Definition of "disturbance" noun countable and uncountable , plural disturbances
An interruption of that which is normal or regular . quotations examples
Quotations Phoenix and Lubbock are both caught in severe drought , and it is going to get much worse . We may see many such [dust ] storms in the decades ahead , along with species extinctions , radical disturbance of ecosystems , and intensified social conflict over land and water . Welcome to the Anthropocene , the epoch when humans have become a major geological and climatic force .
2012 January, Donald Worster, “A Drier and Hotter Future”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 1, archived from the original on 26 January 2012, page 70