The bald truth is, though, that only so much can be done to ameliorate the effects of occasional storms.

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Some of this increase reflects more generous federal reimbursement to state and local governments, in part for projects to help mitigate the effects of future storms.

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On the call, the President opened by acknowledging the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and the important reminder the anniversary provides of the lasting effects these types of storms can have on communities.

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The effects of rising global temperatures are widespread and costly: more severe storms, rising seas, species extinctions, and changes in weather patterns that will alter food production and the spread of disease.

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Firms want to know three things: whether big storms are becoming more or less common, whether certain coasts are being hit more or less often, and just how frequent are the biggest of the big storms the ones whose effects could break a careless insurance outfit.

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Poor grain harvests blamed on the storms have pushed up flour prices, and will partly offset the effects of the sales rise, the spokesman said.

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Such a probe would be able to provide an hour's more warning of solar storms, which can disrupt electricity grids and cause other nasty side-effects on earth.

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On top of the effects of the warming trend come more frequent and extreme weather events such as droughts, floods and storms which directly cause death and injury and open the door to other serious health problems, according to WWF.

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Louisiana is still reeling from the devastating effects of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, but it also struggles with two major problems that existed long before the storms: an uneducated labor force and an unhealthy reputation for corruption.

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