What is a bomb cyclone? What to know about the weather term

A bomb cyclone is a meteorological term that describes a low pressure system whose size, strength and intensity increase ...
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What is a 'bomb cyclone' and what does it mean for this week's Northern California storm?

You may have seen this week's Northern California storm described as having the potential to bring "bombogenesis" or a "bomb cyclone." Bombogenesis happens when "a midlatitude cyclone rapidly ...

What, exactly, is a bomb cyclone?

Technically, the name comes from the scientific term "bombogenesis," which is a storm that drops 24 millibars of pressure over 24 hours. That sometimes means the potential for hurricane or tropical ...

Here’s the Difference Between a Typhoon, Hurricane and Cyclone

It may seem like meteorologists use these terms interchangeably, but is there actually a difference between them? And should you worry about one more than another? That may be a trick question: All of ...