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 ...

As a major winter storm moves across the U.S. this week, it could undergo bombogenesis, or "bomb out," in the Midwest and the Plains. Bombogenesis -- or a "bomb cyclone" -- occurs when the pressure of ...

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A: The term “bomb cyclone” refers to the formation and rapid development of a mid-latitude cyclone. A mid-latitude cyclone is a large-scale, low-pressure system, characteristic of the middle latitudes ...

A rapidly intensifying low-pressure system known as a “bomb cyclone” is lashing Australia’s eastern coast with torrential rain and winds of up to 110 kmph, raising fears of flash floods, coastal ...