cyclones

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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

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

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

In other parts of the world these storms are given different names - for instance, typhoons in the north-west Pacific, near Japan and China, or cyclones in the Indian Ocean and around Australia.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

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

I put the photo back in its hiding place, between the chapters on cyclones and anticyclones.

From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd