With the disappearance of the reefs, hurricanes and other tropical storms will result in even greater loss of life and resources than is the case today. (discovermagazine.com)
Some have sunk with great loss of life, other succumbed to the waves after all had safely disembarked. (dive-the-world.com)
It was also clear that the next large earthquake to strike near the Valley would cause significantly greater loss of life, structural damage, and economic hardship than past earthquakes had inflicted. (dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com)