Sentence examples for spread of devastating from inspiring English sources

This industry is predicting a shortage of cocoa (fermented and dried cacao seeds) in the near future due to an increase in chocolate demand and the recent spread of devastating cacao pathogens [ 1].

They are seed-sterile crops propagated clonally and this makes them vulnerable to a rapid spread of devastating diseases and at the same time hampers breeding improved cultivars.

There is an additional reason to buy local in 2018: The NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets has announced a quarantine on out-of-state Christmas trees to prevent the spread of a devastating new insect pest.

Populations on coasts, in Bangladesh, for example, face the prospect of devastating flooding, while those who live at the edge of spreading deserts could suffer famine and increased disease.

"It was kind of devastating.

Without such a deal, scientists warn that world temperatures will increase by more than 2C by the end of the century, triggering ice cap melting, sea-level rises, widespread flooding, the spread of deserts and devastating storms.

It was with this visit that the health care system in Toronto became involved in the spread of SARS, with devastating consequences.

Environmental groups complain that its spread has caused devastating levels of deforestation which harm biodiversity, threaten the livelihoods of indigenous people and put at risk the survival of the orang-utan.

It spread across Latin America, devastating production of the Gros Michel, a sweet and creamy banana that dominated the export market.

"I felt kind of devastated.

Officials said the delays allowed the fires to spread, resulting in devastating property losses.