“these natural disasters’” should be these natural disasters.
You don’t need to add the ‘ to disasters
It means he is quarellsome or argumentive
One answer reach out and grabs the reader while the other sound so simplistic
Absorb- take in or soak up (energy, or a liquid or other substance) by chemical or physical action, typically gradually.
anxiety- a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease.
bafflement- confuse, bewilder, or perplex.