natural disaster
noun
: a sudden and terrible event in nature (such as a hurricane, tornado, or flood) that usually results in serious damage and many deaths
The earthquake was one of the worst natural disasters of this century.
Examples of natural disaster in a Sentence
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The team is typically deployed for natural disasters or times of crisis.
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Detroit Free Press, 24 Apr. 2024
The holiday is tied to preparation for natural disasters over the year such as hurricanes, tornadoes or wildfires.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2024
The company finds that its generally popular appeals for help with medical expenses and emergency aid are also common in Mexico — a country with relatively high out-of-pocket healthcare expenditures and a history of severe natural disasters.
—James Pollard, Quartz, 23 Apr. 2024
Technology that predicts floods, droughts, heatwaves, and other natural disasters could even be used to automate direct cash transfers to the people most vulnerable, Duflo added.
—Sunny Nagpaul, Fortune, 20 Apr. 2024
Deadly Quake in Turkey and Syria A 7.8-magnitude earthquake on Feb. 6, 2023, with its epicenter in Gaziantep, Turkey, was one of the deadliest natural disasters of the century.
—Ben Hubbard, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2024
Emergency Survival Cards $14.95 Instead of having to remember the key steps to take in every emergency, these emergency survival cards give you the basics for a variety of different natural disasters.
—Christopher Murray, Fox News, 11 Apr. 2024
Of course, Boise isn’t impervious to natural disasters.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 9 Apr. 2024
And some insurers are backing out of locations prone to natural disasters, while those continuing to write policies in those places are hiking their rates appreciably.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2024
Detroit Free Press, 24 Apr. 2024
The holiday is tied to preparation for natural disasters over the year such as hurricanes, tornadoes or wildfires.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2024
The company finds that its generally popular appeals for help with medical expenses and emergency aid are also common in Mexico — a country with relatively high out-of-pocket healthcare expenditures and a history of severe natural disasters.
—James Pollard, Quartz, 23 Apr. 2024
Technology that predicts floods, droughts, heatwaves, and other natural disasters could even be used to automate direct cash transfers to the people most vulnerable, Duflo added.
—Sunny Nagpaul, Fortune, 20 Apr. 2024
Deadly Quake in Turkey and Syria A 7.8-magnitude earthquake on Feb. 6, 2023, with its epicenter in Gaziantep, Turkey, was one of the deadliest natural disasters of the century.
—Ben Hubbard, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2024
Emergency Survival Cards $14.95 Instead of having to remember the key steps to take in every emergency, these emergency survival cards give you the basics for a variety of different natural disasters.
—Christopher Murray, Fox News, 11 Apr. 2024
Of course, Boise isn’t impervious to natural disasters.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 9 Apr. 2024
And some insurers are backing out of locations prone to natural disasters, while those continuing to write policies in those places are hiking their rates appreciably.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2024
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“Natural disaster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/natural%20disaster. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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