disaster
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The authors recommended that the county update its County Recovery Plan, including a disaster debris plan, as well as formalize a disaster recovery center coordinator position and create a one-stop web platform for post-disaster services.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
A disaster management agency official said over the weekend that 12 people had been infected with the disease after consuming dead wildlife in the Munyamadzi River area.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Why regulators didn’t intervene early enough to avert disaster remains a matter for investigators.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
Possible settings include submarines, disaster areas, and eventually human settlements on the moon or Mars.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
Arkhipov had survived the K.19 nuclear submarine disaster the year before.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
“L.A. County doesn’t have a plan for disasters — that’s a ticking time bomb.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
In France, premiums for multirisk home insurance, which includes natural disasters, rose 8.4% in 2025, according to France Assureurs, an industry group.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
Some 18% of Indian land is Himalayan, yet the region accounts for about 35% of disasters, according to the report.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
The humanitarian situation has been further worsened by several natural disasters and the forced return of millions of Afghans from Iran and Pakistan since 2023.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
I’ve been begging him to let me, since I’m turning twelve in five months, but he hears too many stories about air-bag disasters from the trauma team he works with at the hospital.
From "Amina's Voice" by Hena Khan
Vocabulary lists containing disaster
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