The phrase "appalling effects of the" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing negative consequences or impacts of a particular action, event, or phenomenon.
Example: "The appalling effects of the pollution on marine life are becoming increasingly evident."
Alternatives: "shocking consequences of the" or "alarming impacts of the".
These results show that, although high disease-related mortality rates are not inevitable, the population of North Kivu continues to suffer the appalling effects of this devastating conflict, despite the peace agreements and elections.
After all, Isherwood lived in Berlin in the late 1920s and early 30s and experienced first-hand Hitler's rise to power and witnessed directly the appalling effect of the Nazis on the lives of his Jewish friends.
"For commuters and the government it is perhaps the ultimate nightmare," says the Guardian, envisaging the appalling effects of a gas attack on a crowded Tube train.
Balance Truth with Tradition Look, I'm not going to tell my boy about the The Trail of Tears when he's in the 1st grade or describe the appalling effects of Agent Orange over a Happy Meal, but I don't want him to be fed lies about the founding fathers, nor do I want America's weakest moments and horrible failures to be swept under the rug in favor of witless flag-waving.
The film thus supports the principal cause of anti-Semitism and the appalling effects this most awful of prejudices has had for nearly 2,000 years.
You are absolutely right (Editorial, 16 April) to assert the need for urgent humanitarian and compassionate action by the European Union to address the causes and the effects of the appalling tragedy of the people who are fleeing Syria, Somalia, Eritrea, Ethiopia and other north African countries.
The introduction of Acacia auriculiformis, Tectona grandis and other exotic species in the forested regions and grasslands of this district has appalling effects on biodiversity due to habitat destruction, decline in water resources and unavailability of food especially for grazing mammals, which in turn has affected the prey stock of wild carnivores (Rao et al. 2012).
Even more disturbing, the Francis report on the Mid Staffs scandal highlighted the appalling perverse effects of a bureaucratic, target-driven system of management.
Given the appalling death toll, they concluded, it was – but there was a moral responsibility to document the effects of the drugs and carry out proper clinical trials.
So now we know that however many millions might have marched against the Iraq war, however many ambassadors, advisers and Labour ministers actually warned against it, however appalling its effects on the people of Iraq and the security of the region, however serious the encouragement it gave to extremism abroad and at home, it would not have made any difference to Tony Blair.
