Sentence examples for devastating surge from inspiring English sources

Weary Chinese flood workers, tormented by disease and shortages of clothes and building materials, are battling yet another "devastating" surge on the Yangtze River, Chinese news media said today.

The devastating surge lasted as long as two years and at its peak caused the level of the Mediterranean to rise by more than 10 metres a day.

As Cantona moved towards the area, Giggs made a devastating surge past first Redknapp and then Cantona, whose gentle, no-look through ball ushered Giggs through on goal.

This Twitter item that I posted a short while ago says what needs to be said as the New York region heads toward the anniversary of the devastating surge from Hurricane Sandy: Photo: With hurricane lull, hopefully won't end up in "shock to trance" mode on coastal policy (as with… http://t.co/2ItmF3v78I — Andy Revkin (@Revkin) 25 Sep 13.

What may also have minimised its impact is that the cyclone came inland at low tide, reducing the chances of a devastating surge.

The tropical cyclone's ferocity resulted from a buildup of heat in subsurface waters in the western North Pacific; the devastating surge was a quirk of geography in which a narrow bay funneled water toward the heavily populated city of Tacloban.

Examples include the surge in front of a traveling storm cyclone, particularly the devastating hurricane surge caused by a tropical cyclone, and the surge occasionally caused by a wind convergence line, such as a traveling front with a sharp wind shift.

A devastating storm surge and destructive winds had also likely battered the southeastern Bahamas, near Great Inagua Island.

The most destructive winds and devastating storm surge would occur in southwest Florida, assuming that's where the center first comes ashore.

A devastating storm surge of 16 to 20 feet was also possible in the southeastern and central Bahamas into Friday, along with hurricane-force winds.

The governor correctly said that Sandy was not "caused" by climate change, but he failed to acknowledge how sea-level rise, which is caused by climate change, increased the size of Sandy's devastating storm surge.