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catastrophe

[kuh-tas-truh-fee] / kəˈtæs trə fi /


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Catastrophe losses, net of reinsurance, dropped to $761 million from $2.3 billion the year prior, when wildfires devastated the Los Angeles area.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

Appeared in the October 31, 2025, print edition as 'Bill Gates Rethinks Climate Catastrophe'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

One such mechanism is the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility, of which 19 Caribbean governments are members.

From BBC • Oct. 1, 2025

Catastrophe models are already allowed in California for pricing policies that cover earthquakes and fires caused by quakes.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2024

This is no Evolution, but a Catastrophe—such a Catastrophe as must be fatal to any consistent development hypothesis.

From Natural Law in the Spiritual World by Drummond, Henry




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