Cataclysm
# Cataclysm

Cataclysm is derived from the Greek katá (κατά), 'down, against', and klyzō (κλύζω), 'wash over, surge'. It may refer to:

## Common meanings

* Generally, any large-scale disaster
* Deluge (mythology)
* Doomsday event, see hypothetical risks to civilization, humans, and planet Earth
* A catastrophic natural event:
   * List of geological phenomena
   * earthquake, the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves
   * volcanic eruption

## Video games

* World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, an expansion pack of Blizzard Entertainment's World of Warcraft
* Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead, an open-source cross-platform roguelike video game
* Homeworld: Cataclysm, a stand-alone expansion, of the Homeworld space-based RTS franchise

## Books and comics

* Cataclysm (Dragonlance), a fictional event in the Dragonlance novels
* Batman: Cataclysm, a DC Comics crossover story arc featuring Batman
* Cataclysm: The Ultimates' Last Stand a 2013-2014 crossover storyline appearing in the Ultimate Marvel line of books
* Godzilla: Cataclysm - see Godzilla (comics)#IDW Publishing

## Other uses

* A special ability used by Cat Noir, a character in Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir
* "Cataclysmic", a song by Joe Satriani from his album Shockwave Supernova
