Sentences with phrase «storm protection»

While it may have been a smart move in terms of storm protection, it helped raise the capital costs by requiring the transport of materials over long distances.

Storm protection includes damage due to heavy rain, hail, wind, snow, ice and fallen trees or branches.

So, we should be investing in improved storm protection for coastal dwellers, and more research into developing better tsunami detection and communication networks.

In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, Bloomberg allocated $ 250 million to improve storm protections on the eastern shore of Staten Island and in other low - lying neighborhoods, as well as to ensure city agencies can continue their work during a future hurricane.

Coastal wetlands in Louisiana are economically and esthetically important by providing storm protection, flood control, and essential habitats for a myriad of wildlife.

On otherwise barren mudflats, habitat - forming invasive species such as nonnative seaweed can offset the loss of foundation species and provide vital ecosystem services, such as storm protection and food production, on which nearly half the human population depends.

On the other hand, the Army Corps of Engineers did a lot of work to raise the levees higher and improve other storm protections down in New Orleans.

«Finally, we are developing hybrid coastal structure concepts that involve covering a traditional storm protection hard structure like a levee, dike, or T - Wall with a sand dune cover to harness the benefits of both systems and provide aesthetic coastal systems at the same time that can function as regular dunes.»

While providing a response to the disaster, these efforts restored natural storm protection and developed resiliency for the next storm, further helping community members protect their heritage, economic interests, and families.

On the north side, by the infamous levee, University of Colorado students have built a viewing platform looking out on the Bayou Bienvenue Wetland Triangle, the marsh that once afforded this area storm protection and perhaps will again if wetland - restoration efforts succeed.

Picture - perfect resorts like St. James Club, The Verandah Resort & Spa, and Pineapple Beach Club offer something called «Winter Storm Protection,» which automatically allows travelers to extend their hotel stay by the number of nights they missed due to flight delays caused by inclement weather.

But because of Flagstaff's bizarre climate, you might be in for a higher rate, particularly if you don't have adequate storm protection.

Bricks also add an extra layer of storm protection.

Our restorations maximize wetland forest conditions, reduce and reverse erosion, stabilize land mass, and provide storm protection.

Mahmud, Sakib and Hassan, Gazi (2014): Consequences of Public Programs and Private Transfers on Household's Investment in Storm Protection.

As Governor Cuomo and Mayor Bloomberg consider the staggering costs of better protections, they must factor in the even more staggering cost of cutting corners when it comes to storm protection.

A source close to the project said the state funds would be used only to build the infrastructure of the project — like the public parking garage and storm protections — not any of the buildings or the hotel.

«Coastal marshes are really important for storm protection and for keeping waterways clean,» he said.

Clean water and air, pollination, fish in the oceans, storm protection, these are just a few of the benefits the natural world provides.

Or the devastation Hurricane Katrina visited on New Orleans partially because of the disappearance of the storm protection offered by wetlands.

If you've never taken a close look at what would happen if water overtops your storm protections, then you won't know what's needed in terms of an evacuation plan and other emergency planning.

Married with the direct environmental impacts, the indirect co-benefits created include improved air and water quality and quantity, job training and creation of jobs, lessening of extreme weather patterns, storm protection, pest control, increased recreation and tourism through bird watching, hunting, and fishing, and the creation of new technology.

But if you spend that money on flood, drought and storm protection, you've made a big difference in preparing yourself for the future.

They provide ventilation, security, shading and storm protection in one simple device.

The indirect benefits include flood control, recharge of aquifer and storm protection.

Lost in the rush to blame global warming was the fact that Katrina, when it made landfall, was not even a category 5 hurricane, and its devastation was due more to a city sited below sea - level that did a poor job of managing its storm protection.

One of the most common factors used to reduce house insurance costs is the installation of hurricane or storm protection, such as storm windows, shutters or other custom protection.

They're functional, too — they cover the windows» entire width to offer storm protection.