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cyclone

[sahy-klohn] / ˈsaɪ kloʊn /


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Bavi will be the 11th category four or five tropical cyclone to hit US territory in the past decade - one more than the total recorded in the prior 57 years.

From BBC Jul. 5, 2026

She and her colleagues have argued that a geostationary satellite equipped with the right infrared imaging technology could potentially monitor gravity waves continuously and provide new insights into tropical cyclone development.

From Science Daily Jun. 3, 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

The storm is such a doozy that it qualifies as a nor’easter, a bomb cyclone and a blizzard, meteorologists said.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 23, 2026

We threw ourselves against the walls as it shot past in a cyclone of noise and light and belching smoke.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs

Rio Tinto shipped about 157.7 million tons in 1H, during which exports were disrupted by cyclones.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

It also affects the formation of cyclones in the Atlantic and the Pacific.

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 some parts of the world, they are known as cyclones or typhoons.

From BBC May 21, 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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