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Cataclysm
01
a sudden, violent natural disaster that drastically alters the earth's landscape
02
a sudden or disastrous event that destroys or changes a whole region or system
Example
The 2004 Indonesian earthquake and tsunami caused a massive cataclysm that claimed over 200,000 lives.
Landslides and rock avalanches are examples of relatively common terrestrial cataclysms that can develop with little warning.
Company faced a public relations cataclysm over harmful business practices exposed in news report.
Fall of the Western Roman Empire marked a political and economic cataclysm from which Europe did not recover for centuries.
Emergence of the internet sparked a cataclysm in how people share information and do business.
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