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
Their findings suggest that successful alignment depends on several factors working together, including the storm's internal structure, the direction of surrounding winds, and environmental conditions around the cyclone.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
The gust quickly spun into a cyclone that was growing taller than Nathan.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
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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
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
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
"We adapted an algorithm for tracking weather systems so that it could detect rapidly consecutive cyclones in the Arctic," explains Lars Aue.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
A lightness entered into his body as more small cyclones of increasingly icy wind rippled across the lake and through the luxuriant summer grasses.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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Physical Geography - Introductory
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