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Cataclysm
01
kataklizma, katasztrófa
a sudden, violent natural disaster that drastically alters the earth's landscape
Example
The 2004 Indonesian earthquake and tsunami caused a massive cataclysm that claimed over 200,000 lives.
Scientists point to an asteroid or comet impact as the leading theory for the cataclysm that wiped out the dinosaurs.
Landslides and rock avalanches are examples of relatively common terrestrial cataclysms that can develop with little warning.
02
kataklizma, katasztrófa
a sudden or disastrous event that destroys or changes a whole region or system
Example
Fall of the Western Roman Empire marked a political and economic cataclysm from which Europe did not recover for centuries.
World War I represented a cataclysm that demolished long-standing political systems and redrew the map of Europe.
Emergence of the internet sparked a cataclysm in how people share information and do business.
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