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  2. Disaster - Wikipedia

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    A disaster is an event that causes serious harm to people, buildings, economies, ... A hazard that overwhelms or injures a community is considered a disaster. [11]

  3. Natural disaster - Wikipedia

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    A natural disaster is the very harmful impact on a society or community after a natural ... a flood is not considered significant unless the water covers land used by ...

  4. List of natural disasters by death toll - Wikipedia

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    A natural disaster might be caused by earthquakes, flooding, volcanic eruption, landslide, hurricanes, etc. To be classified as a disaster, it must have profound environmental effects and/or loss of life and frequently causes financial loss.

  5. Environmental disaster - Wikipedia

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    An environmental disaster or ecological disaster is defined as a catastrophic event regarding the natural environment that is due to human activity. [2] This point distinguishes environmental disasters from other disturbances such as natural disasters and intentional acts of war such as nuclear bombings .

  6. List of national emergencies in the United States - Wikipedia

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    A national emergency is a situation in which a government is empowered to perform actions not normally permitted. The 1976 National Emergencies Act implemented various legal requirements regarding emergencies declared by the President of the United States.

  7. Texas governor issues disaster declaration as wildfires grow ...

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    A nuclear weapons facility in the Texas Panhandle said it had evacuated some staff Tuesday amid wind-fueled wildfires that covered thousands of acres and prompted the governor to issue a disaster ...

  8. List of disasters in the United States by death toll - Wikipedia

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    This list of United States disasters by death toll includes disasters that occurred either in the United States, at diplomatic missions of the United States, or incidents outside of the United States in which a number of U.S. citizens were killed. Domestic deaths due to war in America are included except the American Civil War.

  9. Opinion - The lame-duck Congress will be a disaster for Team ...

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    The Senate is a bit different, because it is considered a continuing body, yet at least one third of the seats in the Senate are in the same position occupied by a sitting member who is not ...