ecocatastrophe

[ ek-oh-kuh-tas-truh-fee, ee-koh- ]

noun

, Ecology.

1. a disaster caused by changes in the environment.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ecocatastrophe¹

First recorded in 1965–70; eco- + catastrophe

Example Sentences

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

From New York Times

In “Dirty Water,” he declares affection in ecocatastrophe terms — “I’m a natural disaster/You’re the morning after all my storms” — as the music evolves from gentle neo-psychedelic pop to full rock blare behind an environmental warning: “Bleed dirty water/breathe dirty sky.”

From New York Times

VanderMeer, author of the acclaimed Southern Reach Trilogy, returns with a novel set in the throes of a drawn-out ecocatastrophe.

From Seattle Times

Much as with his acclaimed Southern Reach Trilogy, “Borne” transpires in the throes of a drawn-out ecocatastrophe.

From Seattle Times

Much as with his acclaimed Southern Reach Trilogy, “Borne” transpires in the throes of a drawn-out ecocatastrophe.

From Washington Post