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catastrophe

[kuh-tas-truh-fee] / kəˈtæs trə fi /


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If Spielberg’s earlier UFO movies gave us awe, comfort and catastrophe, this one feels like an encounter of a fourth kind: What happens when the cover story breaks?

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

For many years, researchers supported what became known as the Toba catastrophe hypothesis.

From Science Daily • May 11, 2026

Presidents from Harry Truman to Lyndon Johnson were forced to see that Jim Crow was not just a moral catastrophe but a geopolitical liability.

From Salon • May 5, 2026

"We want the world to help us overcome the catastrophe of war. Enough wars - it is time to work towards rebuilding Gaza," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

Unfortunately, though Planck’s formula was correct, its repercussions were more troubling than the ultraviolet catastrophe it solved.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife




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