Sentences with phrase «weather states such»

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The panel is expected to discuss topics ranging from the impact of climate change on New Yorkers» health, the increase in extreme weather such as heightened flood risk, and recent efforts by the state to respond.

«It's impressive, considering that current state - of - the - art numerical weather models, such as NOA's Global Forecast System, or the European Centre for Medium - Range Weather Forecasts» operational model, are only skillful up to one to two weeks in advance,» says paper co-author Cory Baggett, a postdoctoral researcher in the Barnes and Maloney labs.

The National Eclipse Ballooning Project, led by Angela Des Jardins, a solar physicist at Montana State University in Bozeman, will launch over 100 weather balloons at various times along the path of totality and measure changes in such parameters as temperature and wind speed.

A team at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Washington State gathered linguistic cues from Twitter conversations about seemingly non-flu-related topics such as the weather or coffee.

Scaling back the intensity of football practice due to hot weather was once laughable, but many states are enacting such rules to prevent heat - related deaths

A pioneering new study has explored how Arctic sea - ice loss influences the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) weather phenomenon, which affects winter weather conditions in Northern Europe, in places such as the UK, Scandinavia and the Baltic states.

Other, natural climate cycles, such as the Arctic Oscillation, are also playing a role in this particular weather setup, California state climatologist Mike Anderson said in an email.

As you would expect, fair weather accountability hawks within the school reform movement such as Mike Petrilli of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute criticize Education Trust for clearly pointing out once again that these systems — including the A-to-F grading approach used in the Sunshine State — are concealing the failures of schools and districts to address achievement gaps.

Considering a recent Wall Street Journal report stating Americans have lost over 40 % of their wealth while weathering the recession, it boggles my mind that there are people out there spending upwards of $ 500 on lavish dinners because they feel such grand gestures are the only way to show love / affection.

Whoever overdrives, overloads, drives when overloaded, overworks, tortures, torments, deprives of necessary sustenance, cruelly beats, mutilates or kills an animal, or causes or procures an animal to be overdriven, overloaded, driven when overloaded, overworked, tortured, tormented, deprived of necessary sustenance, cruelly beaten, mutilated or killed; and whoever uses in a cruel or inhuman manner in a race, game, or contest, or in training therefor, as lure or bait a live animal, except an animal if used as lure or bait in fishing; and whoever, having the charge or custody of an animal, either as owner or otherwise, inflicts unnecessary cruelty upon it, or unnecessarily fails to provide it with proper food, drink, shelter, sanitary environment, or protection from the weather, and whoever, as owner, possessor, or person having the charge or custody of an animal, cruelly drives or works it when unfit for labor, or willfully abandons it, or carries it or causes it to be carried in or upon a vehicle, or otherwise, in an unnecessarily cruel or inhuman manner or in a way and manner which might endanger the animal carried thereon, or knowingly and willfully authorizes or permits it to be subjected to unnecessary torture, suffering or cruelty of any kind shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than 7 years in state prison or imprisonment in the house of correction for not more than 21/2 years or by a fine of not more than $ 5,000 or by both fine and imprisonment; provided, however, that a second or subsequent offense shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than 10 years or by a fine of not more than $ 10,000 or by both such fine and imprisonment.

19th century painters such as Gustave Courbet, John Constable, Thomas Cole, Arthur Parton, J.M.W. Turner and R.A. Blakelock represent open skies and the emotional states sunsets, sunrises and weather conditions can impart.

Partially informed by observable patterns found in both human and natural phenomena such as buildings, maps and weather patterns, the work emerges from an ephemeral, intuitional state, resulting in objects and images that convey a sense of complexity, serenity and flux.

In increasing order of suddenness, there are what you might call «steady - state» impacts such as rising sea levels; increased separation of weather into more concentrated wet periods and dry periods; and a greater occurrence of extreme weather events such as hurricanes, floods, heatwaves and droughts.

In the opening paragraph, Lindzen states that others have claimed that there are connections between recent rare weather events and global warming, and asks where they would possibly get such an idea.

While the large scales, such as the global mean, provide the best indicators of the state of earth's climate, it is on the local scales we feel a climate change, such as floods and extreme weather events.

State governments often license and regulate weather modification activities such as cloud seeding.

