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The epicenter of the earthquake is thought to have been off the Algarve coast, possibly between Tavira and Faro, but it devastated places as far away as the capital, Lisbon.
The fossil record reveals the disappearance of pollen during previous ones, replaced by an abundance of fungus spores, telling us of a world of devastated forests rotting away.
In other words, Western European nations, devastated by World War II, wanted the United States to help defend them against Soviet aggression, and wanted German militarism to be merged into joint security arrangements.
Sponge gathering was devastated after a fungus attacked the crop, and sisal was produced more cheaply in South America.
The Sun called it a bit of "sexy fun," but the other tabloids reported that Rhys-Jones felt "devastated and betrayed."