The word
"calamitous" means something that is extremely disastrous or causing great harm and suffering.
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In Oops, by Arthur Geisert, a piglet spills his milk, a small incident that leads to one
calamitous event after another.
An «inherent bias» in scientific journals in favour of
more calamitous predictions has excluded research showing that marine creatures are not damaged by ocean acidification, which is caused by the sea absorbing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
But as enchanting and high - spirited as she can be, when Em's bipolar disorder seizes her she becomes monstrous, sometimes
with calamitous consequences for herself and others.
This is no offence to our previous first choice left back, Gael Clichy, but over the last several years our left side was known more
for calamitous errors instead of easy on the eye, two - touch football.
Even in lowland, protected areas frogs, amphibians and related species are suffering
from calamitous population declines, possibly as a result of climate change
The changes appeared inconsequential when Kane calmly opened the scoring in the 48th minute
after calamitous Brighton defending allowed Son Heung - min to burst into the box.
*** South Australia's obsession with wind power has brought with it a grab bag of
calamitous results — including retail power prices more than double the cheapest state in Australia, Victoria and its globally «acclaimed» habit of «Australia's wind power capital»: routine load shedding and statewide blackouts.
One Liverpool Blog after yesterday's historic result wrote «Lovren's
calamitous defending in Saturday's 3 - 0 home defeat to hot - and - cold West Ham United has put not only his first - team place in jeopardy, -LSB-...]
Spurs trailed by two after two
calamitous errors from captain Hugo Lloris gifted Leroy Sane and Kevin De Bruyne simple finishes.
But the
potentially calamitous impact of clearance for mining, logging and ranching, combined with the longer - term impact of human - induced climate change, driven by fossil fuel combustion on a global scale, had to be identified by complex computer simulations.
The old hands warn that the failure to capitalise on an equally unexpected victory in 1992 was a significant contributor to John Major's
calamitous defeat in 1997.
THos edays are long gone» gone the day that the wonderful David Dein was unceremoniosly dumped - physically too - out of the club and thr board, in a catstrophically
calamitous day for our club..
«For anyone at the twilight of his life, these irreparable and
calamitous losses would have shattered anybody.
USA Today «s house editorial today bemoans the fact that Climategate «gives ammunitiion to the skeptics,» but concludes that «the overwhelming scientific consensus remains that the Earth is warming, largely because of human activity, with potentially
calamitous consequences involving melting ice caps, rising sea levels and shifting agricultural patterns.»
It covers in this order: the dread LASPO cuts of April 2013 largely removing social welfare law from publicly - funded law; the brewing crisis over the defence profession and the potentially
calamitous impact of the foisting of dual contracts upon an unwilling profession; and then the government's attempts to curb judicial review unfairly caricatured by Chris Grayling as «a promotional tool for countless left - wing campaigners».
Dejan Lovren continues to be afforded chance after chance despite regularly
making calamitous mistakes, Mamadou Sakho is ignored.
The United Nations report mentions
calamitous outcomes from continuing global warming that would affect the world's food supply, economies, and ways of life.
In response to a question from Labour backbencher Ian Austin highlighting the «
calamitous collapse» in Mr Cameron's reputation for competence, however, the prime minister adopted a different tone.
His note provides an answer on both boulders and chevrons that, at the very least, would seem to require more conditional language in the new paper, if not a reframing of the portion on the prospect of
calamitous storms.
Art can be
as calamitous and vacant if it is just a means to a self - serving end.
Human beings, organized into cities, also offer the best defense against the
most calamitous threats to our species» existence — plague, pollution, and even terrorism.
In one of Mangala's first games for City, he dealt with Diego Costa fantastically but since then he's been a byword for
calamitous mistakes.
You seem to have steered clear of the questions in which science intersects with policy (global warming is happening but it's
not calamitous; the costs estimated for cutting emissions exceed the overinflated costs of adaptation, etc...).
The Stern Review, an excellent new report by the U.K. Treasury, makes clear that the consequences could be catastrophic: melting of ice sheets, with a huge rise of ocean levels; massive crop failures; increased transmission of diseases; and potentially
calamitous effects on ecosystem services.
Bravo's
calamitous displays led to him losing his starting berth while Willy Caballero's error in his side's 2 - 1 defeat to Chelsea on Wednesday night gifted Eden Hazard the opening goal.
In a surprising move to some, VW pushed full - steam ahead with its New York reveal of the 2016 Volkswagen Passat,
despite calamitous allegations the automaker blatantly deceived the EPA and knowingly violated the Clean Air Act with its use of «defeat devices» on four - cylinder turbodiesel engines.
For the first time in 30 years of dangerously going it alone, this ambitious adventure gave players the freedom to take things at their own pace and get completely lost in lands ravished
by calamitous intent, where courage and curiosity are rewarded with whimsy and endless wonder.
Why, after the last lot of
calamitous defensive performances, have we resorted to defending like a Sunday league team again?!
More than simply listing
calamitous threats, we wanted to jump - start the discussion of how the world can take significant action.
Which is why the University of Toronto mathematics grad — who also attended Oxford — began playing with numbers six years ago when scientific assertions were being made about the Earth's
calamitous rising temperatures.
«In the clear light of reasoned truth, Your predictions
so calamitous.»
From such a disinterested scientific perspective, the threat of substantial,
even calamitous, climate change is unequivocal.
And there's nothing in here for
calamitous health care costs, so Medigap and long - term health care policies are a must; are they part of your budget?
In each installment the reader is exposed to a dark and
calamitous world, where the nefarious rule.
The last time Wenger threw around the words cover and experience we got the past - it,
calamitous likes of Squillaci, Kim Kallstrom and Flamini so id rather we just steer clear of any temporary signings and have Chambers, Gabriel and Holding do the job.
I love their enthusiasm but if we go down it will be because we have arguably the most
calamitous back four in the history of the Premiership.
Over the next several years, the professional economic development community resisted efforts to reform the program arguing that this was their most powerful economic development tool and it could not be modified
without calamitous results.
Observers have warned Cameron's lack of interest in Northern Ireland could
prove calamitous if the situation in Northern Ireland deteriorates in the future.
Despite a supposedly
calamitous year for disasters, Munich Re actually made a profit of Eu2.6 bn in 2016, well ahead of its target of Eu2.3 bn.
Yet being God is tougher than he thought, especially when such disasters
spark calamitous aftershocks and when millions of prayers require answers — and they can't all be «yes.»
Speaking of experts, in 1980 Paul Ehrlich, a Stanford scientist and environmental Cassandra who
predicted calamitous food shortages by 1990, accepted a bet with economist Julian Simon.
Meetings at the U.N. about the topic have been taking place during a season of
calamitous weather events, including a series of devastating hurricanes.
On the side of those questioning
calamitous global warming, the blogging and spinning immediately screeched into full - speed damage - control mode.
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