cataclysmic

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Rivers on Mars haven't flowed for billions of years, but the red planet has been rocked by many cataclysmic events that stripped away its liquid water.

From Salon

It was an authentic reaction to a cataclysmic event.

From Salon

The event is so cataclysmic that space and time itself is distorted and ripples are sent across the Universe - as happens when a pebble is dropped in a pond.

From BBC

Though written on the eve of a cataclysmic war, the piece is dreamy, sensuous, mesmeric — and deliciously detailed as only Ravel can be.

From Seattle Times

The photos of the boxes are just cataclysmic evidence against him.

From Salon