catastrophe
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Catastrophe losses, net of reinsurance, dropped to $761 million from $2.3 billion the year prior, when wildfires devastated the Los Angeles area.
From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026
IPC Phase 5 signifies the most extreme level of food insecurity , labelled "Famine" for an area or "Catastrophe" when referring to households.
From BBC • Dec. 19, 2025
Appeared in the October 31, 2025, print edition as 'Bill Gates Rethinks Climate Catastrophe'.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025
Administrators of the wildfire fund told members of the state Catastrophe Response Council this week that they expect Eaton fire claims “to be in the tens of billions of dollars.”
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2025
The Late Catastrophe on Lake Erie.—Our whole country has been once more shocked by an appalling and unnecessary loss of life, from the burning of the steamer Griffith.
From The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 1, August 1850 of Literature, Science and Art. by Various
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