cyclones

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Scientists have long known that intense tropical cyclones generate powerful convection near their eyewalls.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

In some parts of the world, they are known as cyclones or typhoons.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

There was a “record-smashing hurricane season in the central North Pacific,” with 16 tropical cyclones through the unusually warm ocean — more than triple the average, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

Bomb cyclones are a type of winter storm that can form off the coast or over the ocean.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 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