21.   All natural disasters are.

22.   But disaster is hardly something new for Malibu residents, who are confronted with either flooding or fires on a regular basis.

23.   But he and others acknowledged that the US public has shown little interest in Africa, except when there are disasters that need immediate aid.

24.   But if history is any guide, that does not mean disaster is inevitable.

25.   But if Rabin was Oslo and Oslo was a disaster, was Rabin a disaster?

26.   But the employees of the pipeline company, called Alyeksa, believe that a pipeline disaster could be even worse.

27.   But the most recent disasters have been man-made.

28.   But the Penn State team and other marine geologists said the East Coast should no longer be considered a static place where the only potential oceanic disasters are storms.

29.   But the bigger disaster will be financial.

30.   But there were no disasters of the kind that had prompted huge numbers of potential travelers to lie low over the holiday and abstain from using airlines in particular.