Past mass migrations were sparked by geopolitical circumstances rather than natural disasters, O'Neil said.
It has seized on natural disasters, such as earthquakes, to play an active civil-defence role.
As DisatserNewsNetwork.com rightfully noted in a piece titled Does Media Coverage Exaggerate Natural Disasters?
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Over confidence in safeguards, and underestimation of what can go wrong, like with natural disasters.
However, large-scale natural disasters--though rare and well spaced out in time--undoubtedly have that power.
Aid officials hoped the country's experience with natural disasters would help people respond to Sidr.
We are dealing with one of the worst natural disasters in our nation's history.
State law includes a provision against price gouging of an "unconscionably excessive price" during natural disasters.
In this global effort, problems related to natural disasters are stated and solutions are shared.
People affected by certain tornadoes, severe storms, floods and other recent natural disasters have extra time.
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People always need coverage in case of natural disasters, health-care expenses and auto accidents, for example.
The list of natural disasters is long, but the list of non-natural disasters is probably longer.
For poor nations, however, natural disasters represent a continual, serious drag on economic development.
That is in distinct contrast to the case with some other recent natural disasters.
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He wanted to find ways to work together to enhance coordination following natural disasters.
Natural disasters put companies on stage, and how they behave leaves a lasting impression.
Farmers don't know if they'll still be protected from crop failures or other natural disasters.
The economic losses from man-made disasters are just as real as those from natural disasters.
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Toyota Motor has been in a free fall ever since the March natural disasters in Japan.
Catastrophic natural disasters, such as Hurricane Katrina, affect infrastructure in a variety of ways.
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RMS. As with modelling natural disasters, it is easier to assess severity than frequency.
This year, natural disasters have tested our response ability across all levels of government.
People knocked flat by natural disasters deserve support from citizens who've had no such misfortune.
Millions of people have left their homes to flee conflicts and natural disasters in recent years.
Interestingly, data tied to comparable natural disasters suggest that home prices tend to be inversely affected.
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Natural disasters cause a great deal of hardship to those immediately affected by them.
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With respect to insurance companies, natural disasters have been absent for the most part of 2012.
People log on to Twitter to track everything from global conflicts to sporting events and natural disasters.
In a way that doesn't hurt anyone or cause any natural disasters, she added, out of habit.
That means lower crop yields, more natural disasters, and higher degrees of risk across all sectors.
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