Sentences with phrase «shift in wind»

It's attributable to a shift in the wind patterns in the North Pacific.

Bob Tisdale says It's attributable to a shift in the wind patterns in the North Pacific.

How long will Americans continue to credit the wisdom of people who explain every shift in the wind, warm day, or dry summer as the result of exhaust?

Late season melt or a shift in wind patterns could still decrease the sea ice extent before the winter freeze - up begins.

Anyone tracking energy markets knows there's a disruptive and transformational shift in the wind (or should we say sun?).

The shape of the thermocline will definitely adjust to any large - scale shift in the wind field.

However, current reports still indicate that the situation at the site of Sweden's worst fire in 40 years remained very tenuous with concerns that a shift in the wind to the north might sweep the fire on into Norberg.

They are usually created by a sudden shift in the wind, such as the change of the trade winds at the beginning of the El Niño - Southern Oscillation.

But there does seem to be a shift in the wind.

A shift in the wind, of sorts, occurred in the wake of «Turner: Imagination and Reality,» an exhibition organized by Lawrence Gowing at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1966, which tendentiously presented roomfuls of paintings and watercolors mainly from the 1830s and»40s, the final decades of Turner's career.

The shelters should be weighed down with bricks or boards as they are lightweight and can easily shift in the wind.

It is possible that a shift in wind patterns could push this year's extent lower than that seen on Sept. 11, the NSIDC said.

El Niño is a natural phenomenon that occurs every two to seven years, and is created through a shift in wind and ocean circulation.

This is the hallmark of windshear — a violent shift in wind speed and direction.

A shift in the wind direction during the 1940s caused renewed upwelling of warm deep water on to the shelf.

A big storm can escalate into a hurricane through sudden shifts in wind and pressure just as an economy can tumble into recession when a bubble bursts because of financial vulnerability.

The fluctuations in ocean temperature are accompanied by shifts in the winds.

«When springtime shifts in wind direction brought deeper, nutrient - rich water upward near the coast, a small population of P. australis became a big population, which was then washed ashore along the West Coast by late spring storms,» said co-author Barbara Hickey, a UW professor of oceanography.

New research suggests shifts in wind currents over the past three decades, possibly due to climate change and natural variability, have nudged the Equatorial Undercurrent north.

High above, the boughs of the fir trees shifted in the wind, revealing white fragments of twilight sky, and the trunks made melancholy aisles into the gloom.

It does seem like there could be a shift in the winds though regarding their old stance on this matter.

The shear physical presence of Ursula Von Rydingsvard's massive cedar sculpture seems poised as if it is shifting in the wind or like a wave that is about to reach its crested climax.

This decline is due to shifts in wind and rainfall patterns, resulting in changes in upwelling patterns, a well - known effect of climate change [56].

These changes will likely include major shifts in wind patterns, annual precipitation and seasonal temperatures variations.

But shifts in winds and surface currents have redirected it.

We further find that years with extreme geopotential heights in the climate models exhibit a Triple R - like regional maximum in the northeastern Pacific, and are associated with shifts in wind patterns and precipitation along the West Coast that are strongly reminiscent of those which occurred during 2013 - 2014.

As phenomenon such as El Niño demonstrate, even subtle shifts in winds and surface currents can profoundly impact temperature and rainfall patterns both locally and globally.

Physically, one could expect a slight decrease in surface evaporation (a «dimming» effect) and related changes to precipitation, a warming of the tropopause and lower stratosphere (and changes in static stability), increased Eurasian «winter warming» effects (related to shifts in the wind patterns as are seen in the aftermath ofvolcanoes).

As Mongabay staff writer John Cannon reported, higher - than - normal water and air temperatures coupled with shifts in wind patterns led to record - low sea ice extents in both the Arctic and the Antarctic in November of 2016.

Physically, one could expect a slight decrease in surface evaporation (a «dimming» effect) and related changes to precipitation, a warming of the tropopause and lower stratosphere (and changes in static stability), increased Eurasian «winter warming» effects (related to shifts in the wind patterns as are seen in the aftermath of volcanoes).

Shifts in the wind helped the San Bruno fire to jump from house to house and works its way across the neighborhood as emergency crews rushed to try to contain it.

Not exact matches

That's up from 15 % in 2016, with the shift driven by new solar and wind projects, the end of droughts in the West, and a dip in the share of natural gas generation.

Nixon may not succeed in her primary challenge against Cuomo, but her platform's popularity among progressives may wind up shifting Cuomo on the issue of marijuana legalization.

But if the change in fiscal policy is expected to be «permanent» (or at least be wound down slowly enough that this effect can be ignored) the BP curve will not shift up.

Although the less disciplined change their tack in hopes of coaxing along a success, we at Harris Associates continue to look to the horizon and stay the course, even when the winds shift or the gusts blow.

The CPTPP's entry into force will mark the end of a long and winding road for Canada in committing to an Asia Pacific trade strategy, marked by a number of significant shifts in the calculus of costs and benefits.

The array «will be used partially to «time shift» the delivery of wind power from Hornsdale, but most of it is dedicated to helping stabilize the grid and keeping the lights on in case of a major disruption like last year's storm that led to the «system black,»» RenewEconomy explains.

Eva, try this on for size... «I will stand with Muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction» (page 261, The Audacity of Hope).

Whoever has read about religious change almost anywhere in the world has to be impressed how this shift occurred in America with no dead bodies, no (to my knowledge) physical wounds from intergroup squabbles, and fewer psychic scars than one could have expected.

In my book «American Jesus,» I demonstrated how American views of Jesus, rather than adhering strictly to the unchanging biblical witness, have shifted with the cultural and political winds.

If you are feeling lost, disillusioned or hurt as a result of a shift in your faith or by a negative church (or other faith community) experience, Walking Wounded just might be the class for you.

It deeply wounded the Church, both publicly and internally, and shifted the foundations of our engagement with the culture in ways still not fully understood.

I got in an accident yesterday while riding my bike, which I was in denial about until I went to work today... and wound up in the ER half way through my shift.

The grass is shifting from yellow - green - brown muck to actual fresh, emerald - hued blades (that rustle in the wind!

What really winds me up is that he excels at both defending and attacking when he pulls on the Wales shirt and he puts in much more of a shift on international duty as well.

But as the laps wound down and it became apparent Stenhouse was in contention for his first career win, Patrick's attention shifted to watching the race.

Firstly Giroud was M.O.M, he put in a real shift, great technique and wound up Otamendi a treat.

Depending on how much the weather shifts, it can almost be like playing four different golf courses (Tiger said he had three different wind directions in three days practicing).

In many cases, shifting between projects or tasks can be so upsetting that your child may even wind up in tearIn many cases, shifting between projects or tasks can be so upsetting that your child may even wind up in tearin tears.

The governor didn't use the words income inequality in his hour - long speech today, but he's trying to find a way to accommodate the shift in the political winds while not alienating suburban voters, backing the goal of statewide pre-K without explaining exactly how it would be funded.