Sentences with phrase «weather related losses»

Scientists have determined, globally, weather related losses have not increased since 1990 as a proportion of GDP (they have actually decreased by about 25 %)... (Ramez Naam denies this)

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Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in any forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to: changes in consumer discretionary spending; our eCommerce platform not producing the anticipated benefits within the expected time - frame or at all; the streamlining of the Company's vendor base and execution of the Company's new merchandising strategy not producing the anticipated benefits within the expected time - frame or at all; the amount that we invest in strategic transactions and the timing and success of those investments; the integration of strategic acquisitions being more difficult, time - consuming, or costly than expected; inventory turn; changes in the competitive market and competition amongst retailers; changes in consumer demand or shopping patterns and our ability to identify new trends and have the right trending products in our stores and on our website; changes in existing tax, labor and other laws and regulations, including those changing tax rates and imposing new taxes and surcharges; limitations on the availability of attractive retail store sites; omni - channel growth; unauthorized disclosure of sensitive or confidential customer information; risks relating to our private brand offerings and new retail concepts; disruptions with our eCommerce platform, including issues caused by high volumes of users or transactions, or our information systems; factors affecting our vendors, including supply chain and currency risks; talent needs and the loss of Edward W. Stack, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer; developments with sports leagues, professional athletes or sports superstars; weather - related disruptions and seasonality of our business; and risks associated with being a controlled company.

This new spike is due to weather - related crop losses in Russia, Australia and Pakistan, high oil prices and financial speculation.

Since among the main goals of this mission are the characterization of atmospheric loss processes (with special attention to water) and the identification of their relation to the solar wind (Bougher et al. 2014), major scientific return related to space weather is expected in the next years.

At the time the most expensive natural disaster ever to hit the U.S., Andrew caused an estimated $ 15 billion in insured losses in the state and changed the way insurance companies assessed their exposure to risk for weather - related events.

Intact Financial Corp., one of Canada's largest property and casualty insurers, says it has raised premiums by 15 to 20 per cent during the past few months as catastrophic losses and weather - related claims have risen.

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This result would be strongly dependent on the exact dynamic response of the Greenland ice sheet to surface meltwater, which is modeled poorly in todays global models.Yes human influence on the climate is real and we might even now be able to document changes in the behavior of weather phenomena related to disasters (e.g., Emanuel 2005), but we certainly haven't yet seen it in the impact record (i.e., economic losses) of extreme events.

Yes human influence on the climate is real and we might even now be able to document changes in the behavior of weather phenomena related to disasters (e.g., Emanuel 2005), but we certainly haven't yet seen it in the impact record (i.e., economic losses) of extreme events.

Of the 58 natural catastrophes with $ 1 billion or more of insured losses recorded through the end of 2006, 3 were earthquakes, including the devastating 2004 earthquake - related Asian tsunami; the other 55 were weather - related — storms, floods, hurricanes, or wildfires.

Lloyd's says damage and weather - related losses around the world have increased from an annual average of $ 50bn in the 1980s to close to $ 200bn over the last 10 years.

Energy, insurance, and manufacturing firms count on AER to help decrease their weather - related losses and increase profitability by integrating state - of - the - art climate science and weather information into their planning and decision processes.

A. 2 of Miller, Muir - Wood and Boissonnade, An exploration of trends in normalized weather - related catastrophe losses.

Third, tree based agricultural systems often provide additional benefits such as fruits, fodder, fuelwood and timber and thereby diversifies the production system to buffer against weather related production losses and hence raise smallholder resilience against climate impacts (Nair et al..

As discussed in last week's post, Laurens M. Bouwer of the Institute for Environmental Research in the Netherlands analyzed 22 previous studies attempting to find an anthropogenic warming «signal» in normalized weather - related loss data.

This is new and very big picture stuff, relating the loss of sea ice to the stalled weather patterns we've seen this summer and causing so much misery.

The paper, prepared for the Climate Institute, says loss of social cohesion in the wake of severe weather events related to climate change could be linked to increased rates of anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress and substance abuse.

Global weather - related losses in recent years have been trending upward much faster than population, inflation, or insurance penetration, and faster than non-weather-related events

Economic losses from weather - and climate - related disasters have increased... — IPCC, «Disaster losses», p9, Summary for Policymakers, Special Report (2012)

Similarly, there has been no long - term change in «normalized» extreme weather damages (weather - related losses adjusted for increases in population, wealth, and inflation).

The long - term average annual normalised insured loss from weather - related disasters is around $ 1.1 billion.

Large insurance, energy, and investment firms count on AER to help decrease their weather - related losses and increase profitability by integrating state - of - the - art climate science and weather information into their planning and decision processes.

Economic damages from weather - related disasters climbed to near - record levels in 2012, with over 800 major events worldwide causing an estimated $ 130 billion in losses.

But the loss of life to famine and other weather related events was staggering.

