Sentence examples for planetary catastrophe from inspiring English sources

That is, art prices can crash only as one piddling consequence of a planetary catastrophe.

Art prices can crash only as one piddling consequence of a planetary catastrophe.

Arnold Schwarzenegger taking part in a brutal, against-the-odds fight to prevent planetary catastrophe sounds like the epic blockbuster everyone should be talking about this summer.

To the objection that such a policy would be protectionist, a violation of the principles of free trade, one reply is, So? Keeping world markets open is important, but avoiding planetary catastrophe is a lot more important.

And an environmental catastrophe severe enough to kill all the bees would likely take out many of those other pollinators as well, scientists say, which would be a planetary catastrophe for us, too.

Among the investors in Intellectual Ventures who perhaps see themselves making a motza from planetary catastrophe are Nathan Myhrvold, formerly chief technology officer at Microsoft, and Bill Gates himself.

Click here for an audio sample from the book on organisms that unleashed planetary catastrophes in the past (along with the usual array of super-volcanoes and asteroid impacts).

Periodically, in the vast spans of time that have preceded us, our planet's living beings have been purged by planetary catastrophes so extreme they make your typical Ice Age look like the geological equivalent of a stroll in the park.

"There is a very common mind-set right now which holds that all that we're going to need to do to avert the large-scale planetary catastrophes upon us is make slightly different shopping decisions," said Alex Steffen, the executive editor of Worldchanging.com, a Web site devoted to sustainability issues.

As for planetary catastrophes in the near future, that's unknowable.

When all we hear in the news is about illnesses floating around, economic challenges and planetary catastrophes, it's a wonder we ever feel happy.