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cyclone

[sahy-klohn] / ˈsaɪ kloʊn /


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"With space weather in particular," Holt added, "a single event such as a tropical cyclone can be very important."

From Science Daily Jun. 3, 2026

The only difference is that now she lives in the northeast and thinks fall colors are beautiful where bomb cyclone blizzards are part of life.

From Salon May 9, 2026

However, months after the cyclone, more than 165,000 people still remain displaced, living with their relatives, host families or in temporary shelters waiting for the government to provide alternative housing and livelihoods.

From BBC Apr. 11, 2026

A cyclone off Australia triggered outages at two of the world's largest LNG plants, energy giant Chevron said Friday as Middle East turmoil stoked soaring demand for the fuel.

From Barron's Mar. 27, 2026

Might have been washed away by the cyclone, Neel thought, but it's worth a try.

From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins

Rio’s Australian iron-ore operations are recovering from the impact of tropical cyclones earlier in the year.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

But El Nino's warm water can fuel cyclones in the central and eastern Pacific during the Boreal summer.

From Barron's Jun. 11, 2026

Tropical cyclones also remain a serious threat - with storms responsible for some of the most dramatic single year losses recorded in the study, from Australia to the Caribbean.

From BBC Jun. 4, 2026

According to Scott Braun, a research meteorologist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, the eye was relatively large compared with many tropical cyclones.

From Science Daily Jun. 3, 2026

A lightness entered into his body as more small cyclones of increasingly icy wind rippled across the lake and through the luxuriant summer grasses.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols




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