cyclone
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He said it was raining too hard to capture what he called a cyclone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
Researchers at Colorado State University confirmed Monday that storms this summer have generated a higher level of accumulated cyclone energy than ever recorded, surpassing the prior seasonal record set in 2018.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
The southeastern United States faced a high risk of flooding on Saturday as Isaias, weakened from a hurricane to a post-tropical cyclone, advanced northward from its landfall on Florida's Gulf Coast.
From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026
Hawaii has seen unusually strong cyclone activity this summer, with Hurricanes Lala and Lowell bringing destructive winds and flooding.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
He wasn’t on the ground no more—he was flying high, smack dab in the middle of a cyclone!
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
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During El Niño the warmer Pacific brings changes to wind patterns, meaning cyclones tend to form further east, away from Japan and east China.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
According to the Japanese Meteorological Agency, there have been 10 tropical cyclones forming in the western Pacific Ocean - the highest number in a season since 1966.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
Tropical cyclones generally need to become vertically organized before they can grow much stronger.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
While the climate disturbance promotes cyclones in the Pacific, it can stifle them in the North Atlantic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 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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Physical Geography - Introductory
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