cyclone
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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
Hurricane Simon, currently spinning along Mexico’s west coast, is expected to make landfall there this week, and forecasters say there’s roughly a 90% chance of another cyclone formation in the next seven days.
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
I learned the hard way how important one of these can be, when a two-minute cyclone tornado came ashore Long Island Sound a few years ago and hit a major transmission line.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
He felt the gales then, sucking into the cyclone so that it blew past him from behind, ripping at his clothes and hair like they were shredded flags caught in a storm.
From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner
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While Hurricane Polo hurtles around the Pacific, there isn't a trace of the usual cyclones off Mexico's opposite coast, near Solis's native Yucatan.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 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
The analysis showed that cyclones can physically disrupt the sea ice when the two overlap.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
Their effects can become much more severe when several cyclones arrive in rapid succession, keeping the region stormy for an extended period.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
All the way from Gladiola, Georgia, clear across the world, to Sassafras Springs by way of one of the biggest, baddest cyclones to hit the country!
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
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Vocabulary lists containing cyclone
Physical Geography - Introductory
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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