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
But when one cyclone follows another, prolonged stormy conditions can prevent those openings from closing as quickly.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
Crooked between the trunk and a branch, a sort of gray paper cyclone contained a circular hole about an inch in diameter.
From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green
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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
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
Hurricane Simon was the latest in a series of powerful tropical cyclones to sweep across the Eastern Pacific during the 2026 hurricane season.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
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
Then I put it in my book of weather systems, between cyclones and anti-cyclones, where it would be safe.
From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd
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Physical Geography - Introductory
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