Sentences with phrase «severity of the storm»

Rising sea levels and the increasing severity of storms may help to moderate population growth.

Both the overall estimates of the number and severity of storms for the season and the individual estimates of likely severity seem to be biased high.

Droughts in the West, floods in Texas, tornadoes in the Midwest and increasing severity of storms along the East Coast and in the South are all evidence that climate change — whatever the cause — is real, and will have lasting effects on owners, inve...

They are also more at risk of being affected by the ever - growing number and severity of storms tied to climate change, such as Hurricane Sandy.

Droughts in the West, floods in Texas, tornadoes in the Midwest and increasing severity of storms along the East Coast and in the South are all evidence that climate change — whatever the cause — is real, and will have l...

«The severity of those storms is uncertain.»

Depending on the severity of the storms, another tornado watch could be issued closer to Fort Worth on Wednesday night.

I thank FEMA for recognizing the severity of this storm and for approving our request for aid.»

It also means that when Sandy first made landfall, east coast residents only experienced partial wind load and might have misjudged the severity of the storm.

The severity of the storms, which also occurred unusually late in the year, attracted the interest of scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory who specialize in studying extreme weather.

While Heartland continues politicizing science, demonizing credible scientists and using tobacco industry tactics to forge doubt over global warming, Americans are feeling the real toll climate change is already taking on society, by increasing the severity of storms like hurricane Sandy or pushing droughts, wildfires and heatwaves to new extremes.

«We can't say that climate change»cause d' Hurricane Harvey but the severity of the storm and associated damage was worsened by human activities, particularly the substantial emissions of greenhouse gases that are warming the oceans and the air above.»

Sadly, many family pets were left behind, lost or abandoned because of the severity of the storm.

I had seriously underestimated the severity of this storm!

«Evan has compiled data from records covering more than a quarter of a century and found a distinct correlation between the amount of dust in the atmosphere and the severity of storms.

Giant haboobs are taking the Phoenix Area by storm and scientist are unsure how to warn residents of the severity of the storm.»

But with the shift in the Southern Oscillation from El Nino to La Nina and the long - term effects of global warming starting to become apparent, we can expect more severe cyclones for at least the next few years, and a general increase in the severity of storms and similar events.

Warmer temperatures and more moisture intensify the convective events, and studies show there has been a long - term increase in the number and severity of storms in both the U.S. and Europe.

Scientists agree that even a small increases in the global temperature lead to significant climate and weather changes, affecting cloud cover, precipitation, wind patterns, the frequency and severity of storms, and the timing of seasons.

... The most significant mechanisms of displacement are sea - level rise, higher temperatures, disruption of water cycles, and increasing severity of storms.»

During the second half of the century, in the absence of preventive measures, Langley - Eustis can expect more frequent and extensive tidal flooding, loss of currently utilized land, and substantial increases in the extent and severity of storm - driven flooding.

While Heartland continues politicizing science, demonizing credible scientists and using tobacco industry tactics to forge doubt over global warming, Americans are feeling the real toll climate change is already taking on society, by increasing the severity of storms like hurricane Sandy or pushing droughts, wildfires and heatwaves to new extremes.

Warm humid air will not dump it's load unless it is cooled down so if the globe warms evenly or cools evenly there will be no change in the frequency or severity of storms.

Global warming affects hurricanes in both positive and negative fashions, and there is no relationship between the severity of storms and ocean - surface temperature, once a commonly exceeded threshold temperature is reached.

If the extra heat stored in the oceans is released into the atmosphere, then the severity of storms will inevitably increase.

The law spcifically defines flood, and distinguishes it from damage caused by rainwater or stormwater, that is, rain that accumulates on the ground because of the severity of the storm.

The severity of the storm meant lots of trees blew down, and there was nothing she could have done.

With winds reaching 160 miles per hour, it's hard to argue the severity of this storm, and for the 6.6 million homes at risk, this may be a best - case scenario.

Snow is a critical part of the weather system (did you know there's a whole «cryosphere»), and the ways in which it forms and melts can help meteorologists predict, for example, the likelihood or severity of a storm.

Depending on the severity of the storm, the parent transporting the children might not physically be able to do it.

Frenkil also keeps tapes of local news and clippings from the paper to document the timing and severity of each storm.