Word: disasterous
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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The President recently declared much of California a major disaster area due to massive storms that have caused roughly $300 million worth of damage to more than 20 counties; Western ski resorts are suffering from a lack of snow and the Northeast is experiencing one of its most pleasant winters...
At the same time--despite a huge storm that set off tornadoes in Florida and dumped snow in the Ohio valley last week, killing at least 22 people--large parts of the eastern and north-central U.S. continued to bask in the warmest winter in years, one that brought cherry...
Sometimes there can be a wide gulf between the two. In Australia, for example, El Nino caused extremely dry conditions that for a while last year had farmers contemplating suicide. But as it turns out, some rain did fall--just in time to rescue the wheat harvest from disaster. Does...
Harvard students generally can get away with a very minimalist observance of Valentine's Day. When the "romantic" holiday approaches on, say, a Wednesday night, it's very easy to stay home and study as usual if you're unattached. Or, if you're seeing someone and you're not...
It certainly looked like a prescription for disaster.