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cyclone

[sahy-klohn] / ˈsaɪ kloʊn /


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The researchers identified four characteristics that can help determine whether a tilted tropical cyclone is likely to straighten vertically.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

Hawaii has seen unusually strong cyclone activity this summer, with Hurricanes Lala and Lowell bringing destructive winds and flooding.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 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

"El Nino may influence tropical cyclone activity in the Central and East Pacific and could alter the risk of floods, wildfires, and other weather extremes elsewhere," it said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

It spun past us like a small cyclone of ice, taking the flowered hat with it, and whirled up the stairs, leaving us frozen speechless in the parlor doorway.

From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn

One silver lining is stifled cyclones in the North Atlantic as warm air rising off the Pacific generates high-altitude winds that blow east toward the tropical Atlantic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

How many cyclones make up a cluster depends on both location and season, but the researchers found an average of 2.5 cyclones per event.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026

Three tropical cyclones are "definitely rare to see," Julia Cole, a climate scientist at the University of Michigan, told AFP.

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

A similar train of four cyclones happened in 2015, another intense El Nino year, when Typhoon Kilo, Hurricane Ignacio, Hurricane Jimena and Tropical Depression 14E crossed the Pacific at once.

From Barron's ● Sep. 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




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