The phrase "about the devastating effect" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the impact or consequences of a particular event, situation, or phenomenon.
Example: "The report focuses on the research findings about the devastating effect of climate change on coastal communities."
Alternatives: "regarding the harmful impact" or "concerning the destructive influence".
The Father was written by French playwright Florian Zeller about the devastating effect of Alzheimer's.
The Israelis stayed silent at the time because they rightly calculated that Bashar al-Assad would strike back if they bragged about the devastating effect of the mission.
A farmer in Scotland has spoken about the devastating effect of learning that a case of BSE had been found among his herd.
So, as well as a novel about the grim interface between health and wealth in America, this is a book about the devastating effect of illness on human relationships.
"We have to respect the will of the voters, but they didn't think about the devastating effect this would have on us," the usually stoic McConnell said, his voice quavering.
In 2001, Catholics for Choice initiated the Condoms4Life campaign, an unprecedented worldwide public education effort to raise public awareness about the devastating effect of the bishops' ban on condoms.
Swiss artist Romano Hänni has spoken passionately about the devastating effects of contamination from nuclear facilities.
In the Vaccine Knowledge Project, the parents of Sam Willis and Sarah Walton speak about the devastating effects of pneumococcal meningitis and measles.
We know about the devastating effects of recession on communities – with some never coming out of recession.
Not a problem in itself, but definitely an issue when it comes to concerns about the devastating effects gambling addiction can have.
Neistat said "the whole world" knew about the devastating effects of the policy on detainees' physical and mental health, citing the suicides, attempted suicides, self-immolation and self-harms that were "daily occurrences" on Nauru and Manus.
