If you’re thinking catastrophically like our friend Melvin, you’re in the right place.
Cataclysm is something that happens suddenly on a large scale (like an earthquake, a flood or blitz-like invasion) and causes major injury or death.
Take away the suddenness of the tragic event and you have a catastrophe.
Remove the grand scale of the destruction and you have a calamity.
All cataclysms, catastrophes and calamities are disasters. Just ask Melvin, whose expecting one to happen at any moment.
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Lead-In Image (Dinosaur Silhouette) - macrovector on Freepik; Inside Image - Image - Oberholster Venita from Pixabay