Sentence examples for extreme impacts from inspiring English sources

If we let things get out of control and are already confronted by extreme impacts of climate change, then it really will be too late.

Climate policy to cut global greenhouse gas emissions could have a tangible effect on future climate impacts, not only offering governments a way to avoid the most extreme impacts, but also providing them with more time to prepare and adapt to those that are unavoidable.

Far from alluring sites of opportunity and cultural exploration, the cities we inhabit are becoming microcosms of the most extreme impacts of human activity.

bA Black Swan event (Taleb 2007) describes those events that 1) exceed our expectations (an outlier), 2) have extreme impacts, and 3) are often 'rationalised by hindsight'.

Helmets designed for much higher impact energy levels would be unacceptably large, so it is impossible to protect riders from the most extreme impacts.

This means that they are likely to have been taken from information that will be biased towards the more extreme impacts, as assessment teams often look to assess impacts and damage rather than resilience.

Reen said the constant exposure to trauma was having an extreme impact on the children.

I started traveling globally for business in 1995, and it's had an extreme impact on me personally.

Mr Taleb defines a Black Swan as an event that is unexpected, has an extreme impact and is made to seem predictable by explanations concocted afterwards.

Clearly, the bedroom tax is having an extreme impact on those who are already struggling, forcing them to scale back on the essentials.

The F.A.A., in contrast, said, "in answer to the question, 'what could have been done to prevent the extreme impact to the flying public,' American airlines could have done the work properly in the allotted time," or resolved discrepancies sooner.