catastrophe
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Thankfully, the same capacity for collaboration that assisted our species’ development throughout history could now avert this catastrophe.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026
The catastrophe inside the Watsons' home sparked a decades' long crusade from Margaret.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
On top of that, insurers have already come into storm season following a period of lighter catastrophe losses relative to recent trends.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
“Those are scenarios of varying levels of catastrophe, and that’s kind of how I’ve been seeing speculative fiction lately.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
Indeed, the coming age of cultural change - including new trends in music - was ushered in by a widely held belief that the world was on the brink of catastrophe.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
According to Jordan, the results demonstrate that the effects of catastrophes are rarely straightforward.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026
He also called for "speedy incident reporting, classification, and reporting protocols so the world can learn from failures before they become catastrophes".
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
Florida’s orange growers have faced a number of catastrophes over the years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
AI optimists are confident the technology is just being tested and monitored enough that humans can prevent it from consistently causing catastrophes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Here again we find evidence of past catastrophes.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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