disaster
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The Nepal floods would also put "a huge amount of pressure" on western countries to increase financial support for climate disaster recovery, said Ajay Mathur, a former Indian government negotiator.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
Ben David said Flight 1073 almost ended in disaster due to negligence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Iñárritu reveals that all of this is rehearsal for a new production of the cult-classic play “Fossil Fools,” about a real-life climate disaster and its players who changed the world forever.
From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026
In an interview with CNN on Wednesday evening, Netanyahu said the stabbed pilot, passengers and second crew had "managed to prevent a 9/11 disaster".
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
It had been nothing short of a disaster.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
The accident is one of the deadliest air disasters in Nigeria in recent years.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
That has left them vulnerable to strains from unplanned outages, natural disasters or conflicts.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
During emergencies, those facilities are converted into places of refuge from fires, floods or other disasters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Myanmar's civil war often makes the scale of natural disasters hard for humanitarian organisations to judge, as well as complicating relief efforts.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
NOTE: Although standing waves are harder to get in water, the phenomenon does apparently happen very rarely in lakes, resulting in freak disasters.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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