Along the Ligurian slope near Nice, southeastern France, a combination of natural and man-made factors govern slope stability, and contributed to a devastating tsunamigenic landslide near Nice airport in 1979.
U.S. officials are concerned about the alarming toll of the war in Yemen, which the United Nations says has killed at least 10,000 people, displaced 3 million and contributed to a devastating cholera outbreak in what was already the Arab world's poorest nation.
There, it said, "ethnic unrest during the last two years has devastated the economy and contributed to a general breakdown in law and order.
During the 6th and 7th centuries, the Empire was struck by a series of epidemics, which greatly devastated the population and contributed to a significant economic decline and a weakening of the Empire.
Congo's political crisis made 2017 a "devastating year" for Congolese children, according to the United Nations, and contributed to a spike in grave violations against children.
The report notes that, in addition to such globally devastating acts as the decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate agreement, Trump has exemplified the rise of "charismatic strongman politics," which has contributed to a "febrile" geopolitical environment.
He said he was the victim of a smear campaign by an anonymous witness, whose evidence contributed to the MPs' devastating conclusion.
Those pressing the Democratic Party to take more populist stands contend that the lack of a persuasive Democratic economic program contributed to, or drove, devastating losses in the 2014 elections in states as diverse as North Carolina, Maryland, Iowa and Colorado.
Sea level rise has accelerated, climate change has contributed to devastating extreme storms, heatwaves, and droughts (both in the U.S. and abroad), and Arctic sea ice is vanishing fast.
