Sentences with phrase «than the storm as»

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Forecasters predict that Hurricane Harvey could slam the Texas coast right before the weekend as a Category 3 storm, bringing winds in excess of 125 mph and dumping more than 25 inches of rain.

Society's «longevity risk,» as financial planners call it, has been a slow - developing crisis, more a rising tide than a sudden storm, so top investment minds have had some time to prepare for it.

Having dumped more than two feet (60 cm) of water on Houston already, Harvey, which hit the Texas coast as a Category 4 hurricane but is now a tropical storm, was expected to hover over Southeast Texas for several days and drop more than two more feet of water.

Six months later, Silvercorp has weathered the storm, but at a cost of more than $ 2 million in investigation, audit and legal fees, as well as immeasurable stress.

After the storm, unemployment spiked to 15 percent, as more than 100,000 jobs were lost.

As the wettest storm on record in US history bore down in the last days of August — dropping five feet of rain in some areas — completely inundating Houston, killing more than 70 people, and damaging almost 200,000 homes, at least five prisons on the east coast of Texas were evacuated.

Most of the deaths occurred as people slept in houses that collapsed overnight

Severe dust storms across northern India have killed more than 100 people, destroyed homes and left hundreds without electricity.

With Irma's last - minute course change, many insurers breathed a sigh of relief as the storm caused less damage than expected, but the industry as a whole is facing growing anxiety about future tallies.

It's been less than two weeks since Hurricane Irma slammed into the Eastern Caribbean as a Category 4 storm, devastating many of the tiny islands in its path before barreling into Florida.

Monday afternoon, when asked during a press conference if he had timed his pardon of Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio for Friday evening so that storm news might push it under the radar, Trump replied that he «assumed the ratings would be far higher than they would be normally» on Friday as the storm was about to hit the Texas coast.

The fiercest hurricane to hit the U.S. in more than a decade came ashore late Friday about 30 miles (48 kilometers) northeast of Corpus Christi as a mammoth Category 4 storm with 130 mph (209 kph) winds.

The Russian forex has practically halved in benefit considering that the summer as it faces a «perfect storm» of lower oil rates, looming economic downturn and Western sanctions more than Ukraine.

But what started out as a forceful gust of wind with the potential to transform into a hurricane has at least temporarily turned into nothing more than the passing of a springtime storm.

So far, more than a dozen people died as a result of the storm, with hundreds registered as missing.

NHC had not yet issued a storm surge watch for the coasts of northern Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina as of 5 pm EDT Friday, but I expect the surge will be at least 3 - 5 feet in much of this region, which is lower than the 4 - 8 foot levels observed last October during Hurricane Matthew.

«Catastrophe modeler AIR Worldwide expects industry insured losses of $ 20 - $ 65 [billion]... based on the track as of Friday evening, and our sense is losses could be at the lower end of the range as the storm weakened faster than expected.»

Less than a month later, the team was evacuated due to Hurricane Maria, which struck the islands on September 20 as a Category 4 storm.

The shipment contained more than 3 tons of urgently needed medical aid for patients with storm - related illnesses and injuries, as well as chronic disease medicine to replace medications lost in the storm.

As the storm hits many of same places that have been battered by hurricane Irma, Hull said the repetitive damage is worse than weather in previous years.

And shall not memory be able to remind him of that time when he sneaked away by underhanded means, in order to avoid a decision; of that time when he gave the matter another turn, in order to please men; of that time that he deserted his post, in order to let the storm pass over; of that time he knuckled under, in order to secure an easing off of his painful position; of that time he sought refuge and association with others — perhaps, as it is called, in order to work all the more effectively for the Good's victory, that is, in order to make his own position a little less difficult than as though at the midnight hour, somewhat terror - stricken, one stood all alone «with heavily loaded weapons at his dangerous post.»

And, as the dust from the financial storm begins to settle, GRG is stronger than ever.

England v Malta headlines this weekend's football fixture list less than a fortnight on from the sh*t storm that saw Sam Allardyce leave his post as Three Lions boss.

Yes it's wishful thinking but it's all part and parcel of what Arsenal are all about... And no, it's not satisfactory but a bit of sunshine after a long ass storm is better than ending up as a drowned rat??

The idea that it is okay because at least it gets people angry and ready to act is more than a little scary, as it conjures up images of the townsfolk storming the local school with their pitchforks and flaming torches; meanwhile, the villain is in Washington DC taking 6 cents from food stamps to fund 64 cents worth of new requirements for the schools.

The Park District has cited concern over safety as its reason for wanting underground storm - water retention, rather than having a string of detention basins.

