Emergency workers across the region are preparing for
the potential impact of Hurricane Sandy.
Governor Cuomo has declared a State of Emergency in New York in preparation for
potential impact of Hurricane Irene sometime Sunday.
Not exact matches
NEW YORK, NY — With heavy rain and windy conditions expected over the next several days, and the
impact of Hurricane Joaquin to our area still uncertain, Con Edison reminds customers to prepare for the
potential of power outages and to stay safe.
To coordinate our efforts and maximize the
potential impact of these funds, TCSA has partnered with USEED to create a campaign in support
of public charter schools affected by
Hurricane Harvey.
Requires the Director
of the National Science Foundation and the Administrator
of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to enter into an arrangements with NAS to study: (1) the current status
of ice sheet melt, as caused by climate change, with implications for global sea level rise; and (2) the current state
of the science on the
potential impacts of climate change on patterns
of hurricane and typhoon development and the implications for
hurricane - prone and typhoon - prone coastal regions.
... incomplete and misleading because it 1) omits any mention
of several
of the most important aspects
of the
potential relationships between
hurricanes and global warming, including rainfall, sea level, and storm surge; 2) leaves the impression that there is no significant connection between recent climate change caused by human activities and
hurricane characteristics and
impacts; and 3) does not take full account
of the significance
of recently identified trends and variations in tropical storms in causing
impacts as compared to increasing societal vulnerability.
-- The Administrator
of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Director
of the National Science Foundation shall enter into an arrangement with the National Academy
of Sciences to complete a study
of the current state
of the science on the
potential impacts of climate change on patterns
of hurricane and typhoon development, including storm intensity, track, and frequency, and the implications for
hurricane - prone and typhoon - prone coastal regions.
You can expect 16 named storms, 8
hurricanes, 4 major
hurricanes,
potential for 4 United States
hurricane landfalls — 2
of which will likely be major
impact storms.
We only have to remember the recent
impact of Hurricane Sandy on communities in the northeast to see the
potential damage that a single storm can cause.
Consider for example an immediately subsequent thread SSTs and
Hurricanes — which talked about the
potential impact of the changes on the then active issue
of SSTs and
hurricanes.