Sentences with phrase «to lead to catastrophe»

The only projection that does not lead to catastrophe is the quite impossible one of immediately stabilizing population and industry on a worldwide basis at present levels.

Of course, there was strong criticism of this idea that continuing economic growth will lead to catastrophe in the relatively imminent future.

Just that one realization of how this simple lapse in observation led to a catastrophe.

My initial pros and cons analysis showed that going ahead with the decision would just lead to catastrophe down the road.

How sure are we that this kind of change in the environment would not lead to catastrophe?

Nationalism led to the catastrophe of two World Wars and the Holocaust.

Ask yourself what the chances are that a country's environmental problems might lead to catastrophe without also creating international military repercussions, possibly starting as an internal rebellion among a citizenry tired of its resource hardships, for which it blames the existing government.

If I were an anti-Semite, I would be an uncompromising advocate of Sharon's policy for it can only lead to catastrophe.

«As it's not possible to always successfully predict volcanic events due to the lack of complete knowledge of the signals leading to catastrophes, these results are an important new finding and ultimately we hope they will contribute to our understanding of where and when the next volcanic eruption will be.»

A series of events leading to catastrophe can easily snowball, with the greatest danger occurring during takeoff and landing, the most hazardous stages of flying.

So if we know the world is warming and there's a 10 percent chance this might eventually lead to a catastrophe beyond anything we could imagine, why aren't we doing more about climate change right now?

«Thus far no one has seriously demonstrated any scientific proof that increased global temperatures would lead to the catastrophes predicted by alarmists.

«The fact that this danger did not lead to a catastrophe before is no guarantee that it will not the next time, unless it is completely understood.

That basic formula, so familiar to many women, means putting as much on my plate as possible and hoping nothing falls off — or at least nothing that would lead to catastrophe.

If one believes that present policies are leading us to catastrophe, then the price paid for the sustainable alternative will seem quite small.

The federal Education Department's proposed slashing of student mental - health and school - safety funds could lead to catastrophe, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer warned.

The federal Education Department's proposed slashing of student mental - health and school - safety funds could lead to catastrophe, US Sen. Chuck Schumer warned Sunday.

Higgins has questioned the Skyway's long - term durability as a result of studies labeling it «fracture critical,» which means failure of one structural element could lead to a catastrophe.

But should a hub fail, researchers warned, it would lead to catastrophe.

But looking at the seismic recording before and during the cook - off, the seismologists could reconstruct the sequence of events that led to the catastrophe.

As they were discussing the various points at which lax inspection could lead to catastrophe, one of the students asked whether they could all go down to visit the local milk pasteurization and bottling plant.

Unfortunately, for pet rabbits, this tendency to conceal signs of illness can lead to catastrophe.

Which is not supportive of CO2 as demon, leading to catastrophe.

«Some politicians and others may actually believe that [global] warming is bad and leads to catastrophe.

The world is on track for temperature rise of three to five degrees, which would lead to a catastrophe.

Ultimately, this week's surprises have underscored Harvard students» need to understand those who disagree with us, however strongly we feel that their views would lead to catastrophe or injustice.

The melting of this ice could lead to a catastrophe.

«Whether this climate change would lead to a catastrophe is another question.

Once these are taken out of the equation you will see that each of these pathways will lead to catastrophe.

Recognizing that compromise is not likely to lead to a catastrophe can make it much easier to make some changes.