But Topping says defences, such as building dykes and developing new
storm warning systems to guard against potentially more ferocious storms, are only part of the answer.
Not exact matches
«Virginia has always been an early -
warning system for midterm elections — almost always showing us what will happen in the next year if the course of the
storm doesn't shift.
Park district staff will receive electronic
warnings when an approaching
storm system is within 10 miles of Highland Park.
Lake water could enter the
storm sewer
system and test its capacity, Horanburg
warned.
A once - in - a-century
storm could cripple large parts of the power delivery
system, with potentially catastrophic consequences, federal experts
warn.
It could transform the way we manufacture materials such as metals, help explain why Jupiter's Great Red Spot is red, and provide the basis of an early -
warning system for
storms and tornadoes on Earth.
Learning from a 1989 solar
storm Pulkkinen said that NASA's satellite and computer
systems provide a vital early
warning capability.
A tornado
warning remained in effect on Saturday evening for some communities east of Orrick, but the threat was expected to lessen as the
storm system moved on, Hawblitzel said.
«The muon burst could in principle serve as an early
warning system before a
storm,» Gupta says.
A successful early
warning system is key to reducing the economic impact of such
storms, which has been estimated by the National Academy of Sciences to be several trillion dollars in the most severe cases.
A UK consortium has proposed a satellite
system that can provide as much as five days
warning of potentially devastating solar
storms
A UK consortium has proposed a satellite
system that can provide as much as five days
warning of potentially devastating solar
storms (Credit: Airbus Defence and Space (UK)-RRB-
NOAA will manage the DSCOVR mission, giving advanced
warning of approaching solar
storms with the potential to cripple electrical grids, disrupt communication
systems, throw off GPS navigation, reroute air travel, affect satellite operations and endanger human spaceflight.
According to a new study accepted for publication in the journal Space Weather, the US was taken to the brink of war with the Soviet Union in 1967, when a powerful solar
storm wreaked havoc with early
warning systems designed to detect incoming Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles.
By launching electronic sensors into the funnel, the
storm chasers hope to obtain enough data to create an improved
warning system.
By launching electronic sensors into the funnel, the
storm chasers hope to obtain data to create an improved
warning system.
Strong
storms can sometimes cause a problem but Belize has a modern alert
system that will give you plenty of advance
warning.
According to de Boer, the fund is intended to finance climate change projects including sea walls to guard against expanding oceans, early
warning systems for extreme events, improved water supplies for drought areas, training in new agricultural techniques and the conservation and restoration of mangroves to protect people from
storms.
Many are relieved that DSCOVR will replace the aging and mostly incapacitated
system that is presently providing some
warning of such
storms.
From its vantage at L1, DSCOVR also provides an important early
warning system for protection against solar
storms.
«The White House decision to create the Joint Polar Satellite
System by restructuring NPOESS will improve the development of critical Earth - observing instruments required for improving weather forecasts, climate monitoring and
warning leads for severe
storms,» NOAA Administrator Jane Lubchenco said yesterday.
But the WMO says there was a 16 % decline in deaths due to
storms and a 43 % decline in those from floods, thanks mainly to better early
warning systems and increased preparedness, and despite an increase in populations in disaster - prone areas.
The first proposal originates from the unique situation posed by Hurricane Sandy; it would give the NHC the option to continue issuing formal advisories on post-tropical cyclones as long as those
systems pose a significant threat to life and property, and it would give the NWS the option to keep hurricane and tropical
storm watches and
warnings in place for those
systems.
Report on the workshop on the development of early
warning systems and contingency plans in relation to extreme weather events and their effects such as desertification, drought, floods, landslides,
storm surge, soil erosion, and saline water intrusion.
As part of the institution's new strategy, it will help to fund the construction of enough renewable energy to power 150m homes in developing countries, and build early
warning systems of climate - related disasters — such as
storms and floods — for 100 million people.