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cyclone

[sahy-klohn] / ˈsaɪ kloʊn /


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That means the importance of cyclone clustering extends beyond the strength of any individual storm.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026

Understanding why cyclone clusters form and how they affect the ice will therefore be important for predicting how the region changes in the decades ahead.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026

However, the institute said that the weather pattern could influence tropical cyclone activity in the central and east Pacific and could change the risk of floods, wildfires and other extreme weather elsewhere.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

"El Nino may influence tropical cyclone activity in the Central and East Pacific and could alter the risk of floods, wildfires, and other weather extremes elsewhere," it said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

In the winter the frigid air that flows north from the Pole creates one cyclone after another and collides with warmer air from the tropics, spinning off gales, hurricanes, and blizzards.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

While the climate disturbance promotes cyclones in the Pacific, it can stifle them in the North Atlantic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

As global temperatures rise, the ice is becoming thinner and more mobile, leaving it less able to withstand the forces generated by cyclones.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026

Three tropical cyclones are "definitely rare to see," Julia Cole, a climate scientist at the University of Michigan, told AFP.

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

A similar train of four cyclones happened in 2015, another intense El Nino year, when Typhoon Kilo, Hurricane Ignacio, Hurricane Jimena and Tropical Depression 14E crossed the Pacific at once.

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026

I think of the wild energy of cyclones, but at their center is a tiny circle of calm.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson




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