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.
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Julia Gomez, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
Democrats have slammed the spending on immigration enforcement as wasteful, and applauded to move to require the fund to only be spent on preparing for and recovering from natural disasters.
—CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
The House measure, filed late Thursday just days before the state’s Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund is set to expire, would extend the multibillion-dollar account through 2030 but restrict its use primarily to natural disasters while imposing new reporting and oversight requirements.
—Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026
It is interspersed with archive footage from 65 years ago when islanders were forced to leave Tristan da Cunha after a natural disaster.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2026
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Julia Gomez, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
Democrats have slammed the spending on immigration enforcement as wasteful, and applauded to move to require the fund to only be spent on preparing for and recovering from natural disasters.
—CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
The House measure, filed late Thursday just days before the state’s Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund is set to expire, would extend the multibillion-dollar account through 2030 but restrict its use primarily to natural disasters while imposing new reporting and oversight requirements.
—Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026
It is interspersed with archive footage from 65 years ago when islanders were forced to leave Tristan da Cunha after a natural disaster.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2026
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“Natural disaster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/natural%20disaster. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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