These catastrophic events caused more than $1.5 trillion in economic losses.

这些灾难性的事件造成的经济损失超过1万5千亿美元。

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complete system failure — catastrophic events in a plane that was likely already plunging toward the ocean.

11点14分——最后一条讯息显示机舱失压和整个系统瘫痪——对于飞机来说这是一个灾难性的事故。 此时飞机很有可能正在坠向大海。

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We can, in principle, now estimate how large a meteorite would have to have been to cause catastrophic events.

原则上，我们可以估算陨石撞击会引发多大程度的灾难性事件。

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Southeast Australia is one of the most fire-prone regions anywhere and international experts have been keen to learn from the catastrophic events in the state of Victoria earlier this year.

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Scientists warn that without an agreement to reduce so-called green house gas emissions, global temperatures will continue to rise, with the catastrophic consequences of extreme weather events, the spread of drought and disease, and the extinction of plant and animal species.

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Insurance companies depend on reinsurance to get through catastrophic events such as Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

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The objective was to examine how quickly ecosystems and civilizations are able to recover from catastrophic events.

UNESCO: Learning from ancient droughts

Just as boom and bust cycles are inevitable so too are catastrophic events.

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