cyclone
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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
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
"Currently, we are using climate projections to investigate whether the intensification of the effects of cyclone clusters that we have seen in recent decades could continue in the future."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
As if in thanks, the sturdy trees had protected their house and fields from the brunt of the cyclone.
From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins
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
"Southern California... just got battered by offshore tropical cyclones, which led to flooding events already and beach erosion, so there's lots of anxiety about extra flood risk coming from El Nino and these waves."
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
The research may also provide forecasters with additional clues about which disorganized tropical cyclones are beginning to transition into a structure that is more favorable for intensification.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
I put the photo back in its hiding place, between the chapters on cyclones and anticyclones.
From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd
Vocabulary lists containing cyclone
Physical Geography - Introductory
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