Sentences with phrase «probability of a major storm»
They are a common measure of solar activity — the higher the number of sunspots, the higher the probability of a major storm that could wreak havoc on Earth (see Space storm alert: 90 seconds from catastrophe).
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What they were looking for were the storms with long return times (or very low probabilities of happening in any given year) that generated major storm surge.
The assistence of higher resolution projections to the vulnerability assessment of Amsterdam may lie in the analysis of consequences of an assumed sea level change on the probability that a major storm or inland precipitation event (or a combination of these) lead to water levels that are disruptive for the city.
¶ An above - average storm season, with regard to the probability of major hurricanes striking the mainland, is facing the US this year, a report from meteorologists at Colorado State University says.