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cat·a·stroph·ic
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apocalyptist
the writer of the Apocalypse or a related work -
calamitous
If you describe an event or situation as calamitous, you mean it is very unfortunate or serious. -
el niño
a warming of the eastern tropical Pacific occurring every few years, which alters the weather pattern of the tropics -
gravitational wave
(in general relativity) a propagating wave of gravitational energy produced by accelerating masses, especially during catastrophic events, as the gravitational collapse of massive stars. -
ruinous
bringing or tending to bring ruin; destructive; disastrous: a ruinous war. -
typhoid mary
Mary ("Typhoid Mary") 1869?–1938, U.S. cook, born in Ireland: known immune carrier of typhoid fever who infected many with the disease, institutionalized in 1914.