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The term cataclysm (from the Greek kataklysmos, to 'wash down' (kluzein "wash" + kata "down") may refer to:

Deluge (mythology)
a hypothetical Doomsday event
any catastrophic geological phenomenon
- volcanic eruption
- earthquake, the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves
more generally, any large-scale disaster

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 **[[earthquake]], the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves
 *more generally, any large-scale [[disaster]]
-== Popular culture ==
-* "[[Batman: Cataclysm]]", a 1998 storyline in the Batman comics
-* [[Cataclysm (Dragonlance)]], a fictional event in the Dragonlance books
-* Great Cataclysm, a fictional event in Lego's [[Bionicle]] storyline
-* ''[[Homeworld: Cataclysm]]'', a 2000 computer game
-* ''[[World of Warcraft: Cataclysm]]'', ''World of Warcraft's'' third expansion
-* ''The Bird-Serpent War / Cataclysm'', a song by progressive metal band Symphony X, from their 2000 album ''[[V-The New Mythology Suite|V: The New Mythology Suite]]''
-* The Great Cataclysm is an event mentioned in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past]]''
-* In the PC game ''[[Minecraft]]'', a 2011 cataclysm refers to a group of creepers, which are infamous for exploding and causing considerable damage to players and their surroundings
-* Also mentioned in the manga ''[[Wolf Guy]]''
 == See also ==