Trump will embark on his first foreign trip as president Friday less as an anti-Obama figure than as a latter - day Richard M. Nixon or Bill Clinton — a wounded president fleeing political storms at home for an uncertain welcome overseas.

Hurricane Maria hit the islands as a powerful Category 4 storm, decimating infrastructure and leaving many of the more than 3.4 million US citizens without power, communications, or access to food, water, and fuel.

BY PAUL SCHINDLER Andrew Sullivan, who more than a quarter century ago stormed the American intellectual and media ramparts as the British enfant...

And, as Siena's Steve Greenberg noted, they are in a position to know, since 86 percent of Long Islanders say they lost power during the storm — half of them for more than a week.

The administration, as you know, has obligated more than $ 1.5 billion to support response and recovery efforts, which includes more than $ 600 million now, already approved in direct assistance to hundreds of thousands of individuals impacted by the storm.

The area includes more than 300 towns and smaller cities that felt the storm's punishing force, even as Harvey was downgraded to a tropical depression.

Both campaigns have essentially been suspended as the candidates focus on helping their storm - ravaged constituents rather than on the election.

Since Tuesday afternoon, more than 74,000 customers were impacted by the storm, and as of 5 p.m. service was restored to nearly 20,000.

State and local governments combined for more than $ 31.4 million in costs and infrastructure damage as a result of the storm, which killed three people.

We've followed Sandy for more than a week now as the late - season storm developed in the Caribbean, pounded Cuba, Haiti and other islands, brushed past Florida and headed up the East Coast.

During the height of the storm, he said, average response times were as long as 55 minutes, a result in large part of unplowed streets causing more than 100 ambulances to get stuck in snow

Gov. Andrew Cuomo urged patience and caution as workers clean up after Tuesday's storm knocked out power to more than 200,000 New Yorkers.

The counties — Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Jefferson, Lewis, Orleans, St. Lawrence and Wyoming — together had more than $ 46.6 million in response costs and infrastructure damage verified as a result of the storm that rocked the region from Nov. 18 - 26, dumping just over seven feet of snow in some areas.

QUEENS — A Kew Gardens Hills woman was busted for stealing more than $ 87,000 by posing as a Hurricane Sandy victim, staying in hotels meant for those affeceted by the massive storm for months and squandering cash from the Red Cross on a shopping spree, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced Tuesday.

Citing the environmental, economic and political ramifications of President Donald Trump's pullout from the Paris climate accord — as well as the perilous effects of inconsistent weather and more intense storms that have already befallen their cities and counties — more than 200 New York officials on Monday called on state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli to divest the state Common Retirement Fund of companies that contribute to man - made climate change.

That could take months if, as expected, Thomas decides to ride out the storm and wait the more than one year a trial could take to begin.

A fierce nor'easter that flooded streets, snapped trees in pieces and knocked out power to more than 1.8 million homes and businesses continued to lash the Atlantic coast, but the winds were expected to slowly let up as the storm moved offshore.

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More than two weeks after the Eid el Kabir celebration in Nigeria, the conduct of the Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, during an Eid prayer in Ado - Ekiti, seems to have gathered a sudden storm following a condemnation by the President of the Muslim Rights Concern, Prof. Ishaq Akintola, who described his action as «highly sacrilegious and unduly provocative.»

In 2011, George Amedore was active in connecting state and local resources to families and communities that were impacted by the devastating floods that followed Tropical Storms Irene and Lee, and today, as the Senator for those communities, he remains involved in their efforts to rebuild stronger than ever and is committed to seeing a complete revitalization in the affected communities.

As the fourth anniversary of the devastating storms Irene and Lee approaches, the Cuomo Administration says it's more ready than ever for hurricanes, floods, and other adverse weather events.

Democratic National Committee Chair Tim Kaine (Va.) said that Murphy «embraced President Obama's message of change and his plans to fix our economy and create jobs, and as a result he stormed from more than 20 points down to winning a majority of votes cast tonight.»

He called for the building of levees or other barriers to counter the threat of storm flooding as sea level rises; in New York Harbor the water is about a foot higher than it was a century ago.

Airborne particles smaller than 50 nanometers across can intensify storms, particularly over relatively pristine regions such as the Amazon rainforest or the oceans, new research suggests.

More than 20 stairwell covers have already been installed in lower Manhattan as part of the New York City subway system's Super Storm Sandy recovery efforts,» said Fortune, «With the RTP, we are capable of controlling the vastness of danger, damage and even inconvenience to the public due to flooding events.»