Events such as droughts, floods, wildfires, and pest outbreaks associated with climate change (for example, bark beetles in the West) are already disrupting ecosystems.
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Disrupting
Synonyms for "disrupting" (19 found)
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17 entriesadjectiveaffect data qualityalterchangedevelopmentdisturbeventinnovationinterfere withinterruptmodifieroccurrenceperturbphenomenonprocesstechnology
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16 entriesblockdata contaminationderaildisruptive technologyeconomic disruptionindustry disruptioninterruptivemarket disruptionmarket upheavalnetwork disruptionnoise introductionsabotageservice disruptionsignal interferencesystem disruptiontechnological disruption
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18 entriesdisrupting datadisrupting educationdisrupting eventdisrupting factordisrupting governancedisrupting influencedisrupting marketsdisrupting processdisrupting processesdisrupting supply chainsdisrupting technologiesdisrupting trendmajor disruptionmarket disruptionongoing disruptionpower disruption
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"We not only help them preserve the wildlife, at the same time, we're disrupting criminal organizations, and we're helping them develop a better future," Air Force Colonel Chris Karns, director of public affairs for U.S. Africa Command, told VOA.
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Economist Woo Seok-jin said disease outbreaks usually just affect demand -- that is, people buy fewer things. But in the case of the coronavirus, it is also disrupting the production side, too.
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Continued fighting within the new nation is disrupting what remains of the economy.
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