disasters
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Such disasters can sweep across national boundaries, threatening lives, infrastructure and livelihoods far downstream - making co-operation between the countries sharing the Himalayas increasingly important.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
Instead, she effectively told voters that the past four years of disasters, inefficiencies and ineptitude are still a better option than taking a chance on the City Hall equivalent of the classroom dork.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
The disasters themselves are difficult to predict and price, so investors get frustrated with issuers that fail to disclose how they are preparing for such events.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
My wife says I’ve built an endless list of hypothetical disasters so I never have to make a decision.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
Even we humans have achieved the dubious technical dis- tinction of being able to make our own disasters, both intentional and inadvertent.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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