wreak havoc

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Planetfall, based in the U.K. and Germany, has developed strike drones that are dropped by its balloons 100,000 feet or 19 miles up, where freezing temperatures and thin air wreak havoc on ordinary drones.

From The Wall Street Journal

“A quarter inch can wreak havoc,” said Karen Panetta, a fellow with the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

From The Wall Street Journal

A big concern is Texas, where cold temperatures threaten to ice oil-and-gas fields and wreak havoc on the power grid.

From The Wall Street Journal

The big concern in energy markets is for Texas and other parts of the southern U.S., where uncommonly cold temperatures threaten to ice some of America’s most prolific oil-and-gas fields and wreak havoc on the power grid.

From The Wall Street Journal

Crime and policing minister Sarah Jones said rural crime "can wreak havoc on the livelihoods of farmers and countryside communities."

From BBC