Sentence examples for major storm event from inspiring English sources

6) The proper temporal scale for the representation of a major storm event is shorter than the 4-h averaged period used for the spatially uniform wind.

It is thus important to understand the perspectives and behaviors of mobile home residents because they are more likely to increase the local burden on social services if their residence is lost during a major storm event.

A major storm event happened only months after the fire was contained and triggered sixty-eight debris flows including two which were responsible for sixteen fatalities within the burned canyons (Restrepo et al. [2008]; Santi et al. [2011]).

Thus, despite significant increases in root spread and root depth (Additional file 10), biomass accumulation (Additional file 4) and gains in root cross-sectional area (Figs. 12 & 13), there would likely be insufficient lateral and/or vertical root development to prevent the initiation of shallow landslides should a major storm event coincide with this early growth period.

Indeed, field-based evidence shows that the incidence of landslides associated with stands of P. radiata following a major storm event (Cyclone Bola) in 1988 was an order of magnitude greater in stands 1 5 years old (established at ~1250 stems ha−1), than for stands in the 6 8-year age class, and older (Marden and Rowan 1993).

This in turn impacts recreation at popular Aliso Creek Beach at the creek's mouth, violating state swimming standards 99 percent of the time, especially during storm events, as beachgoers are warned to avoid the creek for 72 hours (3 days) after a major storm event.

This paper addresses the overall design of the engineering works that protect the City of New Orleans from major storm events.

Landslides triggered by major storm events are the most widespread and destructive erosion process (Glade 1998) and yet the documentation of incidences of storm damage has been poor.

However, to realistically simulate future ecological processes and outcomes, it is first necessary to develop a reliable hindcast that accurately reproduces the effects of major storm events.

The East Coast of the North Island is one such region that is widely recognised as being vulnerable to slope failure during major storm events.

Growing coastal populations, rising sea levels, and likely increases in the frequency of major storm events will intensify coastal vulnerability in coming decades.