Sentences with phrase «subsidence related»

Further up the Atlantic coast, Horton said Virginia is the «hotspot» because of land subsidence related to geological processing cause by a long - disappeared ice shield.

In France alone, subsidence related losses have risen by more than 50 percent in the last two decades, costing affected regions an average of $ 340 million [$ 492 million] per year.»

Additionally, sea level rise driven by climate warming combined with coastal subsidence related to human activities increased the storm surge while urban development such as paving over grasslands and prairies are likely to have exacerbated flooding.

Not exact matches

In addition, the Association of British Insurers, the main trade association for insurers in Britain, is engaged in a number of related research projects, which cover such issues as coastal flooding risks, the subsidence of buildings and the effect on claims of climatic factors generally.

Detailed impacts, however, will vary strongly from region to region and coast to coast and therefore can not be easily generalized, as changing mean and extreme coastal water levels depend on a combination of near shore and offshore processes, related to climatic but also non-climatic anthropogenic factors, such as natural land movement arising from tectonics, volcanism or compaction; land subsidence due to anthropogenic extraction of underground resources; and changes in coastal morphology resulting from sediment transport induced by natural and / or anthropogenic factors.

The Bulletin underscores the role of spatial planning in protecting people from future disasters, noting that natural disasters, such as flooding, subsidence and brush fire related problems, are increasingly threatening the region.

For example, when Hurricane Sandy pushed a record - high storm surge into New York Harbor, the surge rode on top of seas that were already about a foot higher at that location than they were in 1900, due to both climate change - related sea level rise and land subsidence.

Handle recovery and subrogation claims arising out of construction activities — whether related to fire, substandard construction, collapse, or subsidence.

Under this section, cover is provided against natural disasters and fire - related risks — fire, bushfire, earthquake lightning, explosion, implosion, tornado, subsidence, landslides, rockslides, hurricane, tempest, cyclones, storms, flood and inundation, typhoon, riots, strikes, malicious damage, impact damage, water tanks bursting and / or overflowing, leakages through automatic sprinkler installations, pipes and apparatus / missile testing operations, volcanic eruptions and other natural calamities etc..

Coverage for sinkholes related specifically to mine subsidence, however, is not included in many sinkhole insurance policies.