disasters
Example Sentences
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Air pollution, wildfire smoke, industrial disasters like the East Palestine, Ohio train wreck and extended pollen seasons are all reasons why people are increasingly concerned with making their indoor environments actually breathable.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
He said mortgage companies withholding insurance funds has become an issue across the nation after disasters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
One project uses AI analysis of anonymised mobile phone data to spot mass-population movements during disasters, determining where people are fleeing, to help humanitarians better tailor their response.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
Li Qiang, founder of China Labor Watch, a nonprofit organization, said the recent disasters reflect structural issues in the country’s manufacturing sector.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Forager societies were hardly immune to natural disasters, and suffered from periods of want and hunger, but they were usually able to deal with such calamities more easily.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
