In addition, a participant noted that severe weather events such as tropical cyclones are a major problem.

Taking into account the various ways and forms in which all countries, in particular the more vulnerable developing countries, are affected by severe natural hazards, such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and extreme weather events such as heatwaves, severe droughts, floods and storms, and El Niño La Niña events, which have global reach,

These higher temperatures could cause the extinction of numerous plants and animals, melting of polar ice caps, and a greater frequency of extreme weather events, such as severe storms, floods, and droughts.

Weather related events are a major cause of price volatility on agricultural markets.

Coastal regions are the most vulnerable to many kinds of extreme weather events.

Examples of relevant processes Weather events influence biological processes on short time scales.

Projections indicate that extreme weather events will become more common in the future.

Expressing deep concern at the increasing negative impact of severe natural hazards, including earthquakes, extreme weather events and associated natural disasters, which continues to hinder social and economic progress, in particular in developing countries,

In the first part of 2005, severe winter weather affected much of the country.

Changing weather patterns and the increasing magnitude and frequency of extreme weather events will require substantial investments if farmers are to adapt successfully.

Expressing its deep concern also at the enormous negative impact of severe natural hazards, including extreme weather events and associated natural disasters, which continues to hinder social and economic progress, in particular in developing countries,

Climate change brings widespread weather events that affect whole communities at the same time.

Consider what the IPCC had to say about extreme weather events such as intense hurricanes.

The events of this summer show how vulnerable our societies are to weather related extremes.

But, before millions of people are submerged, many will be struck by extreme weather events.

This has led to an increase in the number and severity of extreme weather events.

In Afghanistan, severe weather conditions early in 2005 led to the death of over 100 people.

This sector, however, is highly vulnerable to weather conditions and to external events affecting commodity prices.

Expressing its deep concern at the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events and associated natural disasters,

Such catastrophic events underscore the vulnerability of coastal regions worldwide to extreme weather events that produce intense storm surges (increased water depth at the coast) and large, powerful waves.

In addition, projections show that the range of environmental effects goes far beyond the kinds of weather related events described above.

Continued greenhouse gas emissions on the massive scale of today would have devastating consequences, including more frequent and more intense weather events.

This increases the likelihood of extreme weather events, like Russia s heat wave and Pakistan s floods in 2010, which affected millions of people.

Weather patterns are changing the rains, in certain areas, have been failing and great swaths of the continent have been suffering unusually severe drought.

Taking into account the fact that extreme weather events and associated natural disasters and their reduction must be dealt with in a coherent manner,

Taking into account that extreme weather events and associated natural disasters and their reduction must be dealt with in a coherent and effective manner,

It was also important to take account of exceptional circumstances, such as the recent severe weather in the Caribbean, which affected countries' real capacity to pay.

Although no particular heat wave can be directly attributed to global warming, it will make such events more frequent. Moreover, if global warming continues unchecked, the number of deaths that occur when rainfall becomes more erratic, causing both prolonged droughts and severe floods, will dwarf the death toll from hot weather in Europe.

Some scientists predict that climate change will cause severe disruptions, such as weather related natural disasters, droughts, and famines, which may lead to enormous loss of life.

Consequences The failure of agricultural policies, the movement of farmers from agricultural to industrial work, and possibly weather conditions led to millions of deaths from severe famine.

Extreme weather events such as hurricanes and typhoons are likely to increase. Flooding in Europe is likely to intensify, a process that may already have begun.

Yet they render invaluable services, in terms of preservation of agro and biodiversity, local communities resilience to price shocks or weather related events, and environmental conservation.

Today, weather forecasting models tend to balance the view of moving rain snow clouds against a map that uses numeric coordinates and numeric timestamps of events.

We do not know whether superstorms like Sandy are harbingers of a new normal in the uneasy and unpredictable relationship between climate change and extreme weather events.

Even if we limit the rise in global temperatures, climate change is here to stay. Communities are already facing more extreme and frequent droughts, floods, and other weather events.

Global warming is set to put potable water supplies under increasing strain even as oceans rise and the intensity and frequency of storms and other extreme weather events increase.

When farmers can produce more and earn more income, they become more resilient to shocks like severe weather and can put themselves and their families on a path to self sufficiency.

A weather radio service is a broadcast service that airs weather reports.

They recognized the dramatic implications that even this amount of warming would have for sea levels, freshwater supplies, agriculture, extreme weather events, public health, and the planet s flora and fauna.

They can be taken manually, by a weather observer, by computer through the use of automated weather stations, or in a hybrid scheme using weather observers to augment the otherwise automated weather station.

And also, as an increase in extreme weather events due to climate change, they're expecting more waves to come in over the fringing reef, which will contaminate their fresh water supply.

NEW YORK The hurricane on America s eastern seaboard last week (which I experienced in lower Manhattan) adds to a growing collection of extreme weather events from which lessons should be drawn.

What marvelous weather.

While they relied on the immense ocean surrounding them as a means of sustenance, it became their biggest concern during severe weather conditions and the sea level rise ultimately threatened their very existence.

So, when unprecedented extreme weather events occur, the prime suspect is naturally the biggest atmospheric change that has happened over the past hundred years one that has been caused by human emissions.