Sentences with phrase «severe damage from flooding»

Many climatologists are currently predicting severe damage from flooding by the year 2100, but this new research shows nuisance flooding could fuel severe problems by the middle of the century.

Totonno's, one of New York's oldest pizzerias, suffered severe damage from flooding caused by Hurricane Sandy.

Not exact matches

Severe flooding, structural damage to homes and the loss of all electricity, except from backup generators, were three of the most pressing problems facing Puerto Ricans, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, whose state is home to many of Puerto Rican descent, said during a tour of the island.

The legislation also provides up to $ 10 million to reimburse Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, and Allegany counties for damages sustained as a result of the severe storms and flooding in July 2015, and for Monroe County for damages resulting from the severe storm of March 2017.

«Mandatory insurance for all home - owners would reassign the costs for damage within a framework of solidarity, while the premium rebates would create economic incentive for private mitigation measures to tackle elementary damage such as flooding, severe rainfall and snow pressure,» prompts Prof. Reimund Schwarze from UFZ as food for thought.

California Flooding: $ 1.5 Billion When: Feb. 8 to 22, 2017 Deaths: 5 The damage: Heavy rainfall — and the subsequent high water, fallen trees, avalanches mudslides and sinkholes — caused severe property damage in Northern and Central California from.

The report for 2012, based on an index of fatalities and economic damage from weather extremes, noted that Haiti was struck by Hurricane Sandy, the Philippines by typhoon Bopha and Pakistan had suffered severe monsoon floods.

In addition, the park boardwalk suffered severe structural damage from the severe flooding and high winds associated with Hurricane Irma.

First, the fact that we Earth has previously experienced floods, severe weather and droughts in the past does not negate the dangers these events pose, nor the increased damages that will result from increasing frequency of these events predicted by climate models.

The threats range from severe storm surge along coasts to deluges and flash flooding inland and wind damage everywhere.

The damage from storms like Sandy — and Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee, which all caused devastating flooding in northeastern states --- was, and continues to be, so severe and complex that two years later recovery efforts are still underway.

For Munich Re, which puts billions of dollars on the line by backing up insurance companies, there's little doubt that the damages from severe thunderstorm outbreaks are linked with global warming, although this year's outbreak in the U.S. may have also been related to the emergence of a pool of extremely warm water off the coast of South America, which also caused deadly flooding in Chile, Peru, and Colombia.

And there has been a range of serious impacts from the severe weather, including damaging gales and properties flooded by rivers that have burst their banks following sustained and heavy rainfall.

From a drought that covered 60 percent of our nation to a super storm that caused over $ 65 billion in damages; from wildfires spreading across the West to severe flooding in cities all across our country, we've seen how extreme weather events are made worse when we fail to From a drought that covered 60 percent of our nation to a super storm that caused over $ 65 billion in damages; from wildfires spreading across the West to severe flooding in cities all across our country, we've seen how extreme weather events are made worse when we fail to from wildfires spreading across the West to severe flooding in cities all across our country, we've seen how extreme weather events are made worse when we fail to act.

Tragically, the house has been damaged a number of times by severe floods from the nearby Fox River (since, although Mies designed the house with sufficient clearance for floods, urban and industrial development upriver in ensuing years caused the river to flood more extensively than Mies had anticipated — click here for some horrifying pictures of some recent flooding).

Damage resulting from fire, floods, debris from severe storms are the kinds of damage typically covered under comprehensive car insuDamage resulting from fire, floods, debris from severe storms are the kinds of damage typically covered under comprehensive car insudamage typically covered under comprehensive car insurance.

That said, when you figure in statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that rank Florida second in the nation for traffic fatalities, and take into account Florida's propensity for severe weather and the above average rate of property damage claims that result (flood, wind, and hail damage, for example), it's easy to see why insurance providers in Florida aren't quick to give any handouts.

• Sort through coverage confusion when severe weather damages or destroys residential or business property • Advise how business interruption coverage is impacted by hurricanes and other disasters • Explain hurricane safety and flood readiness tips, including home and business inventory prep and utilities check - listing • Supply information on the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) • Detail safe evacuation procedures • Discuss how to recover from storm and flood losses, whether or not the property is insured • Provide suggestions on emergency repairs and rebuilding • Offer tips for «drying out» safely and replacing belongings

While they are both water, the damage from a flood is usually so severe so insurance companies require a separate policy for these incidents.