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a
: a storm or system of winds that rotates about a center of low atmospheric pressure, advances at a speed of 20 to 30 miles (about 30 to 50 kilometers) an hour, and often brings heavy rain
b
: tornado
2
: any of various centrifugal devices for separating materials (such as solid particles from gases)
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Zachary Handlos, Discover Magazine, 8 Oct. 2024
The ideas included scattering soot into the atmosphere over a hurricane to change air temperatures and reduce its power, spreading special film on the ocean so that cyclones encounter less moisture to use as fuel, and flying jet aircraft in the eye of a rolling storm to reverse its motion.
—Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 12 Oct. 2024
Climate change has exacerbated conditions that allow such storms to thrive, rapidly intensifying in warming waters and turning into powerful cyclones sometimes in a matter of hours.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2024
The potential cyclone was producing maximum sustained winds of 30 mph Sunday night.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 12 Aug. 2024
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Thunderstorm activity: Internal dynamics, such as bursts of intense thunderstorms within a cyclone’s rotation, can reorganize a cyclone’s circulation and lead to rapid increases in strength, even when the other conditions aren’t ideal.
—Zachary Handlos, Discover Magazine, 8 Oct. 2024
The ideas included scattering soot into the atmosphere over a hurricane to change air temperatures and reduce its power, spreading special film on the ocean so that cyclones encounter less moisture to use as fuel, and flying jet aircraft in the eye of a rolling storm to reverse its motion.
—Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 12 Oct. 2024
Climate change has exacerbated conditions that allow such storms to thrive, rapidly intensifying in warming waters and turning into powerful cyclones sometimes in a matter of hours.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2024
The potential cyclone was producing maximum sustained winds of 30 mph Sunday night.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 12 Aug. 2024
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“Cyclone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cyclone. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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