disaster
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A shipping disaster in 2021 shows how blocking the strait — and thus severing a link to the Mediterranean Sea — could harm global commerce.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
Nepal's energy sector accounted for about half of the infrastructure damage from the disaster, according to government assessments.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
A flood emergency disaster has been declared across Bangkok after 48 hours of heavy rain left roads in the Thai capital submerged.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
Some people make it out of a childhood of poverty, or manage to avoid disaster after a prolonged splurge or a poor investment decision, and some people don’t.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 26, 2026
“I keep telling him all that disaster stuff is just part of the game, but he won’t believe me,” Cedar said.
From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth
We’ve based our hypothesis on research and by examining how countries have dealt with disasters in recent years.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
While there were some early disasters it was not long before Mia was proud to say she could cook.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
While some insurers are charging higher premiums, others are dropping condo HOAs and their owners altogether due to rising losses from natural disasters, such as hurricanes and wildfires, and increasing reinsurance costs.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
Yet that same database warns against exactly this kind of comparison, because disasters have been far better recorded since 2000.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
It occurred to him that he had yet to eat his peach and that he should consume it before any more disasters occurred.
From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin
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