Sentences with phrase «powerful coastal storm»
NEW YORK — Residents in the areas of New York hit hardest by a powerful coastal storm could be without power into the early part of next week.
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Disaster is fueling a growth industry as more frequent and powerful storms lash coastal regions teeming with new homes and offices.
When Hurricane Irma was advancing toward Florida in early September, weather officials were looking at a very scary scenario: an extremely powerful Category 4 or 5 storm hitting with 150 mph winds, flooding rains, and up to 15 feet of storm surge for coastal cities like Miami and Tampa.
High winds, dangerous rip currents and potential coastal flooding could turn parts of Long Island into a soggy and treacherous mess as the area braces for a glancing but powerful blow from Hurricane Jose — one of two strong tropical storms on the National Hurricane Center's watch list.
One of the most powerful storms ever recorded killed at least 10,000 people in the central Philippines, a senior police official said on Sunday, with huge waves sweeping away coastal villages and devastating one of the main cities in the region.
The combination of powerful storms and the sediment shortfall produced what U.S. Geological Survey coastal scientist Patrick Barnard called a «worst - case scenario» that «may be an indication of what's to come.»
Super typhoon Haiyan, one of the most powerful storms ever recorded, slammed into the Philippines on Friday and killed an estimated 10,000 people in one coastal city alone.
Exploding coastal development as well as higher seas and more powerful storms brought by climate change will exacerbate an already dire situation.
More - powerful storms can combine with even a modest rise in sea level in a dangerous synergy, allowing for ever larger storm surges that can flatten coastal communities.
According to the recent report out in Foreign Policy, and according to other eyewitness accounts and news reports coming in from coastal West Africa during recent years, sea level rise and increasing erosion due to powerful storms continue to produce worsening impacts for the region.
When powerful storms combine with increased sea level rise and intense coastal development, they provide the ingredients for massive destruction, loss of life and major economic losses.
That means he's had a front - row seat to the effects of sea - level rise and the loss of coastal wetlands, dunes, and other natural barriers against powerful storms.
NEW YORK, March 2, 2018 — The Northeast is getting ready for a powerful nor» easter as Winter Storm Riley is expected to bring coastal flooding, high winds and heavy, wet snow to the area.