environmental catastrophe

Frequency: 8.216.1 per million words

A disaster causing severe damage to the natural world.

catastropheADJECTIVE + catastrophe

Categories:

environmental

Examples (10)

  • These policies could lead us to an environmental catastrophe.
  • Urgent action is needed to prevent an environmental catastrophe.
  • The oil spill was an environmental catastrophe of unprecedented scale.
  • Scientists warn that continued deforestation will trigger an environmental catastrophe.
  • The planet is teetering on the brink of an environmental catastrophe.
  • An environmental catastrophe would have devastating effects on biodiversity.
  • The melting of the ice caps represents a looming environmental catastrophe.
  • Corporations must be held accountable for causing any environmental catastrophe.
  • The widespread use of certain pesticides led to a regional environmental catastrophe.
  • Thanks to international cooperation, a potential environmental catastrophe was averted.