disaster
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Is this the beginning of a disaster or a strange aberration?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
The country's national disaster mitigation agency, known as BNPB, advised people to remain calm and stay away from coastal areas.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
And we’re still recovering here from Hurricane Helene, a devastating climate disaster almost two years ago.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
Nobody can tell if it’s a disaster because it’s already a disaster.
From Slate ● Aug. 15, 2026
Can you imagine what a disaster that would be?
From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman
For decades, the Department of Homeland Security has granted TPS designations for foreign-born people who can’t return to their home countries because of unsafe conditions such as armed conflict or natural disasters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
"I have responded to many disasters in the past, but I have never experienced a case like this."
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
She is overwhelmed by memories of other nightmare disasters, such as the massive earthquake that shook the same region in 1999 and left nearly 1,200 dead.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
On top of this, natural disasters and accidents can wipe out history.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
On the new scale of vacation disasters, the morning had only registered slightly.
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
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