A June study in Science found that Southern and mid-Atlantic states — Trump - leaning places like Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, Arkansas, South Carolina, and Mississippi — could experience gross domestic product losses of up to 28 percent, lower productivity, lower agricultural yields, and increases in mortality rates as a result of climate - related weather events through the end of the century.

At the time the most expensive natural disaster ever to hit the U.S., Andrew caused an estimated $ 15 billion in insured losses in the state and changed the way insurance companies assessed their exposure to risk for weather - related events.

The global weather - related disaster losses reported over the last few decades reflect mainly monetized direct damages to assets, and are unequally distributed.

The analysis of twenty - two disaster loss studies shows that economic losses from various weather related natural hazards, such as storms, tropical cyclones, floods, and small - scale weather events such as wildfires and hailstorms, have increased around the globe.

According to data collected by Munich Re, global weather - related economic losses (inflation adjusted, 2006 dollars) have increased from an annual average of U.S. $ 8.9 billion from 1977 — 1986 to U.S. $ 45.1 billion from 1997 — 2006.

For me the most convincing piece of evidence that global warming has been contributing already to more and more intense weather related natural catastrophes is the fact that while we find a steep increase in the number of loss relevant weather events (about tripling in the last 30 years) we only find a slight increase in geophysical (earthquake, volcano, tsunami) events, which should not be affected by global warming.

The study shows a nearly quintupled number of weather - related loss events in North America for the past three decades, compared with an increase factor of 4 in Asia, 2.5 in Africa, 2 in Europe and 1.5 in South America.

Regulators need to: include climate risks in company solvency and consumer - impact analysis; review the «standards of insurability» to identify new challenges, including climate - related hazards in the US and abroad; encourage insurers to collect more comprehensive data on losses; elevate standards for catastrophe modeling; and assess exposure of insurer investments and adequacy of capital and surplus to extreme weather events.

Insurers need to: collect more complete data on weather - related losses; incorporate climate modeling into their risk analyses; analyze the implications of climate change on their business and investments and share the results with shareholders; and encourage policy action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Even before Hurricane Katrina, consumers and businesses in many parts of the U.S. were seeing higher premiums, lowered limits and increased restrictions in coverage due to rising weather - related losses in Florida, Texas, California and elsewhere.

The Australian research by Crompton and McAneney makes the same conclusion: «Once the weather - related insured losses are normalised, they exhibit no obvious trend over time that might be attributed to other factors, including human - induced climate change».

Hurricane Katrina is a reminder to the U.S. insurance industry, companies, governments and the general public that all are at risk from escalating losses from hurricanes and other weather - related events due to climate change resulting from the effects of global warming, according to a new report released by the Ceres investor coalition.

Energy, insurance, and manufacturing firms count on AER to help decrease their weather - related losses and improve productivity by integrating state - of - the - art climate science and weather information into their planning and decision processes.

The report's authors said as the number of weather - related events increase, the variability of total losses and the economic impacts and demographic drivers are all on the rise.

The report documents the precipitous rise in insured and uninsured weather - related losses in the U.S. and how climate change will likely magnify these losses in the years ahead, whether in homeowner losses due to hurricanes, crop losses due to drought or business interruptions due to lightning strikes.

Lexington, MA., September 12, 2013 - Atmospheric and Environmental Research (AER), a Verisk Analytics (Nasdaq: VRSK) company, reports some of the strongest evidence to date that Arctic sea ice loss, which contributes to an overall warmer Arctic, has links to colder winters and related extreme weather events across northern Eurasia and much of the U.S. and Canada.

This report found, for instance, that the estimates of economic losses from weather and climate related disasters have increased, but with large spatial and inter annual variability.

The U.S. experienced 15 weather - related disasters last year, including drought, wildfire, flooding, severe storms and a hurricane, which together resulted in losses of $ 46 billion and the deaths of 138 people, NOAA said.

However, because of increases in exposed values..., the contribution of these weather - related trends to increased losses is at present not known.»

The Insurance Board of Canada has repeatedly warned that climate change is driving the costs of weather - related disasters ever upward, including after record breaking losses in 2016.

Our Virginia bad weather truck accident lawyers can help determine sources of liability to help our injured clients find financial compensation for their medical expenses, property damage, lost wages, and other economic and non-economic losses related to the accident.

Whatever sort of residence you live in — a house, apartment or condominium — you're at risk from the possibility of damage or loss from weather - related incidents, fire, theft or vandalism.

It covers losses that occur as the result of fire, theft, vandalism, and most weather - related events (not floods, tsunamis, or earthquakes).

It will also protect you from losses due to falling objects, weather - related events, floods and fires.

Travel insurance coverage for weather - related natural disasters includes losses due to hurricanes, tornadoes, volcanoes, earthquakes, and floods.

Disasters, whether weather - related or man - made, can lead to substantial financial losses for your Augusta business.