The countless books, documentaries, and conferences dedicated to that event are testimony to the fascination of imagining catastrophic destruction.

And at higher powers, optical fibers are susceptible to fiber fuse, resulting in catastrophic destruction of the fiber core and damage to transmission components.

With the potential to flow at speeds up to, and flow distances of more than, a lahar can cause catastrophic destruction in its path.

Such anthropochory continues, sometimes resulting in locally catastrophic destruction of habitat or crops.

Because of this close proximity, any geological activity of the volcano, whether eruptive or not, has the potential to result in catastrophic destruction and death to the city.