"devastating phenomenon" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use this phrase to describe any negative occurrence that has far-reaching effects. For example, "The unprecedented effects of global warming is a devastating phenomenon that has changed our planet forever."
Though consumer prices were rising, Bernanke feared a possible bout of deflation — the potentially devastating phenomenon in which prices drop, leading to lessened business activity and then still lower prices and so forth.
Accompanying these strong winds are torrential rains and a devastating phenomenon known as the storm surge, an elevation of the sea surface that can reach 6 metres (20 feet) above normal levels.
It was to investigate this devastating phenomenon that I travelled to Florida to try to understand what caused the sinkhole that killed Jeff, and why the geology of this state makes it the sinkhole capital of the world.
Don't fall prey to this devastating phenomenon!
Since my initial posting, more media attention has shed light on this devastating phenomenon.
"The devastating phenomenon we see today is a natural consequence of the earthquake," said Guo Huadong, a geologist with the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Incrustation and corrosion are functional and economic devastating phenomena in industrial sector, primarily due to poor quality of water.
Such processes may be emulating how these toxins are made in nature and may lead to a better understanding of what causes devastating Red Tide phenomena.
That's happening even as further south, torrential rains brought on by the El Niño weather phenomenon cause devastating floods.
They are extremely dangerous phenomena, as they may trigger devastating dam-break floods that can affect large areas downstream.
NEW BARACK: "Dangerous weather patterns and devastating storms are...giving rise to a frighteningly new global phenomenon: the man-made natural disaster.
