#natural disaster

The one thing that I have been struck with, after coming here to Congress is, how many people in Washington, D.C. talk about job loss like they are talking about the weather, or a natural disaster like an earthquake. ↗

— Stephen F. Lynch

#after #been #coming #congress #disaster

Natural disasters in Bolivia have been getting worse with the passage of time. It's brought about by a system: the capitalist system, the unbridled industrialization of the resources of the Planet Earth. ↗

— Evo Morales

#been #bolivia #brought #capitalist #disasters

We cannot stop natural disasters but we can arm ourselves with knowledge: so many lives wouldn't have to be lost if there was enough disaster preparedness. ↗

— Petra Nemcova

#cannot #disaster #disasters #enough #knowledge

Rising sea levels, severe draughts, the melting of the polar caps, the more frequent and devastating natural disasters all raise demand for humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. ↗

— Leon Panetta

#caps #demand #devastating #disaster #disasters

It is imperative that when thousands of selfless volunteers respond to those who have incurred the wrath of a natural disaster that legal liability need not be hanging over their heads. ↗

— Jon Porter

#hanging #heads #imperative #incurred #legal

Yes, life in Chechnya so far looks more like a life after a natural disaster. ↗

— Vladimir Putin

#chechnya #disaster #far #life #like

It's not natural disasters that are to blame for the deprivation of the North Korean people, but the failed policies of Kim Jong Il. ↗

— John Bolton

#deprivation #disasters #failed #failed policies #kim

If you have a major disaster involving hundreds of thousands, or in this case millions of people, whether it be a natural disaster or an act of terrorism, the first 72 hours are going to be totally chaotic no matter what you plan to do. ↗

— Warren Rudman

#case #chaotic #disaster #first #going

My heart goes out to victims and survivors of the Hurricane Katrina tragedy and to their families. This disaster will go down in history books as one of the largest natural disasters in U.S. history. ↗

— Ellen Tauscher

#disaster #disasters #down #families #go

Having said that, I believe we must not compound the natural disaster of Katrina by creating a fiscal disaster in Congress - it is our duty to ensure that we reign in other government spending in any event, and especially in this time of national emergency. ↗

— Chris Chocola

#believe #compound #congress #creating #disaster