Sentences with phrase «percent of the region»

There are 526,000 immigrants living on Long Island, making up 18 percent of the region's population and 20 percent of the economic output of Long Islanders, according to a study released today by the Fiscal Policy Institute, New Americans on Long Island: A Vital Fifth of the Economy.

In the Syracuse area specifically, law enforcement recovered 2,267 guns during the past five years, with about 60 percent of the region's guns originating in a state other than New York.

Chemical manufacturing accounted for 33 percent of the region's exports to the three countries.

So the REDC is tasked with taking $ 500 million, which is less than one tenth of one percent of the region's overall assets and make it have an impact.»

Wind and solar energy will become major sources of power in New York — just in time to replace the 30 percent of the region's energy supplied by the Indian Point nuclear plant, which is closing.

That margin is higher upstate, where the choice of the Albany - born Gillibrand draws the approval of 55 percent of the region's voters to 25 percent who disapprove.

Without intervention to prevent further losses, 96 percent of the region's forests could undergo major change.

The islands are occupied mainly by plants, reptiles, and birds, with only sea lions and a few thousand human residents — currently living in the 3 percent of the region that isn't protected national parkland — to represent the mammals.

This decreases natural storm runoff during high - flow winter months while contributing proportionately more water to streamflows during the drier months that make up about 80 percent of the region's calendar year.

Every 10 minutes in the greater Houston area, SAPPHIRE receives reports on emergency room cases, descriptions of patients» self - reported symptoms, updated electronic health rec - ords, and clinicians» notes from eight hospitals that account for more than 30 percent of the region's emergency room visits.

Deforestation peaked between 1830 and 1880, affecting around 80 percent of the region's forests.

She said less than 5 percent of the region has been mapped according to modern standards.

But it involved slip over less than 20 percent of the region that seismologists believe to have accumulated strain since 1877.

Through the end of June, the South has had the most extreme weather during this period since the Climate Extremes Index began in 1910, with 56.86 percent of the region affected by extreme weather.

However, only 7 percent of regions occupied by Douglas fir showed increased vulnerability to drought and temperature stress.

In 2016, 15.3 percent of the region's commuters travelled an average of 60 minutes or more each day, relative to 8.7 percent nationally and up from 12.0 percent three years earlier (U.S. Census Bureau), an indication of a potentially deteriorating quality of life.

Over the past 30 years, however, the ratio of resident employment to wage and salary jobs located in the District has never been higher than 47.8 percent (in 1985, a time when DC had 17 percent of the region's population, 33.6 percent of the region's jobs, and had more people living in the city than working in it).

Charter schools educate about 10 percent of Sacramento County's students, but last year they employed 40 percent of the region's first - and second - year teachers.

Lev Sercarz uses the example of Espelette pepper, which is not native to southwestern France, but has become famous, driving 30 percent of the region's economy.

New England has abundant onshore wind energy resources, with the technical potential to supply about 60 percent of the region's current electricity use.

While this has resulted in the protection of more than 80,000 agricultural acres — including nearly 11,000 acres by Scenic Hudson — it represents only 11 percent of the region's total farmland, and falls far short of the acreage needed to meet even current needs for local food.

Geothermal power is abundant in concentrated regions of the continent such as East Africa, where it makes up 15 percent of the region's power generation capacity.

According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, 17 to 18 percent of the region was experiencing abnormally dry conditions throughout the month.

By the end of the month, 18 percent of the region was abnormally dry.

Despite Abnormally Dry conditions expanding from 17 percent to 40 percent of the region during the month, only about 3 percent of the Midwest was rated in drought as of the January 27th release of the Drought Monitor.

In addition to the installations, the RFP will seek out proposals for long - distance transmission lines to carry wind power from onshore and offshore wind projects to population centers in Massachusetts and Connecticut, which account for 70 percent of the region's electricity demand.

Tourism accounts for 14 percent of the region's gross domestic product.

This is based on a new analysis indicating that between 2002 and 2013, 65 percent of the region's forest elephants — 200,000 individuals — were killed.

Notably, in East Asia, the chance of record - breaking wettest days of the year increases from three times more likely in 8 percent of the region to three times more likely across 31 percent — and five times more likely across 10 percent.

These increases can have important impacts on human health, particularly in cities, where 90 percent of the region's population lives.

Roughly 37 percent of the region is presently protected in indigenous territories and state and government reserves, while around 17 percent has already been cleared, leaving about 45 percent of the Amazon still up - for - grabs.

Decreasing summer stream flows will reduce hydroelectric generation capacity, which currently accounts for 70 percent of the region's electricity supply.

The importance of farms in the valley is often undervalued, but agriculture contributes more than $ 370 million to the valley economy, farms composing almost 20 percent of the region's land.

In recent years, up to 40 percent of the region that was previously covered with sea ice has been ice - free during summers.

About 54 percent of the region's plants already fail to break even, according to a report by London - based Carbon Tracker Initiative published Friday.

Through the end of June, the South has had the most extreme weather during this period since the Climate Extremes Index began in 1910, with 56.86 percent of the region affected by extreme weather.

«But by strategically placing wetlands on less than 1 percent of the region's croplands, we'll be able to reverse the trend of significant losses in aquatic life, and improve flood resiliency for downstream communities with minimal impact to crop production,» she added.

Roberts notes that as the region has added jobs in more sectors, including biotech, data analytics, finance, insurance and manufacturing, its dependence on the energy industry has declined to 38 percent of the region's GDP.

Not exact matches

Each of the 15 regions of the genome identified by the study «might shift your chances of being a morning person by between 5 and 25 percent,» study co-author David Hinds told The Verge.

In California, implementing a «fully operational, legal market» could take years, said state Sen. Mike McGuire, who represents the «Emerald Triangle» region that's estimated to produce 60 percent of America's marijuana.

Both the Fed and the ECB have tried to boost demand in the two regions that represent 40 percent of the global economy, but it is not happening.

The pan-European STOXX 600 closed up 0.13 percent provisionally, off its session lows, with most of the region's sectors ending flat or in the black.

By 2020, almost 90 percent of its portfolio in the region will be pickups, SUVs and commercial vehicles, the company said.

In an exclusive interview, Riad Kamal chairman of Arabtec Construction tells CNBC that the company's revenues derived mostly from Gulf projects in 2011 and while Arabtec Construction is looking to grow by at least 15 percent per year, for now, that expansion is going to focus more on the region rather than beyond.

The pan-European STOXX 600 closed up 0.13 percent, with most of the region's sectors ending flat or in the black.

The president and CEO of the group's California Capital Region, Stephanie Bray, told The Sacramento Bee that she expects a five percent dip.

However, some economists believe that given the economic growth in the region — which the ECB foresees at 2.3 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2018 — consumers will be able to sustain the appreciation in the currency and the ECB won't be forced to stimulate the economy.

Furthermore, the companies will need to play an active role in boosting smartphone use in the region, which ranges from a low of 32 percent in the Philippines to a high of 72 percent in Singapore.

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has touted Starlink's reach, saying it could bring 5G - like service to billions around the world while also handling up to 10 percent of the internet traffic in more congested regions «where people are stuck with Time Warner or Comcast.»

The Midwest region is home to 150 of the Fortune 500 companies and generates 22 percent of the nation's gross domestic product.