How Often Santa Barbara Has Cold Temperatures. Cold weather is almost unheard of in Santa Barbara. Normally every day warms up to at least 50 degrees F. Only about nine nights a year cool down to 40 Â°F or less.
Catastrophe definition, a sudden and widespread disaster: the catastrophe of war. See more.
Origin of the word disaster. The word disaster comes from the Middle French dÃ©sastre from the old Italian disastro, which comes from the Greek pejorative prefix disâ (bad; Gr: Î´ÏÏ-) + ast e r (star; Gr: á¼ÏÏÎ®Ï). So disaster lit. means âbad starâ. The sense is astrological, of a calamity blamed on an unfavorable position of a planet.