disasters
Example Sentences
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The August 26 flood has become one of the deadliest disasters to hit the Himalayan nation in recent years.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
El Niño is a natural phenomenon, but it tends to bring the kind of extreme heat which also drives those disasters, Dr Alistair Hobday, chief researcher at Australia's science agency, told the BBC.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Khanal said the disaster underlined the "impetus and urgency" needed to build data-sharing mechanisms to help warn of future disasters, noting that neighbouring China had shared key data after the flood.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
“Thousands of survivors made their voices clear — they needed reform to ensure the next wildfire does not continue to cause the mental and financial stress that recent disasters have placed on Californians.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
It gave Akira chills to think that she and Natalie had both been in danger from different climate change disasters at the same time last year, on opposite ends of the continent.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
