The phrase "a devastating increase in" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a significant and harmful rise in a particular situation or statistic.
Example: "The report highlighted a devastating increase in the number of homeless individuals in the city over the past year."
Alternatives: "a catastrophic rise in" or "a severe escalation in".
We don't directly pay the resulting costs, which are postponed to a vague and indefinite future in which none of us can be held individually accountable for a devastating increase in the level and variability of average global temperatures.
A dramatic decline in services In the last decade, Zimbabwe has witnessed a dramatic decline in health service delivery, resulting in a devastating increase in child and maternal mortality.
But in shareholder reports, the same companies refer to the IEA's baseline scenario, which accounts for existing policies and the broad commitments made by nations toward carbon emissions reduction and which the agency says will lead to a devastating 4C increase in global temperature.
Falls can be devastating, contributing to a considerable increase in mortality and morbidity [ 6].
For example, some studies indicate that there may be some abnormal patterns of gene expression associated with IVF and a possible increase in rare but devastating genetic disorders that appear to be directly linked to those unusual gene expression patterns.
Neither the frequency of big storm surges nor heavy rainfall alone have changed dramatically since 1900, but the probability of them occurring at the same time – and the resulting devastating floods – has shown a marked increase in many U.S. cities, said Thomas Wahl, a coastal engineer at the University of South Florida and the lead author of the study.
Many of them spend up to 80percentt of their income on basic foods, so even a slight increase in price will have devastating effects.
oryzae (Xoo), is a devastating disease in the rice-growing countries of Asia.
Diseases caused by viruses may have a devastating effect in agriculture.
A devastating fire in Pikangikum, Ontario.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.07789.001 Malaria remains a devastating disease in many parts of the world.
