The phrase "alarming consequences" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing negative outcomes that are surprising or cause concern.
Example: "The study revealed alarming consequences of climate change on biodiversity."
Alternatives: "disturbing effects" or "worrying outcomes."
Beyond that increase, the world could face truly alarming consequences.
Its rapid ascent reflects a new Wall Street where high-speed computers now dominate trading, sometimes with alarming consequences.
Because an estimated 80% of businesses across the globe are family-owned, the low survival rate has alarming consequences.
Poverty has alarming consequences, one of which is migration of youth to big cities or abroad in search for regular wages and better life.
Myth-making in sports is as old as the games themselves, but the practice seemed to reach new heights (or depths) in 2011, with alarming consequences.
"Combined with the power to hack, these warrants represent an extraordinary expansion of state surveillance capabilities with alarming consequences for the security of our devices and the internet".
The alarming consequence was an increase in consumption of 10% in a year and a tripling of deaths from cirrhosis.
"The most radical remain in the fight: that is the most alarming consequence of letting Aleppo come under siege," she said.
The most alarming consequence of all this uncertainty is the surge in the number of students seeking counselling – up 28% at Russell Group institutions from 2012 to 2015.
An even more alarming consequence is that mandatory "say on pay" votes may be forcing boards and compensation committees to substitute their knowledge of the company for the perceived wisdom of proxy advisers' guidelines.
Mr Obama says he does not support this idea, but congressional Democrats would love to shut down conservative talk radio, and Republicans doubt that Mr Obama would stop them.For many conservatives, the most alarming consequence of a Democratic supermajority in the Senate is that it would allow a President Obama to appoint any judges he likes.
