Sentences with phrase «weather disasters as»

But as this Holland dataset confirms, the actual empirical global and regional trends of a climatic shift of ever more severe weather events do not support the alarmists» predictions; the irrational fears of more frequent / larger weather disasters as a result of CO2 or global / regional «warming» is unjustified, per the scientific evidence.

According to Friends of the Earth Europe, any delay will mean more people suffering from more intense weather disasters as a result of global climate change, including in the United States, but also in Europe, as the 2005 floods, droughts and storms show.

To date, they have been rare (we still see weather disasters as unusual anomalies) and decided on a distributed, ad hoc basis.

Not exact matches

Stratollite can fly commercial payloads the size of a small bus to 150,000 feet of altitude, making it possible to quickly and steadily provide services such as weather forecasting, military surveillance or disaster recovery.

Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.

Giving a presentation entitled «Navigating Ambiguity» on Wednesday at the Fortune, Time and Wallpaper * Brainstorm Design conference held in Singapore, the executive director of Stanford University's Hasso Plattner Institute of Design, also known as the d.school, observed that people seem to feel a heightened sense of uncertainty across the board — in politics, retirement, medical, disaster relief, even the weather.

Many such experts say the disasters in the sprawling suburban and petro - industrial landscape around Houston and along the crowded coasts of Florida reinforce the urgent idea that resilient infrastructure is needed more than ever, particularly as human - driven climate change helps drive extreme weather.

Maria now ranks as the third - costliest weather and climate disaster on record for the nation and Irma ranks as the fifth - costliest.

With catastrophic weather and wildfires making headlines throughout 2017, there should be no question as to whether your small business needs a disaster recovery plan.

• 250 million people will be forced to leave their homes due to extreme weather disasters • 30 million people will go hungry as agriculture suffers • 1 - 3 billion people will suffer acute water shortages

BSB is also actively involved in the WNY community sponsoring the annual WNY Pregnancy and Baby Expo each Fall and also as a certified emergency shelter in times of community disaster or weather related emergencies.

In addition to these largely weather - driven disasters, there are emergencies caused by humans as well: wars, terrorists, and even governmental policies are creating emergency situations for families around the globe who may find themselves fleeing from their homes and homeland.

Among the biggest bureaucratic challenges faced by the UK Space Agency is its management of applications for new satellites, which are viewed as critical because of their ability to provide data on the environment, climate, weather, security agriculture, coastal management and disaster mitigation.

But even as the area recovers, the level of water in Lake Ontario remains high, and recovery efforts along some parts of the shore have to wait for drier weather — and a federal disaster declaration that local and state officials have requested to unlock additional aid.

When Mother Nature wields her fury through natural disasters such as tornadoes, hurricanes and earthquakes, weather forecasters and emergency personnel alert local communities based on input they've received from event modeling and simulations.

As climate change alters weather patterns — hastening desertification in some places and sopping others — increases the strength of natural disasters — from cyclones to landslides — and raises sea levels world wide, it will make many areas and livelihoods untenable, say the authors.

It may soon be followed, however, by yet more flooding in coming years: climate change may increase the likelihood of extreme weather, such as excessive summer rains, that give rise to such natural disasters.

As noted in this study, in 2012 there were 11 weather and climate billion - dollar disaster events across the United States, including superstorm Sandy, causing 377 deaths and more than $ 110 billion in damages.

Under agricultural fields, insufficient sunshine due to unusual weather, or natural disasters such as flooding, strongly inhibits energy acquisition in crop plants.

As he emphasizes again and again, «global warming did not cause Hurricane Katrina, or any other weather disaster.»

As extreme weather events likely connected to the planet's warming climate become increasingly common, low - income communities are positioned to suffer the worst consequences during the aftermath of natural disasters, write the authors of a report from the Center for American Progress called «One Storm Shy of Despair.»

The Syfy channel's third law of straight - to - TV disaster movies states that an animal must be twinned with a dangerous weather event to create a half - decent pun in the title or you might as well not bother.

In the tradition of KFC's Famous Bowl — famously described by Patton Oswalt as «a failure pile» — comes Geostorm, which attempts to be every possible apocalyptic weather - based disaster movie at once.

As world leaders prepare to gather for the UN Secretary General Ban Ki - moon's Global Climate Change Summit, this evidence calls for action to be taken to reduce disaster risk and to help communities adapt to changing and more unpredictable weather patterns, without which much more displacement will occur in the future.

If a district would otherwise have to use Memorial Day as a make - up day for weather or disaster purposes, the commissioner must waive the required amount of instructional time to allow the district to remain closed.

Alabama's location near the Gulf Coast places it at risk from tropical storms and hurricanes, as well as a number of other potential weather disasters.

Investing on commodities is not without risks, as their prices can be affected by various factors which are often difficult to forecast, such as the weather or natural disasters.

Your condominium insurance policy can protect you from the financial burdens associated with replacing lost or damaged items due to disasters such as fire, severe weather and property crimes.

Although hurricanes and other major weather - related disasters rarely happen here in Singapore, we're sure this observation has caused many of us to take extra precautions when we see such behaviour, such as grabbing an umbrella before heading out or quickly taking the laundry indoors.

Stay aware of news and weather reports at all times, so you will have as much advance notice as possible of an approaching disaster.

The full extent of Hurricane Harvey's aftermath started to come into chilling focus Sunday in Houston and across much of central Texas, as rain measured in feet, not inches, overwhelmed lakes, rivers and bayous, leaving several people dead and thousands displaced in a weather disaster described...

Wyoming is refusing to allow them, other states rebelling but this could spell financial disaster comparable to natural weather phenomena as city and state budgets are stretched too thin.

Since weather and other emergencies can and do happen, FloridaWild Veterinary Hospital has set aside June as Pet Disaster Preparation Month

The full extent of Hurricane Harvey's aftermath started to come into chilling focus Sunday in Houston and across much of central Texas, as rain measured in feet, not inches, overwhelmed lakes, rivers and bayous, leaving several people dead and thousands displaced in a weather disaster described as «beyond anything experienced.»

This entry was posted on Wednesday, April 2nd, 2014 at 11:49 am tagged as Cats, disaster preparation, dogs, farm animals, Horses, severe weather, tornadoes and is filed under Lauren Cavagnolo Blogs.

However, over recent years, the Maldives» underwater world as a whole has weathered a few storms and natural disasters and now needs help be restored.

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Jet across the globe as you respond to Kaiju attacks and bizarre natural disasters and unusual weather phenomenon.

So we're working a lot with very dynamic environments, atmospheric effects, weather effects, as well as using an underlying disaster theme throughout the entire game, both in single - player and multiplayer.»

Should the New York Studio School be obliged to cancel a class session (s) due to natural disasters (such as weather conditions) or causes outside of the school's control, every effort will be made to schedule a make - up session (s).

Important as satellites focused on earth are vital to monitoring climate change and weather disasters, crucial for the ever increasing levels of extreme weather experienced around the world.

They cite the latest weather / climate disasters as proof: the current heat wave / drought in the Midwest, the Russian Heat Wave of 2010, the Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the list is endless.

The extreme heat and related climate disturbances mean that delegates to a global climate conference scheduled for Paris in early December will almost certainly be convening as weather - related disasters are unfolding around the world, putting them under greater political pressure to reach an ambitious deal to limit future emissions and slow the temperature increase.

Before interpreting the upward trend in the occurrence of weather - related disasters as «completely unprecedented» and «due to global warming», one has to take into account the complexities of disaster occurrence, human vulnerabilities and statistical reporting and registering.

And as Roger Pielke Jr has shown repeatedly, the long - term statistics show no detectable change in weather disasters, (adjusted for demographics).

Official sources such as IPCC have recently come down generally against the notion that warmer weather worsens floods, droughts, hurricanes and other natural disasters.

There is a booming trade in «weather futures,» allowing companies and banks to gamble on changes in the weather as if deadly disasters were a game on a Vegas craps table (between 2005 and 2006 the weather derivatives market jumped nearly fivefold, from $ 9.7 billion to $ 45.2 billion).

Mental illness is one of the major causes of suffering in the United States, and extreme weather events can affect mental health in several ways.113, 223,114,115,116 First, following disasters, mental health problems increase, both among people with no history of mental illness, and those at risk — a phenomenon known as «common reactions to abnormal events.»

The global cost of natural disasters is getting higher as the number of extreme weather events increases due to climate change.

The way reduce vulnerability to extreme weather events (or other natural disasters, such as earthquakes) is long - term and sustained economic growth.