cyclones

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Bomb cyclones typically occur when Arctic air creeps south and clashes with warm air, creating a storm that rapidly intensifies as its pressure suddenly drops — or “bombs out.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2026

It is a particularly strong result from Rio’s iron-ore operations, which recovered the majority of production losses from cyclones earlier in the year, Peker says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026

The list of storm names covers only 21 letters of the alphabet, to maintain consistency with World Meteorological Organisation naming convention of tropical cyclones around the world.

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2026

To understand how often these extreme storms occur, Lin and her team reviewed records of major tropical cyclones from roughly the past 40 years.

From Science Daily • Dec. 25, 2025

Then I put it in my book of weather systems, between cyclones and anti-cyclones, where it would be safe.

From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd