Sentences with phrase «weather disasters like»

The report pointed to the rising instance of weather disasters like Hurricane Harvey in 2017.

We're being hit by more and more multi-billion dollar climate & weather disasters like hurricane Sandy, the recent Great Plains heat waves and (most likely) ongoing «unprecedented» flooding in Colorado — disasters pushed beyond their natural variability by the changing conditions of our new climate.

Also, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), last month, alerted Nigerians to prepare for more frequent and severe weather disasters like flood, windstorm, drought and epidemics.

Not exact matches

Recent research shows how spaces like urban canyons create distinctive weather patterns — and how to prevent them from causing weather disasters.

To forecasters trying to anticipate extreme weather and avert disasters, the 2004 hurricane season looked like nature thumbing her nose at us.

With events like Hurricane Irene, the Texas drought and the Midwest floods, 2011 has already set a record for billion dollar weather disasters.

The weather might be freezing, the streets wet and cobbled (like London — a disaster for new heels) and if, like me, you're hopping on and off the bus or tube all day, it's a bit too urban to rock your glitziest sequins and faux fur.

Even if you're an avid weather report viewer like us, you can't really do much to prevent every single property in your home from being destroyed by a natural disaster.

With the expectation that climate change will increase the frequency of catastrophic weather events like Katrina, «We thought it would be very important to try to get a very detailed understanding of what happens to people after these big disasters,» Gallagher said.

Common causes may include weather — including natural disasters like hurricanes and tornadoes, car accidents, household accidents, and physical or emotional trauma during interactions with people or other animals.

Once again, we would like to point out that although climate change could affect the severity, frequency and spatial distribution of hydro - meteorological events, we need to be cautious when interpreting disaster data and take into account the inherent complexity of climate and weather related processes — and remain objective scientific observers.

Many of the failed harvests of the past decade were a consequence of weather disasters, like floods in the United States, drought in Australia and blistering heat waves in Europe and Russia.

That's right: No more 19th century shoot - from - the - hip guesswork and actuarial mumbo - jumbo about 100 - year megafires, 100 - year megafloods, 100 - year droughts and all the other 100 - year weather disaster myths that are supposed to happen once a century, or any other outdated rules of thumb concocted so the insurance industry could appear like a reasonable capitalist business.

Hurricane Sandy and other recent weather - related disasters, like this week's intense flooding and monstrous sea foam levels in Australia, are a direct result of climate change, former vice president Al Gore said Tuesday.

If, like me, you tend to get glued to your TV or computer screen when extreme weather strikes, then you know that 2011 was a very active year with respect to natural disasters.

A new report from Environment Missouri presents data on U.S. federally - declared weather disasters from 2006 to 2011, and says climate change will make extreme weather events like droughts and storms more common — and more severe.

«Never in my 30 years as a meteorologist have I witnessed a year like 2010 — the astonishing number of weather disasters and unprecedented wild swings in Earth's atmospheric circulation were like nothing I've seen,» he writes.

«The meteorologist Jeff Masters wrote on his blog, «Any one of the extreme weather events of 2010» — a year whose litany of disasters reads much like last year's — «or 2011 could have occurred naturally sometime during the past 1,000 years.

What are your views on «weather warfare» ya know like controlling natural disasters as weapons, is this even possible?

With events like Hurricane Irene, the Texas drought and the Midwest floods, 2011 has already set a record for billion dollar weather disasters.

Recent weather disasters — flooding across Asia and hurricanes hitting the US and Caribbean — have only increased the volume from commentators and politicians who tell us: «This is what climate change looks like.»

Nowadays, in the aftermath of every weather - related disaster, proponents of restricting fossil fuel use in the name of halting climate change are quick to place the blame for the tragedy on human - caused climate change (i.e., industrialized nations like the U.S.).

One of the judicially noticed errors that Gore made was attributing individual weather events and natural disasters (like Hurricane Katrina) to climate change.

Even if you're an avid weather report viewer like us, you can't really do much to prevent every single property in your home from being destroyed by a natural disaster.

Drivers who move to Louisiana are often shocked by the high insurance rates, for example, while those who move to, say, Iowa, can benefit from cheaper insurance (the lack of major weather, like snow and ice on the roads, also plays a factor, in addition to the risk of natural disasters, like earthquakes or hurricanes).

From snowstorms to hurricanes, travel insurance can cover you if adverse weather or a natural disaster causes a covered event, like flight cancellation, to come between you and your trip.

Comprehensive coverage also includes your glass and windshield, damage from weather conditions or natural disasters, like windstorm, hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, hail, and flood.

In addition to damage caused by severe weather and other disasters, property crimes like theft and arson can lead to expensive business losses.

Not only can severe weather and other disasters cause excessive property loss, so too can property crimes like theft and arson.

Like severe weather events and other disasters, property crimes such as theft and arson can lead to large business losses if you do not have the right insurance policies in place.

Comprehensive auto insurance also covers for damages by natural disasters and rough weather conditions like hailstones, hurricanes, tornadoes and the likes.

Typically, the «acts of God» category includes disasters like hail damage, wind damage, flooding, and other weather - related events.

Economy single - trip plan: The economy single - trip plan covers 100 % of your trip costs due to situations like injury, sickness, death, supplier default, weather, natural disasters, terrorism, military duty, strikes, and more.

Comprehensive insurance covers the damages to the vehicle due to extreme weather conditions like hurricanes, rainstorm, tornadoes, flood and natural disasters like earth quakes.

Tornado damage would handle things like wind damage, but weather damage (even though the wind is weather) can not handle any part of natural disasters.

Of course, homeowners need not only be concerned with crazy weather events like hurricanes, floods, and natural disasters.

Comprehensive insurance takes care of damages due to natural disasters like hurricanes or earthquakes and extreme weather conditions like snowstorm, hailstones or any such unexpected damages like fire, vandalism or even falling trees.

Most policies will cover against fire, flooding, or weather disasters such as tornadoes or hail damage; in addition to damage from non-natural sources like riots, theft, or vandalism.

Comprehensive policy covers for the damages resulting from disasters like earthquakes, hurricanes and extreme weather conditions like heavy rains, snow, or hailstones.

Besides these notifications, this device can also be customized to send weather alerts according to your preferences, including those for natural disasters like hurricanes and earthquakes.

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After a year like 2004 — almost a dozen hurricanes and tropical storms pummeled the United States — your customers and neighbors will appreciate knowing where they can go for disaster assistance next time catastrophic weather hits.