catastrophe

Thankfully, the same capacity for collaboration that assisted our species’ development throughout history could now avert this catastrophe.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

Profit was boosted by the company’s investment portfolio—with net investment income up 6% to a record $1.1 billion pre-tax—but was dented by higher catastrophe losses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 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

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

Even those who survived its perils warned others against going, calling it suicidal, and telling them to expect nothing less than catastrophe.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple

“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

In the first half of 2026, insured losses from natural catastrophes were estimated at $42 billion, down from $91 billion a year before, according to the Swiss Re Institute.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

He was a fugitive from all the plagues and catastrophes that had ever lashed mankind.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez