If an earthquake, hurricane or other disaster strikes your community, you might not have access to food, water, and electricity for days or even weeks.

如果地震、飓风或其他的灾害突袭你的家园，你可能会好几天甚至好几个星期都无法获得食物、水和电。

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It would be a disaster for humans when all the fresh water were used up.

如果所有的淡水都用完了，对人类来说将是一场灾难。

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Crowded water waves are simply an open invitation to disaster.

汹涌澎湃的海浪简直就是直接导致灾难的因素。

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This idea has been proposed to the State of California as a way to temporarily and quickly address water disruptions caused by a disaster that affects the water-delivery systems of the Delta, such as an earthquake that destroys levees, disrupts flow patterns, or damages pumping systems.

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In a court filing before the hearing, attorneys for BP and the Justice Department argued that the plea agreement imposes "severe corporate punishment" and will deter BP and other deep-water drilling companies from allowing another disaster to occur.

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TOHL, a start-up that produces flexible piping that can be deployed from helicopters to distribute water in difficult-to-reach areas or disaster zones, says it has spent the money on things such as testing its new system with a Chilean mining company and acquiring a patent.

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