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How to use the word disasters in a Sentence? Page #3

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Steve Bowen, director and meteorologist at Aons impact forecasting team, said in a news release. WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS OF 2019 : HERE ARE THE BIGGEST MOMENTS, FROM POLAR VORTEX TO HURRICANE DORIAN The area that was worst hit in the last decade was the Asia-Pacific region, which accounted for 44 percent of the total amount of economic losses, according to the report. In 2019 one of the greatest disasters was when Typhoon Hagibis struck Japan in October, causing 99 deaths and $ 15 billion in economic losses. ( National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Satellites - Public Affairs) In 2019, one of the greatest disasters was when Typhoon Hagibis struck Japan in October, causing 99 deaths and $ 15 billion in economic losses. In its report, Aon said intense weather events, bigger populations in the path of disasters and greater supply chain disruption in a globalized economy contributed to the sharp rise in overall economic damage. The runway at Offutt Air Force Base can be seen covered by floodwaters from the Missouri River during flooding in 2019. ( 55th Wing Commander/Facebook) The costliest individual disaster in 2019 was inland flooding, which created losses of $ 82 billion, while tropical cyclones caused economic losses globally around $ 68 billion. In the U.S., floodingspawned by the bomb cyclonein the Midwest caused economic losses of over $ 20 billion, the report noted. 10 DEADLIEST US TORNADOES ON RECORD According to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 2019 was the second-hottest year in the agencys 140-year climate record, just behind 2016. The agency also noted that the worlds five warmest years have all occurred since 2015, with nine of the 10 warmest years occurring since 2005. Scientific research indicates that climate change will continue to affect all types of weather phenomena and subsequently impact increasingly urbanized areas.

Steve Bowen

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

We have heard the message loud and clear from the Australian people, they want to see a Federal Government adopt a very direct response to these natural and national disasters.

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

They want to see a Federal Government adopt a very direct response to these natural and national disasters.

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

That is the tragedy of what is occurring as a result of these disasters.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

[ S ] Jerry Nadler recognizes that Jerry Nadler is very bad at running hearings, hes had disasters when hes had people -- whether House Judiciary Committee was Robert Mueller, Corey Lewandowski or John Dean. Those hearings did not go well. Its really a testament to how little she trusts Jerry Nadler.

Mollie Hemingway

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

As he is young and energetic with outstanding leadership, I hope he'll support the people of Japan, which has faced continuous disasters and typhoons.

Tomoko Shirakawa

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

Mostly, only the poor are affected by the disasters, not the rich.

Muhammad Masood Rafi

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

We are facing a dual crisis of climate change and economic inequality, without immediate action, we risk an incredible human toll from disasters, health impacts, rising national security threats, and trillions of dollars in economic losses.

Cory Booker

Found on CNN
4 years ago

I would agree with FEMA's current assessment, that they're sitting fine as far as funding is concerned, but future events between now and the end of September could change that. It depends on how many( disasters occur) and the severity.

Mark Misczak

Found on CNN
4 years ago

We've been studying home improvement for 25 years and losses from national disasters haven't been on the radar. Suddenly, we're seeing this pop up as a significant share.

Kermit Baker

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

The( concept) is that Lord Grantham has asked Lord Grantham to reminisce about Lord Grantham time at Downton Abbey, so Lord Grantham goes back and we talk about the loves, the lives, the disasters, the tragedies, the fun of the whole six series, which is linked together by the music.

Jim Carter

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

House Republicans' last-minute sabotage of an overwhelmingly bipartisan disaster relief bill is an act of staggering political cynicism, countless American families hit by devastating natural disasters across the country will now be denied the relief they urgently need.

Nancy Pelosi

Found on CNN
4 years ago

I'm worried about all the weather disasters. Everytime we have huge a bushfire here another animal might go extinct, the government isn't doing as much as it should. It's just scary for younger generations.

Nina Pasqualini

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

The World Bank Group is working closely with our partners to help the population recover from these terrible storms, build back stronger than before, and improve countries' resilience to natural disasters.

David Malpass

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

I think the emperor is loved by the people. His image is one of encouraging the people, such as after disasters, and being close to the people, i hope the next emperor will, like the Heisei emperor, be close to the people in the same way.

Morio Miyamoto

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

We desperately need the supplemental funding to recover from the natural disasters that hammered Tyndall and Offutt.

Heather Wilson

Found on CNN
5 years ago

Let there be no doubt, these disasters are magnified precisely because of climate change, i can not fathom the level of cognitive dissonance required to schedule these votes one right after the other.

Chuck Schumer

Found on CNN
5 years ago

We are working to mitigate the damage caused by climate change, cuba is an example for the world on how to prevent natural disasters.

Ernesto Gonzalez

Found on CNN
5 years ago

Nuclear plants must be protected against the most severe natural disasters they could face today - not those estimated 40 years ago.

Edwin Lyman

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

This is a very complex disaster. Probably one of the most complicated disasters this nation has ever seen when it comes to Paradise.

Brock Long

Found on CNN
5 years ago

Disaster funding continues to decline every year. The threat of a disaster increases, the incidence of disasters increases, the BNPB budget goes down.

Sutopo Purwo Nugroho

Found on CNN
5 years ago

It’s been one of the worst disasters in modern time in this country. I think everyone’s been shocked by how brutal, how horrendous it all was. I think everyone’s playing catch-up, trying to work out how you deal with a truly horrendous situation.

Prince William

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

The outbreak of leptospirosis that occurred after Hurricane Maria and associated deaths were predictable, disasters, whether they occur in Puerto Rico or elsewhere throughout the world, are triggers or drivers of leptospirosis ... It really emphasizes the challenges we have in addressing leptospirosis public health issues in Puerto Rico.

Albert Icksang Ko

Found on CNN
5 years ago

Barbecue is comfort food, disasters are what we do, but our passion is helping people. ... For us, that's about both feeding those who are hungry and honoring veterans and those in the military.

Stan Hays

Found on CNN
5 years ago

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