But what really set this economic downturn apart from others,he says, was the severity of the banking crisis.

VOA: special.2009.05.29

UN aid agencies say this year's flooding across West Africa may match the severity of the floods that occurred in 2007.

VOA: standard.2009.09.05

"I hope that what a study like this will do would be to help alert clinicians, residents in training, and medical students that severity is an important factor to consider in planning treatment,".

VOA: standard.2010.01.08

Storms of this severity and length are very unusual and it has not been safe to sail since Thursday.

BBC: Flood warnings after heavy rain in parts Scotland

Though he didn't foresee the severity of this year's bear markets in currencies and securities, at least he wasn't completely off base.

CNN: T IS AN INDICATION

The governor of New York State, Andrew Cuomo, has declared a public health emergency because of the severity of this year's influenza season.

BBC: New York State declares influenza emergency