Requires the Under Secretary of Commerce to: (1) establish a Climate Service Program, a Climate Service Office, a Climate Service Advisory Committee, and a Summer Institutes Program at the Regional Climate Centers for interaction with and training of students and educators on weather and climate sciences; (2) operate the Climate Service Program; (3) maintain a network of six Regional Climate Centers to work cooperatively with the State Climate Offices on data collection and exchange, research support, and state and local adaptation and response planning on climate; (4) maintain a network of offices as part of the Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments Program; (5) ensure that the core functions and missions of the National Weather Service, the National Integrated Drought Information System, and any other programs within NOAA are not diminished or neglected by the establishment of the Climate Service Program or the duties imposed on such offices or programs; (6) report to Congress on the need for climate services; (7) prepare a plan for creating a Climate Service Program in NOAA and delivering climate products and services to NOAA users and stakeholders; and (8) establish and maintain a clearinghouse of federal climate service products and links to agencies providing climate servState Climate Offices on data collection and exchange, research support, and state and local adaptation and response planning on climate; (4) maintain a network of offices as part of the Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments Program; (5) ensure that the core functions and missions of the National Weather Service, the National Integrated Drought Information System, and any other programs within NOAA are not diminished or neglected by the establishment of the Climate Service Program or the duties imposed on such offices or programs; (6) report to Congress on the need for climate services; (7) prepare a plan for creating a Climate Service Program in NOAA and delivering climate products and services to NOAA users and stakeholders; and (8) establish and maintain a clearinghouse of federal climate service products and links to agencies providing climate servstate and local adaptation and response planning on climate; (4) maintain a network of offices as part of the Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments Program; (5) ensure that the core functions and missions of the National Weather Service, the National Integrated Drought Information System, and any other programs within NOAA are not diminished or neglected by the establishment of the Climate Service Program or the duties imposed on such offices or programs; (6) report to Congress on the need for climate services; (7) prepare a plan for creating a Climate Service Program in NOAA and delivering climate products and services to NOAA users and stakeholders; and (8) establish and maintain a clearinghouse of federal climate service products and links to agencies providing climate services.

Changes in the Arctic led by sea ice loss are affecting weather patterns farther south, such as in the lower United States.

The most recent report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change states with «very high confidence» that «the health of human populations is sensitive to shifts in weather patterns and other aspects of climate change» due to direct effects — such as changes in temperature and precipitation or occurrence of heat waves, floods, droughts, and fires — as well as indirect effects — through crop failures, shifting patterns of disease vectors, or displacement of populations.

This year has already seen several examples of extreme weather events, such as superstorm Sandy, which hit the east coast of the United States in October.

«Mid-latitude economies such as those in Europe and the United States could be threatened, for example, by a suggested link between sea - ice retreat and the strength and position of the jet stream, bringing extreme winter and spring weather,» the paper sStates could be threatened, for example, by a suggested link between sea - ice retreat and the strength and position of the jet stream, bringing extreme winter and spring weather,» the paper statesstates.

A law should be passed making it illegal for water vapor from entering the state through the atmosphere but I doubt that such proclimations will have any effect on the weather.

«Climate variability refers to variations in the mean state and other statistics (such as standard deviations, the occurrence of extremes, etc.) of the climate on all temporal and spatial scales beyond that of individual weather events.

2) Their «Episodes of severe weather in the United States, such as the present abundance of rainfall in California, are brandished as tangible evidence of the future costs of current climate trends.»

While scientists have long stated that it is difficult to connect a single weather event — such as a single flood or drought — directly to climate change, the patterns of more frequent and severe weather worldwide is directly in line with climate change expectations.

Episodes of severe weather in the United States, such as the present abundance of rainfall in California, are brandished as tangible evidence of the future costs of current climate trends.

California should work closely with western states to ensure development of a natural gas transmission and storage system that has sufficient capacity and alternative supply routes to overcome any disruption in the system, such as weather - related line freezes and pipeline breaks.

Last month, India launched a satellite [1], INSAT 3D, that aims to improve early warnings of extreme weather events — such as the devastating floods and landslides that hit the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand in June — and aid search and rescue.

The United States also committed to sharing data and technology with developing nations to help them better prepare for the impacts of global warming, such as extreme weather events.

US Weather Bureau instructions (Bureau [1938]-RRB- state that the \ condenserintake method is the simpler and shorter means of obtaining the water temperature» and that some observers took ERI measurements \ if the severity of the weather [was] such as to exclude the possibility of making a bucket observation».

Dobbs introduced his «special report» on what current weather «means for a discussion of global warming» by discussing substantial snowfall in parts of the United States and adding, «Perhaps Al Gore now is considering global warming isn't such a problem, because it is unusually warm in his home state of Tennessee.

It is only a matter of time before the United States experiences its next climate change - related extreme weather event, such as Hurricane Sandy.

Arkansas experiences severe weather events such as tornadoes, hurricanes and earthquakes more often than most states.

The course covers state - specific material such as New Jersey traffic laws and road regulations, in addition to driving safety topics such as defensive driving techniques, dealing with harsh weather conditions, and proper car maintenance.

State car insurance requirements vary from one state to the next, as do the amount of claims — especially for weather - related items such as hail damage, which can affect rState car insurance requirements vary from one state to the next, as do the amount of claims — especially for weather - related items such as hail damage, which can affect rstate to the next, as do the amount of claims — especially for weather - related items such as hail damage, which can affect rates.

Because this is not a state that is prone to other weather events such as tornadoes, you really don't have to worry about that.

Provide travelers with information such as directions, weather conditions, traffic information as well as information about regional and state - wide tourism businesses (lodging, dining, attractions, etc..)

Topping the list is Bozeman, Mont., where the weather can be chilly but there are compensating factors, such as a stunning mountain view and intellectual energy from Montana State University.

In the U.S., Crocs will be looking for locations in warmer weather states and resort locations, in addition to stores on high streets in select markets, such as New York City.

While sunshine states such as Florida and Arizona have long enticed Canadians to purchase their winter retreats in warmer - weathered American cities, the uncertainty clouding the U.S. housing market has many Canadians favouring properties north of the border, says a new report from Royal LePage.