Sharper graphics, vibrant animations and new widgets make HTC Sense look better than ever and, by continuing to focus on all of the aspects, both large and small, that make HTC Sense special, HTC introduces a more cinematic and immersive weather experience with stunning imagery and audible weather effects.
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Both of the original 1984 pagodas had suffered the adverse effects of weather, and one had sunk into the ground.
That's the theory of Dr Lance Workman, head of psychology at Bath Spa University, who has studied the effects of weather on society's mood.
But a solar storm has the potential to disrupt the shielding effect, and severe space weather can have harmful effects on a wide array of technological systems, including satellite operations, communications, navigation and electric power grids.
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These and other measures are essential to reducing the effects of extreme weather events and forging a safer future.
Aside from the victims themselves, the insurance industry is among the first to feel the after effects of extreme weather.
Looe, which is traditionally a popular place for celebrations, suffered the effects of the weather with landslides, floods and road closures in the past few weeks.
"You - as the industry's leaders - must also understand that many other parts of the economy within Wales (and indeed other parts of agriculture) have suffered from the effects of the weather over the last 12 months, and more generally in the global downturn of recent years, " he wrote.
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Wildlife experts are also noting the effects of the warmer weather in the behaviour of many species.
This "space weather" can have a number of effects on modern infrastructure, from glitching electronics in orbiting spacecraft to increasing the interference heard on radio broadcasts such as those from the BBC.
Dissenting Commissioner Troy Paredes notes the potential confusion that could result from having firms speculate on the "physical effects of climate change, such as effects on the severity of weather (for example, floods or hurricanes), sea levels, the arability of farmland, and water availability and quality" and harms to their reputation because of the public perception of data relating to its greenhouse gas emissions.
But besides Sars, the El Nino weather phenomenon is also having its ill-effects.
For insurance companies, using catastrophe models that can better anticipate probable effects of climate change on extreme weather events are key.
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Ceres, a business sustainability leadership organization, has been researching the effects of climate change and severe weather on the insurance sector.
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But some countries felt the effects immediately, in bitterly cold weather.
These include a weather and stocks application and a photo enhancer that enables special effects to be applied before sharing photos with friends.
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Effects can include a degraded physical environment, less predictable weather patterns, and social disruption leading to a loss of a sense of community, continuity, security and autonomy.
The Nature article, also published Thursday, said that such shifts in weather patterns and human-induced changes could have sudden and unpredictable effects on the global ecosystem, including the collapse of food supplies and other problems.
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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