devastation

Two of the strongest on record, in 1982-83 and 1997-98, saw very wet winters that left a trail of devastation in California.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

It worked well enough for decades but gradually broke down, insufficient to prevent the devastation of World War I.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

"I stand here today with a heavy heart, I will struggle to find the words to express the pain and devastation that our family has endured."

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Osinski said it would cause "regional devastation on a scale that would wipe out major cities and have global climate impacts."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

In her week in the world of Cittàgazze, she had seen enough devastation, enough Specter-eaten adults and wild, scavenging children, to have a horror of those ethereal vampires.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman

They are still hurting, still missing the loved ones they lost, and they must surely be forever on alert for similar devastations that could come and upend their lives again.

From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026

The Indus River, which caused much of the devastations in Sindh, is now at normal levels, though authorities say it will take another two months to completely drain the water.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 17, 2022

Though the damage caused by Ida was the prime focus Tuesday, Biden also highlighted other recent natural devastations such as the wildfires in the West, which have burned millions of acres.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 7, 2021

In the face of these potential devastations, what’s to come is less a matter of promise than resignation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2021

Geographically the training-camp was two thousand miles from the devastations of Europe; and from the new forces that were destroying or renewing civilization, how many more?

From Steel The Diary of a Furnace Worker by Charles Rumford Walker