morning ebb tides and afternoon flood tides; so check with our staff to ensure the tides are favorable for your trip before making arrangements.

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Most recently, Ms. Spanger - Siegfried has overseen UCS's leading - edge work around sea level rise and coastal flooding, including «Encroaching Tides: How Sea Level Rise and Tidal Flooding Threaten U.S. East and Gulf Coast Communities over the Next 30 Years» and «The US Military on the Front Lines of Rising Seasflooding, including «Encroaching Tides: How Sea Level Rise and Tidal Flooding Threaten U.S. East and Gulf Coast Communities over the Next 30 Years» and «The US Military on the Front Lines of Rising SeasFlooding Threaten U.S. East and Gulf Coast Communities over the Next 30 Years» and «The US Military on the Front Lines of Rising Seas.»

We define nuisance flooding as occurring when the water level at a NOAA tidal gauge exceeds the local threshold for minor flooding impacts that has been established by the local Weather Forecasting Offices (WFO) of the National Weather Service (NWS).

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«The planet has been through a lot worse than us... been through earthquakes, volcanoes, plate tectonics, continental drift, solar flares, sun spots, magnetic storms, the magnetic reversal of the poles, hundreds of thousands of years of bombardment by comets and asteroids and meteors, worldwide floods, tidal waves, worldwide fires, erosion, cosmic rays, recurring ice ages — and we think some plastic bags and some aluminum cans are going to make a difference?»

While the mainland section of Eglin AFB has limited exposure to sea level rise this century, its barrier islands, Santa Rosa (shown here) and Okaloosa, could face daily tidal flooding late in the century.

The report explains that tidal flooding can happen twice each month, during new and full moons, when the combined gravitational pull of the sun and moon creates tides that rise slightly higher than normal.

Tidal flooding may worsen to the point of rendering some sections of cities in coastal areas unusable in the not - so - distant future, the Union of Concerned Scientists said in a recent report.

Among those steps, the report recommends flood - proofing homes and infrastructure; curtailing development in areas subject to tidal flooding; considering the risks and benefits of adaptation measures such as sea walls and natural buffers; and developing long - term plans based on the best available science.

Also, a minimum of 180 floods yearly, or about 15 floods monthly, would beset 17 towns, and nine towns would experience 240 times or even more tidal flooding yearly.

In many coastal cities, tidal flooding is recurring much more frequently today than only a few years ago, because of the small but inexorable year - by - year rise in sea levels, and the rate of recurrence is accelerating (Sweet and Park 2014).

They found that what had in 1800 been the chance of the one - in -500-years flood event — 2.25 metres above mean tidal height — increased with time and sea level.

We had the same story last year when we had a tidal flooding on the seashore in Vendée: the same Garnier showed in a report to the French Parliament that this level of coast flooding took place regularly in Vendée during the last centuries; only problem: it did not happen since the 40s», and no maintenance work was performed on the coast dykes since that time, due to the perceived absence of risk.

Five Florida communities - Cape Sable (the southern point of the peninsula), Key Biscayne, Key West, the Lower Keys and the Middle Keys - could experience recurring tidal flooding unrelated to any storm events by 2035, according to their study.

The people of Bangladesh would then have to address this constant flooding issue by either running from the tidal wave (the natural human reaction) or somehow economically prevent the flooding (perhaps by somesortof off - shore engineering).

These rates are expected to increase over the coming century, imperiling the survival of 7,000 acres of freshwater tidal wetlands that protect riverfront communities and critical infrastructure from flooding and provide habitat for species on which commercial fisheries along the entire Atlantic coast depend.

This flood usually occurs from a temporary situation such as a rapid accumulation of runoff of surface waters from heavy rains, damn breakage, tidal waves and / or heavy mudflow.

This additional earthquake protection covers all direct physical losses or damage to your property caused by an earthquake, except those caused by tidal waves, floods, surface water or waterborne objects, whether or not they are attributable to an earthquake The additional earthquake coverage also covers living expenses, such as accommodation rental, additional cost of food and transportation for you and your family while your home is being repaired (some eligibility rules may apply).

Natural Disaster is defined as widespread disruption of human lives by disasters such as flood, drought, tidal wave, fire, hurricane, earthquake, windstorm, or other storm, landslide, or other natural catastrophe or event resulting in migration of the population for its safety.

Hurricanes or tropical storms, an overflow of inland or tidal waters, a rapid accumulation of rain or runoff of surface waters from any source, mudflow or collapse of land or erosion can cause flooding as well as a broken water main.

A few of the typical exclusions are flood, volcanic eruption and tidal waves, for example.