Word: avert
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...exhorting mankind to stop abusing planet Earth or face the consequences. As Noah, he aspires to save humanity from the impending great flood. Unlike Noah, though, he has not been empowered to build an ark. But as President, he would have the power to implement effective measures to avert the disaster to come. Gore should regard the U.S. presidency not as a temptation but as a sacred mission to save mankind. Sammy Somekh, RAMAT-GAN, ISRAEL...
...report last week by a U.N. network of 2,000 scientists laid out measures that must be rushed into place to avert a disastrous spike in global temperatures...
...avert a disaster by arguing that there is actually a good result—which is not always possible, but you can here—this ought to be done,” Clinton said...
...We’ve got to try to avert disasters—not just be prepared to bomb somebody if a disaster occurs,” the former president said...
...This is coming,” Clinton said. “And I know there is no great political constituency for it, but we can avert these disasters for not very much money if they can be put into the public debate and people understand clearly what’s going to happen...