calamites

Though past editions of this literary treasure chest have tilted toward the dreaded "nature writing," or urbanites taking to the farm, or even the lost traveler lost in Europe, the 2010 edition rather nicely avoids such calamites, though not entirely.

Joe Woodward: Writers, Writing on Writing: The Best American Essays 2010 Joe Woodward 2011

The marshes in southern Lafourche Parish act as an important buffer from hurricanes, floods and other calamites from the Gulf of Mexico, he says.

A year later, Gulf Coast still recovering from spill 2011

Though past editions of this literary treasure chest have tilted toward the dreaded "nature writing," or urbanites taking to the farm, or even the lost traveler lost in Europe, the 2010 edition rather nicely avoids such calamites, though not entirely.

Joe Woodward: Writers, Writing on Writing: The Best American Essays 2010 Joe Woodward 2011

In public calamites, when a general drought appears, and cruel wars, or contagious maladies come, we humble ourselves before the power that sent them, and mortify ourselves by abstinence.

The physiology of taste; or Transcendental gastronomy. Illustrated by anecdotes of distinguished artists and statesmen of both continents by Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin. Translated from the last Paris edition by Fayette Robinson. 2004

In spite of all the calamites news on the networks, the death rate for children over there has plummeted, already nearly rivaling that of those in Europe and Japan.

my turn impetuousme 2004

-- A quarry of stone at Wincobank Hill, contains fossilized vegetables, chiefly calamites.

The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 404, December 12, 1829 Various

These and other acts of their own brought down upon Israel the curse of heaven and made them the subject of such calamites as Balaam could not himself pronounce against them.

The Bible Period by Period A Manual for the Study of the Bible by Periods Josiah Blake Tidwell 1908

The invasions of locusts are the heaviest calamites that can befall a country.

Easton's Bible Dictionary M.G. Easton 1897

Round them, as they gradually went down with the subsiding soil, calamites grew, at one level after another.

History of the Conflict between Religion and Science 1881

Round them, as they gradually went down with the subsiding soil, calamites grew, at one level after another.

History of the Conflict Between Religion and Science John William Draper 1846