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Knutti agreed that this was a good example of how satellite data could potentially be used for "systematic observing systems for disaster prevention that could save hundreds or thousands of lives".

From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026

It was not a prediction of an imminent disaster, a guarantee that the French Riviera would be struck, or a forecast that every Mediterranean coastline would experience the same waves.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026

But with 86 still missing, this ferry disaster could prove to be among the worst to have happened in the Philippines in recent years.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

National climate assessments are important because their projections can inform federal infrastructure planning, risk assessments, regulations, disaster preparedness and cost-benefit analyses, including from hazards such as wildfires, floods, drought and sea-level rise.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

More than 470,000 people on the Tohoku coast had been forced by the earthquake, tsunami, or nuclear disaster to leave their homes.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

Prime Minister Balendra Shah has vowed to "strongly raise" with the international community the disasters that Nepal has experienced as a result of climate change.

From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026

The humanitarian situation has been further worsened by several natural disasters and the forced return of millions of Afghans from Iran and Pakistan since 2023.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

One key reason for the rise in insurance costs is that carriers are factoring in recent disasters.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026

Congress authorized the emergency relief for immigrants whose countries had been racked by armed conflict or natural disasters and who could not safely return home.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

If these climatic and geological disasters occurred throughout the Norte Chico, they could have brought to an end the civilization that began in the area two millennia before.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann