Sentence examples for colossal floods from inspiring English sources

Consider, e. g., Hurricanes Sandy and Katrina; the wild fires and colossal floods in Colorado; the die-off of pine trees across the Rocky Mountains; the historic floods across the Midwest; deepening droughts in New Mexico, Texas and Oklahoma; and record heat waves in Alaska.

A DDoS attack is not hacking, it does not require the perpetrator to gain illicit access to the system – instead it involves directing a colossal flood of network traffic at the site until its servers buckle under the load.

Rain - in effect, evaporated ocean - fell in such colossal quantities during the Australian floods in 2010 and 2011 that the world's sea levels actually dropped by as much as 7mm.

The storm proved to be colossal, bringing 40 mph winds, coastal flooding and several feet of snow between Washington, D.C., and New York.

"When the forest floods, during the wet season, colossal pythons could be anywhere.

Behind them, they leave nothing – save colossal insurance premiums for those areas subsequently flooded by displaced waters.

Chinese laborers built the first delta megaproject; a colossal array of levees to (aspirationally) hold back floods.

On the edge of Tampa Bay, where the danger from a colossal storm is worse, homes in Venetian Isles and flood-prone Shore Acres are still being snatched up.

Forecasters have warned of "colossal waves" and winds of up to 70mph to cause further flooding as some coastal areas take another battering.

"Floods have become a perennial challenge with increasing intensity each year, leaving colossal losses and trauma," the Nigerian Meteorological Agency says.

During the Cretaceous period, some hundred million years ago, flooding seas created many islands within continents, and living things found themselves confined in what Elton calls "colossal separate nature reserves".