Meteorologists divide storms, or cyclones, into two general types: "extratropical" and "tropical." Extratropical cyclones are the familiar storms that occur in all seasons and can form over land or ...

Nov 29 (Reuters) - A dangerous weather phenomenon called a bomb cyclone that occurs in mid-latitudes - between Earth's tropics and the polar regions - can bring strong and damaging winds, torrential ...

Hurricane Erin became the Atlantic Ocean’s first hurricane of the season – which runs from June 1 to November 30 – rapidly intensifying to Category 5 on Saturday before weakening to Category 2 on ...

Bomb cyclones are the rapid intensification of a storm system or mid-latitude cyclone. The storm must lose pressure rapidly. In order for the system to be considered a bomb cyclone, it must drop 24 ...

Bomb cyclone, an eye-catching weather term, often makes headlines during the winter months. The powerful storms are known to bring extreme cold, heavy snow and intense winds to areas throughout the ...

There are variations around the world, particularly in the Western Pacific, in how countries name and measure tropical cyclones. We can explain. By Mike Ives The writer is based in South Korea and ...

Typhoon Ragasa has now cleared the Luzon Strait and is currently tracking northwest, with gradual weakening expected.

Using a sediment core taken from the Great Blue Hole off the coast of the Central American state of Belize, researchers from the universities of Frankfurt, Cologne, Göttingen, Hamburg and Bern have ...

One of the most powerful bomb cyclones to form in decades hit the U.S. West Coast this week, bringing hurricane-force winds, heavy precipitation and power outages to portions of northern California, ...