disasters

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Wars, diseases, revolutions, depressions, bankruptcies, financial crises and natural disasters all swept through history and wiped out wealth.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

The eruption may not have caused the dramatic population collapse once proposed, but it still offers valuable insight into how humans respond to extreme disasters.

From Science Daily • May 11, 2026

While coastal states like Florida have tended to face the worst of price hikes, inland areas have also seen costs rise in recent years following hail storms, wind damage and other disasters.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

Miller served for a decade as chairman of Team Rubicon, a nonprofit that helps communities around the globe recover from disasters.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

If these climatic and geological disasters occurred throughout the Norte Chico, they could have brought to an end the civilization that began in the area two millennia before.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann