cyclones

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Tropical cyclones also remain a serious threat - with storms responsible for some of the most dramatic single year losses recorded in the study, from Australia to the Caribbean.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Tropical cyclones can have an outsized impact because their powerful and sustained convection continuously drives gravity waves into the stratosphere.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

Bomb cyclones are a type of winter storm that can form off the coast or over the ocean.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

Bomb cyclones typically occur when Arctic air creeps south and clashes with warm air, creating a storm that rapidly intensifies as its pressure suddenly drops — or “bombs out.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2026

I think of the wild energy of cyclones, but at their center is a tiny circle of calm.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson