Sentences with phrase «widespread destruction of»

Rain followed and on the third of the ides of july a great tempest of hail in the trent valley marvellously beyond the ordinary nothing like it had been seen before with widespread destruction of crops by floods of water in the valley of the trent such as had not happened for a long time

But their policies have led to the most widespread destruction of nature in Germany since the Second World War.

It will greatly enhance the rate at which warming is already taking place and could cause widespread destruction of life and habitat...»

The results are (a) widespread destruction of our former green and pleasant land, (b) higher electricity bills, (c) windfarm companies making pots of money.

Green traditionalists are well - represented among environmental scientists, and they publish high - profile papers warning «that population growth, widespread destruction of natural ecosystems, and climate change may be driving Earth» to an irreversible tipping point.

It not only imperils the world's climate by encouraging the widespread destruction of climate - crucial forests and wetlands, but also drives up the cost of one the world's most important cereal crops.

These include widespread destruction of ecosystems, especially through deforestation, climatic instability, and contamination in the soils and waters that all contribute to excruciating poverty.

In the wake of the widespread destruction of property and the massive exodus of people, the state of Louisiana, with the help of education reformers, created autonomous charter schools to fill the void.

Marine scientists from Australia and the USA today called for global efforts to protect deeper coral reefs as insurance against the widespread destruction of shallow reefs and their fish stocks now taking place around the world.

In the journal Nature Climate Change, lead author Dr. Tom Bridge from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies based at James Cook University and colleagues point out that global conservation policies have so far failed to prevent the widespread destruction of coral reefs and their fish life, which now threatens the food security of millions of people.

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The trio of hurricanes come after Hurricane Harvey brought widespread destruction to the Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coast, estimated by AccuWeather to have caused damage of up to $ 190 billion.

Once you fully let go of that delusion and see us for what we are, just another specie vying for survival and dominance based on instincts that evolved before we had the ability to inflict widespread death, suffering, and destruction on other people, there is less cause for cynicism.

There are other points of great seriousness, as in the widespread production and advertising of alcoholic beverages and hence the encouragement given to their consumption, and in the doubtful validity of the production of implements of atomic destruction.

On the one hand, we see non-state actors, as well as warlords and heads of state who use relatively unsophisticated means to gain their ends by targeting, terrorizing, and killing noncombatants and, as in the destruction of the World Trade Center towers or the bombing of the Madrid trains, intentionally causing lasting property damage, civilian deaths, and widespread fear.

We constantly argue as though in each case the terms varied inversely, a gain on the one side being ipso facto the other side's loss; and this in turn leads to the widespread idea that any destiny on «monist» lines would exact the sacrifice and bring about the destruction of all personal values in the Universe.

There is widespread agreement among futurist writers with respect to the most crucial world problems — issues of such magnitude that failure to resolve them will result in enormous destruction, conflict, and misery on a global scale.

Once again, we see God's mercy at work in the midst of widespread destruction.

Bullshit is a powerful enemy well dug in, but by allowing the widespread creation and easy distribution of unfiltered content, the internet creates what may be a weapon of (political) mass destruction.

That worked then, I imagine in your scenario there could be widespread destruction throughout the district so staying there to conduct the business of the country probably wouldn't be feasible.

Irma has been pummeling the Caribbean with gale - force winds, sheets of rain and widespread destruction.

«The groups conducted numerous attacks on government and civilian targets that resulted in thousands of deaths and injuries, widespread destruction, the internal displacement of approximately 1.8 million persons, and external displacement of an estimated 205,000 Nigerian refugees to neighboring countries, principally Cameroon, Chad, and Niger,» the report said.

After Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico in September 2017, a large population of Puerto Ricans began moving to Florida to escape the widespread destruction.

The ITU jointly struggles with other Iraqi progressive and patriotic forces for peace, democracy and social justice and for an end to the onslaught of sectarianism and terrorism that has brought widespread corruption, mass death, destruction and mayhem.

