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This ancient capital of China has suffered so many catastrophes that few historic monuments have survived — and these are widely dispersed.
Pop had a way of putting what I thought of as catastrophes into their rightful context.
) A NYT "Week in Review" piece ticks off seven potential catastrophes that could jeopardize Bush's coronation as the GOP candidate-designate.
Because 85 percent of our nation's critical infrastructure is controlled not by government but by the private sector, private-sector civilians are likely to be the first responders in any future catastrophes.
In addition to the usual list of catastrophes (power outages, plane crashes, etc.), it foresees 10 million to 300 million deaths from food shortages and accidental nuclear missile launches.