Sentences with phrase «loss of human life»

Reporting offences against human life, or offences that have resulted in loss of human life is also mandatory for any individual under Romanian law.

The rating applies to sites at which a dam failure would most likely cause loss of human life, but does not include an assessment of the likelihood of such an event.

For example, extreme transient sea - level rise due to tropical or extratropical storm surge can cause abrupt increases of flood risk (Nicholls et al., 2007), putting many coastal regions at risk for loss of human life before gradual sea - level rise inundates the region.

Experiences show faster recovery in communities less affected by destructive violence in a meaning of loss of human lives as well as devastation of homes and economy.

Furthermore, the areas where construction of a CDR would be feasible include substantial areas (e.g., of the African continent) where hydrologic extremes have great consequences both economically and in terms of loss of human life.

As tourism is the backbone of Bali's economy, the harm of an explosive eruption, like the one seen in 1963 that claimed more than 1,000 lives, will not stop at potential loss of human life and destruction property.

Stem cells can be obtained licitly, without loss of human life — for example, from an adult organism or from the blood of the umbilical cord at the time of birth.

The plagues also showed His mercy, being tailored to disrupt and humiliate the worship of their pagan deities without causing loss of human life until the final plague, which occurred only after God had exhausted every other option (Graeser, et.

I love it when people talk of disasters that claim human lives and cause human suffering as a blessing, it allows us to see who would rather be shown to be right than to avoid loss of human life.

Not only should we abandon stem cell research, but we should reallocate the vast majority of our research dollars from projects such as cancer research into programs to help prevent this staggering loss of human life.

The sheer loss of human life is yet to be quantified.

Dear EarthTalk: Has anyone been tracking whether climate change is causing more loss of human life as it gets more pronounced?

Classified as threatened, lions suffer from habitat loss, depletion of prey, retaliatory killing for real or perceived losses of human life and livestock, poaching for traditional medicine, and more.

The authors note, «The devastating loss of human life from the Ebola outbreak of 2014 must not be in vain.

Tropical cyclones, including hurricanes and typhoons, are severe natural disasters that can cause tremendous loss of human life and suffering.

The study's findings could help mitigate loss of human life, according to Rumpf.

Slower transformation and recovery of relational as well as other aspects of social life is evident in communities with bigger loss of human lives — the places deeply traumatized with horrible experiences of genocide and ethnic cleansing.

«It really breaks my heart to witness such a tragic loss of human lives, thousands of them.

Significant hazard classification — possible loss of human life and likely significant property or environmental destruction if the dam fails,

If the whole of Eastern Antarctica melts, a 19m global sea - level rise is possible, but the effect of this lesser rise would still be catastrophic to both cities and agricultural land, apart from immediate loss of human lives.

And fires cause other environmental concerns such as the release of large amounts of ash, destruction of topsoil and damage to wildlife and habitat — not to mention loss of human life and damage to people's homes.

Along those lines, I would propose unnecessary loss of human life is the most important measure, yet such a metric does not appear to be posited in the 163 + comments above!

Altercations because of the actions of a pet has in the past resulted in loss of human life in the most aggravated of circumstances.

However, the Keystone and KXL lines traverse mostly rural areas, whereas truck and rail alternatives go along busy, congested highways and through towns and urban areas — with far greater potential for loss of human life and property.

Heavy rainfall can cause rivers and drainage systems to overflow or dams to break, leading to flood events that bring damage to property and road systems as well potential loss of human life.

The fact that we are causing climate change, and that it is already killing 300,000 people a year, is an example of how our markets» inability to price the environment and price society correctly is actually causing loss of human life.

The loss of human life and destruction of property lingered on minds across the world, but a decade - long effort to lure innovative technology firms to the South American country was also at stake.

In a statement, Israeli Intelligence Minister Israel Katz said, «My condolences to the people of Iran and Iraq over the loss of human life caused by the earthquake.»

Of course, there is as much outrage at the loss of human life!

For him the weight of the issue fell not on the side of the loss of human life but the possible loss or diminishing of the right to own whatever gun or guns one wanted.

There is necessary War, and there are rules we can impose and measures we can take to try and preserve as much of our humanity as possible, but the widescale risk and loss of human life that is garaunteed with war is not and CAN NOT be just.

But I think the only place where I could possibly start is by recognizing that the loss of human life is tragic (especially in Iraq, where much of the post-invasion seems to have been badly bungled).

In wartime the GNP soars; nothing is subtracted for the destruction of cities and infrastructure, much less for the loss of human life.

As the Eastern Seaboard begins cobbling back together some semblance of normalcy following the superstorm's landfall, sad numbers are being confirmed about the loss of human life.

Countering terrorism is long haul, endless work: grueling, grating, frustrating, operating with a margin of risk that is the loss of human life.

«When there's a loss of human life, nothing else matters.

Tropical cyclones can have devastating effects, with costly damages and loss of human lives.

Despite these cuts, the proposal reads, the office would continue to «provide robust science that is instrumental to preventing the loss of human life, managing natural resources, and maintaining a strong economy.»

Fang and his co-authors singled out the greatest immeasurable cost of scientific misconduct: preventable illness or the loss of human life due to misinformation in the medical literature.

These factors may mean that freight vehicles become automated ahead of human transport, as the loss of human life presents a far larger risk to companies than damage to goods.

Many people have tried to find ways of preventing hurricanes before they make landfall, resulting in the loss of human lives.

It's also nice to see Kidman's character carefully adjusting to her new decision - making role and feeling a bit overwhelmed when one of those decisions is responsible for the loss of human life.

It's easy to become disconnected from the loss of human life when the target is 7,000 miles away, but Egan and his co-pilot, Suarez (Zoe Kravitz), feel deep regret for their actions.

Why do these films, and others in the action genre, concentrate on the fate of the main characters while overlooking the loss of human life and the cost of property damage that occur in their wake?