Sentences with phrase «population in the flooded areas»

We were prepared for the possibility that some of the dogs would be infected due to the massive mosquito population in the flooded areas, but were saddened at the high number.

Not exact matches

Rockhampton, with a population of over 80,000 on the Fitzroy River, was expected to suffer flood levels not seen for a century and Stewart urged residents in low - lying areas to leave.

Flooding and rain, topping 47 inches in some areas, pounded 50 counties in southeast and lower central Texas with a combined population of roughly 11 million people.

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

Old - school conservation might have called for flooding the area temporarily, something bird - watchers did in fact insist on when the spoonbill population crashed.

«The results show that people in coastal areas are more aware of flood threats than those living in inland flood zones, and that populations in inland areas are increasing.

The share of capital and population installed in flood - prone area can be increasing with growth, making disaster consequences (when a disaster occurs) grow more rapidly than wealth.

Nick Gotts >... disappearance of high - altitude glaciers and snows on which around 1/6 of the world's population depend for water supply; drought - affected areas increasing; flood events increasing; disruption of fisheries; increase in malarial areas.

Hays County, Texas, one of the areas hardest hit by flooding on Memorial Day weekend, has seen extraordinary population growth in recent decades.

Hanoi, Viet Nam, 26 February 2018 — In his welcome remarks to participants of the Technology Needs Assessment (TNA) workshop, APN Secretariat Director, Mr. Seiji Tsutsui underscored that «Southeast Asia is a natural disaster - prone region, and it is predicted that disasters such as floods, typhoons, high - tides and landslides will be more extreme because of the increase in anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions and increasing population concentration in urban areas.&raquIn his welcome remarks to participants of the Technology Needs Assessment (TNA) workshop, APN Secretariat Director, Mr. Seiji Tsutsui underscored that «Southeast Asia is a natural disaster - prone region, and it is predicted that disasters such as floods, typhoons, high - tides and landslides will be more extreme because of the increase in anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions and increasing population concentration in urban areas.&raquin anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions and increasing population concentration in urban areas.&raquin urban areas.»

Determining which types of prevention to invest in (such as monitoring, early warning systems, and land - use changes that reduce the impact of heat and floods) depends on several factors, including health problems common to that particular area, vulnerable populations, the preventive health systems already in place, and the expected impacts of climate change.275 Local capacity to adapt is very important; unfortunately the most vulnerable populations also frequently have limited resources for managing climate - health risks.

But the WMO says there was a 16 % decline in deaths due to storms and a 43 % decline in those from floods, thanks mainly to better early warning systems and increased preparedness, and despite an increase in populations in disaster - prone areas.

Crowell, M., K. Coulton, C. Johnson, J. Westcott, D. Bellomo, S. Edelman, and E. Hirsch, 2010: An estimate of the U.S. population living in 100 - year coastal flood hazard areas.

Sea levels are rising (ask the Mayor of Miami who has spent tax monies to raise road levels), we've had 15 of the hottest years eve measured, more precipitation is coming down in heavy doses (think Houston), we're seeing more floods and drought than ever before (consistent with predictions), the oceans are measuring warmer, lake ice in North America is thawing sooner (where it happens in northern states and Canada), most glaciers are shrinking, early spring snowpacks out west have declined since the 1950's, growing seasons are longer throughout the plains, bird wintering ranges have moved north, leaf and bloom dates recorded by Thoreau in Walden have shifted in that area, insect populations that used to have one egg - larva - adult cycle in the summer now have two, the list goes on and on.

The most susceptible populations in these areas were in areas with high levels of poverty, and where large populations had clustered on marginal land such as flood plains or coastal regions in cyclone - prone areas.

Disruption by flood and high winds; withdrawal of risk coverage in vulnerable areas by private insurers, potential for population migrations, loss of property

For example, an analysis of the risks of sea level rise for the State of California evaluated the economic value of property at risk of flooding, as well as the size, economic status, and demographic backgrounds of the population living in areas vulnerable to flooding, area of wetland likely to be lost, and other metrics related to threatened transportation, energy, and water infrastructure (Heberger et al 2011).

Results showed that in terms of area affected, regions surrounding the Gulf of Mexico may be the most vulnerable to flooding; in terms of population, Florida is the most vulnerable, closely followed by Louisiana, California, New York and New Jersey, they found.

Hans Bruyninckx, the director of the agency, said that climate change is an «increasingly important factor» in the damages caused by flooding, but part of the problem can also be attributed to a denser population living in flood - prone areas.

We use spatially explicit methods and publicly available global data sets to assess (i) the land area and population distribution in the LECZ and (ii) people living in the 100 - year flood plain for three points in time: For a baseline year (2000) and for the years 2030 and 2060.

The population projections for the LECZ and the coastal flood plain are, to our knowledge, the only quantitative global estimates that account for (i) the faster growth of coastal regions in comparison to the landlocked hinterland and (ii) differential population growth of coastal urban areas as opposed to coastal non-urban areas.

Rather than blaming climate change I think the authorities need to accept there are a number of man made factors that come into the equation, of which the main one is a vastly increased population living in areas prone to flooding.

This trend overlapped with a trend of booming population growth in developing nations, with children highly exposed in flooded slums or in poorly drained agricultural areas, far from malaria control resources and know - how.

«Risk is increasing globally even without climate change,» the report said, largely because of a rising global population with people living in vulnerable areas such as flood plains.