Medical schools fall under the radar for many people except in times of grave illness or personal catastrophe.
Barack Obama delivered a stark warning yesterday of the grave dangers of an economic catastrophe if a rescue plan he intends to propose is not swiftly implemented.
But, within these various makeovers of the dom-com, the basic division is between the warmly silly – Citizen Khan, The Kennedys and Cradle to Grave – and the boldly filthy: Catastrophe, Chewing Gum and Raised by Wolves.
"There were times that there were so many patients waiting to be seen that the system was straining - you had grave concerns that one more catastrophe and the entire place would have fallen apart".
The near disappearance of corals and the myriad organisms that depend upon them would constitute a true biodiversity catastrophe, but also a grave human crisis for the many millions of people who rely upon reefs for their health and wellbeing.
In 1981, five years after Mao's death, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China adopted a resolution dubbing the revolution a "catastrophe" that brought about "grave disorder, damage and retrogression" to the country.
Such an occurrence should be a reminder to appreciate your loved ones and a time to offer condolences to those who experienced the grave reality of how sudden a freak catastrophe can drastically alter one's life.
After violence had run its bloody course, the country's rulers conceded it had been a catastrophe that had brought nothing but "grave disorder, damage and retrogression".
Dr. McLean and some other scientists contend that such a catastrophe would not only have had grave consequences for many life forms but also might account for the iridium layer.
As one UN worker puts it: "Congo is so green, you don't even see the graves".Western powers seem barely to have noticed the catastrophe.
