The phrase "prone to disasters" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you want to describe a situation that is likely to have bad outcomes and is especially susceptible to disasters. For example, "Cities located in certain geographical regions are prone to disasters such as floods and earthquakes."
The government can argue that Mexico's climate change strategy – to "relocate irregular human settlements in zones prone to disasters" – justifies the evictions.
Bangladesh, a Muslim-majority nation of 140 million, is among the worlds poorest countries and is prone to disasters, natural and man-made.
Then, in 1401, the unhappy city, always prone to disasters, suffered another huge one: Timur-Lenk, or (as Westerners called him) Tamerlane.
Ms. Admati and Mr. Hellwig are prominent among a larger group of economists who have been arguing for years that banks remain dangerously dependent on leverage and prone to disasters that taxpayers would have to clean up.
And if we build them in a country as prone to disasters as Indonesia, located on the Ring of Fire, the Pacific Rim, we're creating the potential for a tremendous disaster," said Arif Fiyanto, a climate and energy campaigner for Southeast Asia at the environmental group Greenpeace.
Wireless sensor networks are one of the most promising emerging technologies, providing the opportunity for real-time monitoring of geographical regions (remote and hostile) that are prone to disasters.
Throughout its history the city has been prone to disaster.
Unfortunately, the improved markets also are more prone to disaster.
Bangladesh, a Muslim-majority nation of 140 million, is among the world's poorest countries and is prone to disaster, natural and manmade.
For example, loans allow people to diversify their sources of income into ones that aren't as prone to disaster damage.
Ineptly produced and prone to disaster, the film experienced shooting delays, location changes, script rewrites, and director changes (Rouben Mamoulian was replaced by Joseph L. Mankiewicz).
