#ExtratropicalCyclone
They sound equally fierce, but they’re born from different beasts. See how a bomb cyclone rapidly deepens vs a warm-core hurricane—and why it matters for forecasts. Which one surprises you more? #bombcyclone #bombogenesis #extratropicalcyclone #hurricane #tropicalcyclone
Bomb Cyclone vs Hurricane: What’s the Difference?
A bomb cyclone is a rapidly intensifying extratropical low-pressure system, while a hurricane is a tropical cyclone that forms over warm tropical oceans. They differ in how they form, where they form, and what powers them, so wind speed alone does not make a storm a hurricane. The recent Pacific Northwest storm was a bomb cyclone because it deepened quickly along strong temperature fronts in the midlatitudes, not a warm-core tropical system.
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Astronomy Picture from 06/04/2004

Unusually Strong Cyclone Off the Brazilian Coast

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