these sort of natural disasters become the collective responsibility of all mankind to mobilize our compassion and resources to ease the pain of the people who have suffered.

这类自然灾害使我们的同情心被调动起来并传递必要资源去缓解受灾人们的痛苦成为全人类的共同义务。

natural disasters are acts of nature, not acts of god.

自然灾害不是上帝所为，而是大自然所使。

over half of all deaths from natural disasters worldwide are due to drought and famine, according to the international federation of red cross and red crescent societies.

根据国际红十字会联合会和红新月会的报道，全球所有因自然灾害造成的死亡人数中，超过半数是由于干旱和饑荒。

emergencies – whether caused by conflict or natural disasters – are extraordinary events that can jeopardize the health and survival of large populations.

紧急情况——或由沖突或由自然灾害导致——是可能危害大量人健康与生存的不寻常事件。

even in a country as used to natural disasters as indonesia, the chaos and the loss of life wreaked by the eruption of mount merapi has caused shock.

即使是在印尼这个已经习惯了自然灾害侵袭的国家，默拉皮火山的爆发所引起的混乱和死亡仍然制造了不小的轰动。

「hospitals safe from disasters」 is the theme of the 2008–2009 world disaster reduction campaign, which focuses on natural disasters and the damage they can cause to hospitals in particular.

「减少灾害风险，确保医院安全」是2008-2009年世界减灾运动的主题，其侧重点是自然灾害，以及防止对医院可能造成的损害。

natural disasters such as the earthquake that triggered the indian ocean tsunami in 2004 have also caused reef loss.

诸如2004年触发印度洋海啸的地震这样的自然灾难也会导致珊瑚礁被破坏。

natural disasters expose the weaknesses in our coping systems and give us with a chance to make them better.

自然灾害暴露了我们处理问题的机制的弱点，也给了我们一个机会使其得到改善。

of course, the decision not to buy insurance for earthquakes, floods, hurricanes and other natural disasters isn't always conscious.

当然，很多人都不是理性地作出不为地震，洪水，飓风和其它自然灾害购买保险的决定。

one interesting wrinkle is that studies of natural disasters tend to be paid for by insurance companies.

一个有趣的地方是此类自然灾害研究往往是由保险公司资助的。

we have solid evidence that climate change, which contributes to natural disasters and heat waves, is yet another threat.

我们有确凿的证据说明推动自然灾害和热浪的气候变化是另一项威胁。

iran has said it wants to put its own satellites into orbit to monitor natural disasters in the earthquake-prone nation and improve its telecommunications.

伊朗说它发射自己的卫星进入轨道的目的是监视自然灾害和改进通讯，伊拉克是一个地带多发的国家。

natural disasters or stories of other types of devastation can be personalized in the same manner.

自然灾害或是其它破坏型的故事能够以相同的方式被个性化。

we should carry on our good tradition of solidarity and mutual support, step up cooperation on climate change, food security and natural disasters and preserve peace for our homeland.

我们应该发挥相互团结、相互支持的好传统，加强在气候变化、粮食安全、自然灾害等领域的合作，维护我们家园的安宁。