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 This has led many people to think that this catastrophism is the root cause of
 the problem. Some have even labelled this trope 'apocalypticism' and thus blamed
 the apocalyptic imagination, accusing apocalypse as being life-denying,
-pessimistic, quietist, destructive, and hopeless.
+pessimistic, quietist, destructive, and hopeless. They point out that while
+catastrophic narratives often place the catastrophe in a sudden event in the
+near future, green issues such as climate change are often gradual, continuous
+events which have already started.
 
 In fact, the Apocalypse of St John is very different from catastrophism.