natural disaster

noun

: a sudden and terrible event in nature (such as a hurricane, tornado, or flood) that usually results in serious damage and many deaths

The earthquake was one of the worst natural disasters of this century.

Examples of natural disaster in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The department is the third largest in the federal government with roughly 260,000 employees who do everything from respond to natural disasters to patrol the border with Mexico. —Rebecca Santana, Fortune, 20 May 2024

The mobile outreach vehicle program provides communities affected by natural disasters with power and Internet access. —IEEE Spectrum, 14 May 2024

Due to the unpredictable nature of tornadoes and the increase of extreme weather events overall due to climate change, residents need to be prepared for natural disasters more than ever before, American Red Cross spokesperson Stephanie Fox told ABC News in a statement. —Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 13 May 2024

He could regularly be found on television responding to the country’s natural disasters, in contrast to other ministers portrayed as paper pushers. —Anton Troianovski, New York Times, 12 May 2024

This, in a year of natural disaster which has known the worst levels of flooding of the Congo river since 1961. —Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Peoplemag, 11 May 2024

Keeping homeowners insurance has become an increasingly tough task for millions of Americans, particularly those who live in the growing number of areas around the country prone to natural disasters. —Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 10 May 2024

Be unemployed through circumstances beyond your control, such natural disasters or layoffs. —Angela Rodriguez, Sacramento Bee, 10 May 2024

But while catastrophe bonds are tied to massive, severe natural disasters such as earthquakes and hurricanes, weather derivatives’ parameters generally include more common, small-scale events such as rainfall or temperature. —Dylan Sloan, Fortune, 8 May 2024