Some industries, such as tourism, would eventually benefit, but in the short term jettisoning the euro would cause devastating disruption.
But as Fukushima made clear, cutting off a reactor's electricity and cooling water can cause a disaster that can provoke widespread panic and cause devastating disruption and economic losses.
Stroke represents an often devastating disruption to life [ 3], the majority of survivors experiencing some degree of impairment requiring additional care or support 1 year post-stroke [ 4].
"After years of devastating war and disruption, these children are among the most vulnerable in the world," she said, urging the international community to provide the necessary resources to address this "critical" situation.
Some argue that the disruption is devastating, that a lot of people are losing jobs unnecessarily because technology is running roughshod over things that were working fine already.
Indian auto suppliers are not in straits so dire as their peers in America and Europe, where many teeter on the edge of bankruptcy, but any supplier disruption could be devastating to the Nano.
Connell states that even though, as derived from postcolonial theory, hybridity signifies diversity, there is need to stress 'the devastating colonial histories of forced disruption' (22, p. 65).
About 1,100 buildings were damaged, and total property damage was about $1 billion, which made the riots one of the most-devastating civil disruptions in American history.
A plan to suspend service on the B and D lines at the Grand Street subway station, a major hub serving Chinatown, has community leaders worried that the area's fragile economy will be devastated by the disruption.
