natural catastrophe

collocation in English

meaningsofnaturalandcatastrophe

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natural
adjective
uk
/ˈnætʃ.ər.əl/us
/ˈnætʃ.ɚ.əl/
as found in nature and not involving anything made or done ...
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catastrophe
noun[C]
uk
/kəˈtæs.trə.fi/us
/kəˈtæs.trə.fi/
a sudden event that causes very great trouble ...
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(Definition ofnaturalandcatastrophefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Anaturalcatastrophemade him see the violent dynamics of history behind the mask of a civil society.
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Three hypotheses for its origin are examined: recovery from anthropogenic disturbance, unique soil conditions and recovery from a large-scalenaturalcatastrophe.
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Only in the last decade or so have historians caught up with other social scientists (sociologists, geographers, and anthropologists) in re-discovering the suddennaturalcatastropheas a serious subject.
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She has been twice stricken by dire,naturalcatastrophe, hurting her economy.
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Without greater food production an increasing number of human tragedies will rise to meet us through famine,naturalcatastropheand civil war.
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There are also categories ofnaturalcatastropheable to interrupt supply.
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It has the same impact as a mining disaster or some other greatnaturalcatastrophe.
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These include lifeboatmen and part-time firemen, and people helping in a fire, flood, explosion, accident,naturalcatastropheor a search for a missing person.
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No one wishes the onset of war,naturalcatastropheor disaster, but wishing is not enough.
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Barring a substantialnaturalcatastropheor nuclear war, the population will not stabilise below 10 billion—more than double the current level.
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All along their attitude has been that of people looking at anaturalcatastrophe, like an earthquake, a storm or a flood.
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Recent events have reminded us—if we needed reminding—of the risks taken by those who readily work in places where the threat of guerrilla warfare exacerbates the harshness ofnaturalcatastrophe.
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Moreover, he interpreted both accounts as descriptions of a greatnaturalcatastrophe.
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Amid the economic challenges that followed, the community faced anothernaturalcatastrophe.
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However, unlike the lower worlds, the uddhvsa worlds are never destroyed bynaturalcatastrophe.
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They may be predictable, such as budget cycles, or unpredictable, such as natural catastrophes.
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Sampson advocates on behalf of insurer and consumer interests on issues ranging fromnaturalcatastrophefunding and regulatory reform to personal finance.
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These introduce a human dimension and take the form of a series of interviews with the survivors of these natural catastrophes.
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What this article says is that, in the case of natural catastrophes, national aid may be compatible.
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After all, we are talking about natural catastrophes and that also includes floods.
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