Editing Cataclysm

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'''Cataclysm''' is derived from the Greek {{lang|grc-Latn|katá}} ({{wikt-lang|grc|κατά}}), 'down, against', and {{lang|grc-Latn|klyzō}} ({{wikt-lang|grc|κλύζω}}), 'wash over, surge'. It may refer to:
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==Common meanings==
*Generally, any large-scale [[disaster]]
*[[Deluge (mythology)]]
*Doomsday event, see hypothetical [[Global catastrophic risk|risks to civilization, humans, and planet Earth]]
*A catastrophic natural event:
**[[List of geological phenomena]]
**[[earthquake]], the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves
**[[volcanic eruption]]

== Video games ==
*''[[World of Warcraft: Cataclysm]]'', an expansion pack of Blizzard Entertainment's ''World of Warcraft''
*''[[Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead]]'', an open-source cross-platform roguelike video game
*''[[Homeworld: Cataclysm]]'', a stand-alone expansion, of the ''Homeworld'' space-based RTS franchise

== Books and comics ==
*[[Cataclysm (Dragonlance)|Cataclysm (''Dragonlance'')]], a fictional event in the ''Dragonlance'' novels
*''[[Batman: Cataclysm]]'', a DC Comics crossover story arc featuring Batman
* ''[[Cataclysm: The Ultimates' Last Stand]]'', a 2013–2014 crossover storyline appearing in the Ultimate Marvel line of books
* ''Godzilla: Cataclysm'', a miniseries from the ''Godzilla'' comics by IDW Publishing, see [[Godzilla (comics)#Miniseries]]

== Other uses ==
* A special ability used by Cat Noir, a [[List of Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir characters|character in ''Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir'']]
* "Cataclysmic", a song by Joe Satriani from the 2015 album ''[[Shockwave Supernova]]''

== See also ==
* [[Cataclysmic variable star]], which irregularly increases in brightness by a large factor, then drops back down to a quiescent state (initially called ''nova'')
* [[Cataclysmic pole shift hypothesis]], pseudo-scientific claim of past rapid changes of Earth's axis
* [[Ekpyrosis]], a conflagration
* [[Pyroclastic flow]], fast-moving current of hot gas and volcanic matter
* [[Lahar]], violent volcanic mudflow or debris flow
* [[Eschatology]], part of theology concerned with the final events of history
* [[Kataklysm]], Canadian death metal band
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