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  2. What is a 'bomb cyclone'? The weather term, explained | AP News

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    What is a bomb cyclone? A bomb cyclone occurs during the rapid intensification of a cyclone located between the tropics and the polar regions, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. It can happen when a cold air mass collides with a warm air mass, which is something that can occur over ocean waters, the agency says.

  3. Explainer: What are bomb cyclones and how do they form?

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    A bomb cyclone, also referred to as explosive cyclogenesis or bombogenesis, is a mid-latitude cyclone that has rapidly intensified. A cyclone is a low-pressure weather system - one where the ...

  4. What is a 'bomb cyclone'? | CTV News

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    A bomb cyclone occurs during the rapid intensification of a cyclone located between the tropics and the polar regions, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

  5. Bomb cyclone, large midlatitude storm resulting from explosive cyclogenesis (or, informally, bombogenesis), a type of accelerated extratropical cyclone development in which surface pressure falls substantially over a 24-hour period.

  6. What is a bomb cyclone? What to know about the weather phenomenon

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    A bomb cyclone, also known as bombogenesis, is a fast-developing storm that occurs when atmospheric pressure drops at least 24 millibars over a 24-hour period, the National Oceanic and...

  7. What Is a Bomb Cyclone? - Scientific American

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    A bomb cyclone is a large, intense midlatitude storm that has low pressure at its center, weather fronts and an array of associated weather, from blizzards to severe thunderstorms to...

  8. What is a bomb cyclone? – NBC Bay Area

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    A bomb cyclone refers to the rapid intensification of a cyclone in a short period of time. Here’s what you need to know about the scary-sounding weather term.

  9. Everything You Need To Know About Bomb Cyclones | Weather.com

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    What Is A Bomb Cyclone? Here's How This Powerful Type Of Storm Forms. A bomb cyclone refers to a rapidly intensifying area of low pressure. It comes from the meteorological term...

  10. What's a bomb cyclone? 4 facts about the winter storm

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    What is a ‘bomb cyclone’? A bomb cyclone is a storm thatintensifies very rapidly,” Jennifer Francis, Ph.D., senior scientist with the Woodwell Climate Research Center, told VERIFY.

  11. What is a bomb cyclone and is it different from a hurricane? What...

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    What is a bomb cyclone, exactly? Bomb cyclone is a term given to a rapidly strengthening storm that fulfills one important criterion. Generally, pressure must drop 24 millibars (a...