Sentences with phrase «uncontrolled fires»

Whether they are man - made, like uncontrolled fires or explosions, or acts - of - God, like severe storms or tornadoes, major disasters can lead to significant property damage.

«There is growing awareness of the deleterious effects of such uncontrolled fires on biodiversity, human health, and the economy.

The grant will help train farmers in alternative techniques to manage their land to help preserve the biodiversity of Mozambique's Niassa Province, as well as educating communities on the effects of uncontrolled fires through radio campaigns.

Russian firefighters have battled uncontrolled fires for months.

The situation reminds me of the uncontrolled fires burning in coal seams from Australia to Pennsylvania, which in 2001 were estimated to be releasing hundreds of millions of tons of carbon dioxide a year into the atmosphere.

Preventing another 9/11 requires that the structural engineering and architecture communities own up to the reality of what uncontrolled fire can do to tall buildings and take the necessary actions.

To ensure safety in ever taller buildings, the potential impacts of uncontrolled fire need to be explicitly considered during the structural design process with the same care as earthquakes and wind.

Not exact matches

The so - called «terra dei fuochi», the «fire country» between Naples and nearby Caserta has been notorious for decades for uncontrolled deposits of toxic waste that have been blamed for unusually...

The 47 - story office building caught fire after debris from WTC 1 fell on it, and the flames spread uncontrolled because its sprinklers also did not work — city water lines were damaged in the destruction of the Twin Towers.

«These were slow - moving ground fires that left the majority of trees alive and kept the forest open and clear of brush, not the large, uncontrolled wild fires that we've become accustomed to today.»

In Indonesia, illegal slash - and - burn fires used to clear land are spreading uncontrolled, stoked by the dry, hot conditions.

A lack of necessary dietary fats, especially saturated fats, can cause reduction in the myelin sheath that coat kids» brain cells, causing uncontrolled or rapid fire impulses in the brain, which presents as ADD or ADHD.

Young mutant Firefirst (Julian Dennison, all the way from New Zealand where he starred as Ricky Baker in The Hunt For The Wilderpeople), is laying waste to the school with his uncontrolled superpower of hurling bolts of fire from his hands.

July 2, 2013 • In Prescott, Ariz., the nearby Yarnell Hill fire was burning uncontrolled on Tuesday.

Nearby, an uncontrolled forest fire rages close to the Canadian border, and when Jerry loses his job — and his sense of purpose — he decides to join the cause of fighting the fire, leaving his wife and son to fend for themselves.

Specific safety concerns include: (1) Lithium batteries pose both a chemical and electrical hazard — under certain conditions they can overheat and ignite and, once ignited, can be especially difficult to extinguish; (2) the potential for propagation of thermal runaway between cells or batteries in a package and between adjacent packages of batteries; (3) the potential for uncontrolled lithium battery fires to overwhelm the capability of existing aircraft cargo fire protection systems, leading to a catastrophic failure of the airframe; and (4) the potential for venting of combustible gases from lithium ion cells in thermal runaway, which could collect in an enclosed environment and cause an explosion even in the presence of a suppression agent.

Though uncontrolled residential fires are relatively rare, condo owners have an elevated risk of experiencing fire damage.

A fire is the uncontrolled burning of something in your apartment.

Here's Rein's primer on the environmental significance of smoldering peat fires and other types of uncontrolled underground combustion (I've done a bit of editing to smooth out e-mail shorthand and the like):

Land grabbing, uncontrolled deforestation, illegal logging, and fires are rapidly destroying and degrading its forests.

When a stack of tires catches fire, it's an uncontrolled process.

if we deregulate industry (if you deregulate one then you will have to deregulate them all) then the waste collection business up the road will dispose of their sludge down the gutters into the storm water drains, the coffee business in the next row will not replace their odour filters and the whole area will reak of burnt coffee all day, the tyre business around the corner will dump their tyres in the nearby bushland, some of the hardup businesses in the area will hookup to the power lines with with uncontrolled connections and we will start to get brown outs at various times in the day, The lead and tin foundry a block away won't bother controlling the lead oxide spewing out of their chimney stack, nearby housing developments will all use open fires in winter to save on energy costs and start hacking trees out of the world heritage national park here.

The authors say a better understanding of the climate impact of fire will enable scientists develop models to more accurately forecast future future change — important given the rising economic toll from uncontrolled burning.

Uncontrolled peat fires in Indonesia, exacerbated by a strong El Nino.

The results should emerge soon, but in its evidence to the Select Committee, Scottish and Southern Electricity plc said that, while shale gas was a viable if relatively small option for the UK (compared to the US), «there is a concern that with limited capital for investment in the energy industry, significant development of policy incentives to encourage development of shale gas resources in the UK, alongside uncontrolled growth in gas - fired generation could decrease investor certainty on UK policy direction towards renewables, CCS and / or nuclear.

At the time, Ontario had large numbers of discarded tires and no clear plan for dealing with them, other than a desire to avoid another uncontrolled tire fire.

Often, sentencing will take into account not just the amount of property damage, but also the potential for further damage and bodily harm had the fire remained uncontrolled.

Although Woburn residents have a very low risk of damages caused by tornados, other catastrophes, such as uncontrolled structure - fires, can be just as devastating.

A fire is the uncontrolled burning of something in your apartment.

Though uncontrolled residential fires are relatively rare, condo owners have an elevated risk of experiencing fire damage.