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cyclone

[sahy-klohn] / ˈsaɪ kloʊn /


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Sri Lanka's health authorities attribute the surge in dengue infections to a cyclone that tore through the island last December, scattering debris that have turned into new breeding grounds for mosquitoes.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

"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

The cyclone, which triggered floods and mudslides, caused an estimated $4.1 billion in damage, according to the World Bank.

From Barron's Apr. 4, 2026

My mind spun like the vortex of a tropical cyclone.

From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd

But in their quest for relief, they’ve found massive, dangerous waves and strong currents fueled by tropical cyclones from the eastern Pacific Ocean, according to the National Weather Service.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

According to the report, scientists can now attribute particular extreme, heat, and rainfall events with a high degree of confidence to man-caused climate change, and wildfires, droughts and tropical cyclones with moderate confidence.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

This particularly deprives eastern parts of the country of rainfall and sees a later start to the northern wet season -- though less chance of tropical cyclones.

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

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




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