disaster
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The make-or-break senior season of college football’s biggest name was headed for disaster just as it began.
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
In 2021, a similar disaster in Uttarakhand killed more than 200 people after a massive flood swept through the Rishiganga and Dhauliganga valleys.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
The coast guard also conducted an aerial survey of waters near the disaster site.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
The night before, they had been sure that the spent fuel pools were on the brink of disaster.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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
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
One key reason for the rise in insurance costs is that carriers are factoring in recent disasters.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
While the exact cause of the glacial collapse is unclear, climate change is accelerating glacial melt worldwide, increasing the risk of such disasters.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
Charlie and Jamie were interested chiefly in the probabilities of disasters in financial markets.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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