catastrophe

An incinerator scheme to help clean up the ecological catastrophe turned out to be a vast multi-million-dollar scam that included a "ghost" incinerator for the capital Tirana that was never built.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

Authorities and industry insiders are now questioning whether the airline’s fast growth contributed to last week’s near catastrophe.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

"But the money was meant to avoid a civilian catastrophe - that is the only reason."

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu earlier credited Machchhar, as well as the flight's passengers, with averting catastrophe.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

The events that unfolded as Europe careened toward catastrophe appeared to defy logic and common sense.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

“They say that it’s impossible to live a happy life when all you see is burnt houses and catastrophes, especially when you walk through the streets with your kids.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Now, a long-awaited independent investigation commissioned by Gov. Gavin Newsom provides the most frank and in-depth review of the Jan. 7, 2025 catastrophes, and points out multiple shortcomings in governmental planning and response.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 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

Will his crew see this grandiose conspiracy through, despite their shifty partners and some last-minute catastrophes?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

There are worlds that have been charred and ruined by cosmic catastrophes.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan