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ecocatastrophe

American

[ek-oh-kuh-tas-truh-fee, ee-koh-] / ˌɛk oʊ kəˈtæs trə fi, ˌi koʊ- /

noun

Ecology.

a disaster caused by changes in the environment.

Etymology

Origin of ecocatastrophe

First recorded in 1965–70; eco- + catastrophe

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ecocatastrophe

Other elegiac poets, other poets of ecocatastrophe, revel in sensory detail, or else pursue scrambled language for chaotic times.

From New York Times ● Apr. 15, 2022

Only this year was the scope of the resulting ecocatastrophe revealed to the world.

From Time Magazine Archive

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