Catastrophe
Catastrophe noun - A sudden violent event that brings about great loss or destruction.
Tsunami and catastrophe are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Tsunami" with "Catastrophe", this nouns are similar.
Nearby Word: catastrophic
Tsunami
Tsunami noun - A cataclysm resulting from a destructive sea wave caused by an earthquake or volcanic eruption.
Usage example: a colossal tsunami destroyed the Minoan civilization in minutes
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Catastrophe and tsunami are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Catastrophe" instead a noun "Tsunami".
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For example, the first recorded catastrophe was a massive tsunami that flooded New York.
Source: Science Is Bad - Funny Aneurysm Moments and Too Soon tend to hit disaster movies' sales very hard when bad timing happens; the September 11th attacks and the Indian Ocean tsunami, for example, killed a lot of those even though they were obviously filmed prior to the catastrophe.
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Ultimately, it avoids the idea that California would completely sink in such a catastrophe, although the fissure created fills with water, and a good half of the state is flooded by the tsunami and the shattering Hoover Dam.
Source: California Collapse
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