The phrase "a calamity on" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to describe a situation or event that has caused disaster or misfortune, but it requires additional context to be usable.
Example: "The hurricane was a calamity on the coastal towns, leaving destruction in its wake."
Alternatives: "a disaster for" or "a tragedy affecting".
A calamity on the scale of the World Trade Center attack might burden taxpayers with 100 times the liabilities.
It was a calamity on my street, in a middle-class suburb of Rochester, several years ago that got me thinking about this.
While a calamity on the order of the fictional plot of "The Day After Tomorrow" is not indicated, the researchers said a significant weather change could happen quickly in the next few centuries.
Isis's chief spokesman, Abu Mohammad al-Adnani, called on jihadists earlier this week to "make the month of Ramadan a calamity on the apostates" by stepping up attacks and seeking "martyrdom".
When most experts and leaders have acknowledged that homelessness is also a healthcare issue, the very idea of threatening a program that provides affordable healthcare could become a calamity for people living on our streets.
"Oh God, this is a calamity for American literature," Kurt Vonnegut said on learning of Joseph Heller's death in 1999.
Mr Bush's daily schedule is a secret, for obvious reasons; but whenever a calamity throws light on his routine he is invariably exercising.
Reuters news agency suffered just such a calamity overnight on Thursday when it ran an obituary of financier George Soros.
UMNO blamed what it saw as a near calamity on the defection of a large share of the Chinese vote to the opposition, led by Anwar Ibrahim, a political veteran despite Mr Najib's concerted efforts to woo Chinese and Indian voters.
As Federal Reserve chair, Yellen would lead the country into a hyperinflation calamity on par with Weimar Germany or, at least, a return to the misery and malaise of the Jimmy Carter years.
As Federal Reserve chair, Yellen would lead the country into a hyperinflation calamity on par with Weimar Germany or, at least, a return to the misery and malaise of the Jimmy Carter years.
