Sentences with phrase «possible loss of human life»

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

Not exact matches

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.

Also the collateral damage, specifically the possible loss of innocent human life, is taken into account.

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.

In many cases, it appears that possible negative impacts of climate change pose risks of higher total monetary damages in industrialised areas (i.e., currency valuations of property damages) but higher total human damages in less - developed areas (i.e., losses of life and dislocations of population)-- although such events as Hurricane Katrina show that there are exceptions (Section 7.4.2.5) for developed countries, and monetary damages in developing countries may represent a larger share of their GDP.