plagues
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Plagues, droughts, floods, toxic air and water, wars, massacres, famines, earthquakes, heat waves, wildfires, recessions, dust storms, despotism — slow-motion nightmares are crashing into fast-moving catastrophes, each one amplifying the next.
From New York Times • Nov. 10, 2022
Plagues usually happen when rain follows several years of drought.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 22, 2021
Plagues can be symbolic as well as real.
From The Guardian • May 22, 2020
This was preceded by us watching the Rugrats Passover episode, both for a bit of lighthearted comic relief as well as for a quick refresher on the Ten Plagues.
From Slate • Apr. 24, 2020
Plagues of insects and consequent further agricultural disorders are a likely consequence of nuclear war.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
