cataclysmic

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"These extinctions were driven by relatively rapid climate shifts and cataclysmic volcanic eruptions," says Dr. Scofield.

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

Perhaps he causes such extensive mayhem because he is the unintended side effect of a cataclysmic experiment.

From Salon • Mar. 20, 2026

Xfinity saves Jurassic Park from destruction by simply turning a router back on, preventing a cataclysmic security breakdown.

From Slate • Feb. 8, 2026

She had left the country just before the fire despite warnings of potentially cataclysmic conditions.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2026

“The grand, indeed almost cataclysmic proportion of the explosion produced a kind of solemnity in everyone’s behavior immediately afterwards,” he wrote.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik