IS THIS WHAT WE CALL DESOLATION?

WHAT IS DESOLATION?

This picture was one of the first two pics that showed up on Google images search for "desolation". I believe that an understanding is commonly known by most people in the world, but let's see how Dictionary.com defines the word "desolation". This helps us to confirm our common knowledge with the actual document.

World English Dictionary

desolation  (ˌdɛsəˈleɪʃən)
— n
1.	the act of desolating or the state of being desolated; ruin or devastation
2.	solitary misery; wretchedness
3.	a desolate region; barren waste

COULD WE DESCRIBE THE FOLLOWING AS BEING DESOLATION?

Published: 8:16PM Wednesday September 21, 2011 Source: AAP

The huge quake and tsunami of March 11 left 20,000 people dead or missing and devastated hundreds of kilometres of coastline, destroying whole communities and causing billions of dollars worth of damage.

The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was sent into meltdown after its cooling systems were swamped by the waves, sending radiation into the air, sea and food chain in the planet's worst atomic disaster since Chernobyl.

Earlier this month, Typhoon Talas slammed into central Japan, killing around 100 people in the deadliest storm to hit the country for over 30 years.

Heavy downpours caused flash flooding and massive landslides that swept away buildings and people.

By the time Typhoon Roke hit the coastline on Wednesday, it was moving at a speed of 45 km per hour. Winds near its centre were estimated at up to 162 km per hour.

"The rain and wind is raging out there and people on the street were staggering," Yoshinori Ito, a spokesman with Hamamatsu City, said by phone.

The storm was expected to travel northeast, possibly towards the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, where workers are still battling to control persistent radiation leaks.

"We have taken every possible measure against the typhoon" at Fukushima Daiichi, said Naoki Tsunoda, a spokesman for plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co.

"We have tied down cables and hoses while fixing equipment so that radioactive materials will not spread (in violent winds)," he said, adding operations on the ground and at sea had been suspended.

He said workers had also fixed tarpaulin over spots in buildings where rain could enter.

The typhoon has already brought torrential rain and some flooding, with TV footage showing residents walking through streets knee-deep in water.

More than 200 domestic flights have been cancelled and some bullet train services have been suspended, according to the Kyodo News service.

A number of expressways have also been closed, broadcaster NHK reported.

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SO....HOW DO YOU KNOW WHEN TO APPLY THE PROPHECY OF THE BIBLE TO THE DEVASTATION HAPPENING SOMEWHERE IN OUR WORLD ALMOST EVERY DAY?

THE BIBLE SAYS, "FOR THE WORD OF GOD IS STRONG AND POWERFUL, AND SHARPER THAN ANY TWO-EDGED SWORD, PIERCING EVEN TO THE DIVIDING ASUNDER OF SOUL AND SPIRIT, AND OF THE JOINTS AND MARROW, AND IS A DISCERNER OF THE THOUGHTS AND INTENTS OF THE HEART."  ~ HEBREWS 4:14

THE WORD IS TRUTH AND THE TRUTH WILL GIVE DISCERNMENT TO THE BELIEVER!