"natural cataclysm" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to refer to a natural disaster or catastrophe, such as an earthquake, hurricane, tornado, or tsunami, that is caused by nature rather than by human activity. For example: "The region was devastated by a natural cataclysm, leaving hundreds of people dead and thousands homeless."
In the Old Testament, God is depicted as appearing in human form, in natural cataclysms, in a burning bush, a cloud, or a gentle breeze forms often associated with the divine "name" or "glory" (originally a visible halo accompanying the divine appearance).
They created a pair of lightweight, almost willowy structures that, they said, would nonetheless be able to withstand hurricane-force winds and other natural cataclysms -- as well as fire, explosion or even, they assured prospective tenants, the impact of a jetliner.
But deeper still may have been a fear of terrifying natural cataclysms.
Despite that cataclysms of the weather have tripled since 1980, the news media considers each "natural disaster" a stand-alone event.
Firms were also more likely to put money in after a small natural disaster (total damage of $1 billion or less), but actually less likely to contribute after a cataclysm.
Vocabulary: vulnerable, snug, volatile, poised, exodus, incentives, vacated, periphery, impulse, transcendent, fatalism, denial, humble, burg, spewing, incandescent, cataclysm, gallows, concurred Extension Activities: 1. Research and write a tour guide for sites of a particular type of natural disaster, such as volcanic eruptions, tsunamis or earthquakes.
In one of the worst natural disasters of modern times, a cataclysm that shook a sophisticated modern society inside out, the nightmare of a lethal nuclear accident was actually avoided.
Certainly there is delightful entertainment to be found in powerful storms; their formulation and impact and exit all form a natural narrative arc, one that begins with nervous foreshadowing and ends either with cataclysm or the rush of a near-miss.
The popularity of survivalist merchandise gear used to prepare for a cataclysm or the end of times— offers interesting insight into people's anxieties concerning natural disasters, political situations or even technological development.
