catastrophe
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As the hyperscale build-out gathers pace, the dollar value of assets exposed to potential catastrophe is spiraling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
What may seem like an administrative hassle for a native-born American could seem like the start of catastrophe to an immigrant.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
The catastrophe was caused by the embankment failing, not by an exceptional flood.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
For Shah, analysts say, the catastrophe may also force climate change to the centre of Nepal's national agenda.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
Not even the bacteria in the soil can survive a catastrophe like that.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
The August 26 disaster, one of Nepal's worst climate-linked catastrophes, brought grief but also anger.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
They include power cuts and environmental catastrophes that disrupt economic activity and make daily life exhausting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
“Titanic” made audiences understand why historic catastrophes are also intimate tragedies.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
TPS is granted by the government to foreign-born individuals whose home countries are unable to accommodate them, due to war, natural disasters or other catastrophes.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
Shocked by the toll in human life, critics have been quick to suggest policies and procedures to ensure that the catastrophes of this season won’t be repeated.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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