關於Cataclysmic的意思和用法的提問

A: placed us on (...this course) : to put (us) on, set us on this course
cataclysmic: "severely destructive"
ultimately: in the end

This course (path, route) will ultimately (at its end) result in his death.
>>>I feel that "course" is less literal here. I imagine a "course of destiny", where the end of the course (his destiny) will be to die. What caused that death, is XXX placing them on a "cataclysmic course".

A similar example sentence:
Bob's decision to drive in the snowstorm placed us on a course that would ultimately lead to a devastating car crash.


Please let me know if I can make it more clear :)

A: cataclysmic is relating to a violent natural event.

you are saying that "you were put on a violent path that will end in him dying."

A: “A meteor exploded over Russia with cataclysmic force a few years ago.”

“The cataclysmic force of an earthquake earlier this week caused buildings to topple in New York.”

“Nuclear power is so destructive that the force of an explosion is cataclysmic.”