disaster
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AFP images showed residents using rafts and inflated boats to reach higher ground with the help of the state's disaster response officials.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
The governor declared a state of emergency in the first days of the disaster, sending thousands of N95 masks and air purifiers to Boyle Heights aimed at helping residents impacted by the unhealthy conditions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown called the fires “the worst natural disaster our region has faced.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
In the summer of 1999, 11-year-old Anton Honchanka was looking to escape his contaminated hometown following history's worst nuclear disaster.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
To people all around the world, the name has come to mean one thing: nuclear disaster.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
The group is also fighting Becker’s bill, which would add war to the list of emergencies — such as natural disasters and pandemics — that can trigger California’s price-gouging laws.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
TPS provides protection from deportation for people from countries designated as unsafe because of war, natural disasters or other extraordinary circumstances.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
But there have been instances of official sources, including government-controlled media, deliberately downplaying disasters, which has led to some public mistrust in this area.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
The 253-page report examines the purported scientific advances in quantifying the extent to which CO2 emissions contribute to natural disasters and extreme weather.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
When you’re married to the president, you come to understand quickly that the world brims with chaos, that disasters unfurl without notice.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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