# catastrophism

> scientific theory following which the Earth has largely been shaped by sudden, short-lived, violent events, possibly worldwide in scope

**Wikidata**: [Q826716](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q826716)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catastrophism)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/catastrophism


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
2. BBC Things
3. Quora