environmental catastrophe
collocation in Englishmeaningsofenvironmentalandcatastrophe
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environmental
adjective
uk/ɪnˌvaɪ.rənˈmen.təl/us/ɪnˌvaɪ.rənˈmen.t̬əl/
relating to ...
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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 ofenvironmentalandcatastrophefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Forecasts of potentialenvironmentalcatastrophehave a long and celebrated tradition.
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Yet even for these resources, such as airsheds and water systems which are typically common-property resources, the forecasts ofenvironmentalcatastrophehave failed to materialize.
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We warned before the war commenced thatenvironmentalcatastrophewas probable.
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We all look on horrified and impotent as we witness anenvironmentalcatastropheof unimaginable proportions.
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We know that the world also faces anenvironmentalcatastrophe.
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They know that they face a majorenvironmentalcatastrophe.
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The entire vessel and its cargo had to be raised in double-quick time or an appallingenvironmentalcatastrophewould have resulted.
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The upshot of this impasse may be anenvironmentalcatastrophe.
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Our reaction to theenvironmentalcatastrophein the middle east was belated because that catastrophe could and should have been anticipated.
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Forty years of state socialism behind the iron curtain have left those countries in a state ofenvironmentalcatastrophe.
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The shellfish industry is a recent notable success, but that is due partly to theenvironmentalcatastropheaffecting our cod stocks.
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Failure to make such progress could precipitate a globalenvironmentalcatastrophe, with grave consequences for the people of this planet.
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On examination, the proposal seems an entrepreneurial andenvironmentalcatastrophewaiting to happen.
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You did not see the financial disaster and theenvironmentalcatastrophecoming, despite all the warnings, because there were warnings.
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We are all committed to stopping climate change, to preventing the globalenvironmentalcatastrophethat threatens humanity.
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Secondly, we want her to show a willingness to consider alternatives, so that we avoid theenvironmentalcatastrophethat is in the making.
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We need to give it to them because the choices in relation toenvironmentalcatastropheare also our choices.
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We know that they face a majorenvironmentalcatastrophe.
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Acid rain is part of theenvironmentalcatastrophefacing the world.
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Haavisto's—and the task force's—principal conclusion was not that the conflict had caused anenvironmentalcatastrophe.
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