«Within the last two decades, tsunamis have been responsible for the loss of almost half a million lives, widespread long - lasting destruction, profound environmental effects and global financial crisis,» Dr Kadri said.

The 2016 movie «Suicide Squad,» rated PG - 13, includes «lots of action violence, from close - up execution - style murders to large - scale battles and widespread destruction that leads to the deaths of innocent bystanders,» Common Sense Media told parents in its review.

Blamed for everything from E numbers to the destruction of the ozone layer, the chemicals industry has every reason to feel unloved, despite the widespread benefits that it has brought to every aspect of daily life, not least the paper and inks that bring us New Scientist every week.

Were historical levels of bioerosion to be applied to today's reefs there would be widespread destruction, threatening many of the benefits that reefs provide to society.

We lament over the widespread abuse and destruction of the earth's resources, including its bio-diversity.

The primary difference is that the giant animals are accustomed to physical activity, so when the evil business executive who spearheaded the development of the dangerous pathogens decides to call them «home» (i.e., the skyscraper where the company is located in Chicago, Illinois), rampant destruction and widespread human slaughter awaits as the animals kill their way to the big city.

Contains strong language and images of widespread death and destruction.

On Earth, The Cloverfield Paradox has caused widespread destruction in the form of at least two gigantic monsters, witnessed by Michael (Roger Davies).

The 2004 tsunami, which caused widespread destruction, was triggered by a massive earthquake of magnitude 9.0 just off the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra.

The 2004 tsunami, which caused widespread destruction, was triggered by a massive earthquake of magnitude 9.0 just off the coast of the...

Asus has not released any information on which of the parts is in short supply or whether the widespread destruction in Japan has anything to do with it.

The path of Irma's destruction is widespread, and we are still assessing what first responders and animal services agencies need to care for pets displaced from the storm.

February 28th, 2017 — In the world of Ubisoft's record breaking open world game, Tom Clancy's The Division, a deadly pandemic led to widespread panic, looting and destruction in New York City, causing Manhattan to be placed under quarantine.

Undeterred by a turbulent personal life that included a year of hospitalisation following a nervous breakdown, and the destruction in 1934 of over 250 paintings and drawings, it was only in her later years that she gained widespread Recognition.

That because there has been such a widespread destruction in forests and grasslands already and FF use has increased so much that today LULCC is only contributing about 10 % of what FF do now -LRB-?).

The widespread scarcity, gradual destruction and aggravated pollution of freshwater resources in many world regions, along with the progressive encroachment of incompatible activities, demand integrated water resources planning and management.

We are deeply disappointed and concerned about the effect of today's court ruling because mountaintop removal mining has already caused widespread and extreme destruction to the mountains, waters, and communities of Appalachia.

Sierra Club, Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition, Coal River Mountain Watch, and the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy: «We are deeply disappointed and concerned about the effect of today's court ruling because mountaintop removal mining has already caused widespread and extreme destruction to the mountains, waters, and communities of Appalachia.

[1] Mass destruction of property, unprecedented flooding, and widespread power outages occurred in Southern Texas as a result.

Instead, they paint a stark picture of rising temperatures causing floods and wildfires, food and water shortages, damage to human health, and widespread disruption of services and destruction of roads, railways bridges and buildings.

Consequential to such a scenario are widespread food shortages, extreme poverty, massive destruction of our habitats, and imbalance in our ecosystems.

When there is an unexpected large - scale civil disturbance that local authorities are powerless to stop, local military commanders may intervene to stop widespread loss of life or wanton destruction and restore order to the point that civil authorities can take over, as well to protect federal property and functions if civil authorities can not.

The odd twist in this story is that he was convicted under a law that was enacted in the face of widespread financial misconduct and often only applies to the destruction of information recording instances of corporate crime.

Yet it is undeniable that these levels of violence, accidental injury, and self - and other - destruction are not consistent with a vision of widespread well - being.