catastrophal

The comrades noticeably held aloof from him, and evidently his chiefs were merely awaiting confirmation of the report to call him to account officially; a procedure which in the circumstances would have brought his lieutenancy in the reserves to a catastrophal end.

In this utter catastrophal earthquake that has left everything in Haiti in shambles - even the local government - the matter is about the organizations and international governmants who have the capability to mobilize a gigantic logistic apparatus standing up to the challenge of feeding and taking care of Haitians.

It will be recalled that one of the most disquieting incidents in America, immediately preceding the catastrophal rising of the oceans, was the melting of the Arctic snows and ice-fields, with consequent inundations in the north.