1
a
: a storm or system of winds that rotates about a center of low atmospheric pressure, advances at a speed of 20 to 30 miles (about 30 to 50 kilometers) an hour, and often brings heavy rain
b
: tornado
2
: any of various centrifugal devices for separating materials (such as solid particles from gases)
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Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
Hurricane Erin has become the first major hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic season after undergoing a period of rapid strengthening to become a Category 4 cyclone.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 16 Aug. 2025
After getting caught in a cyclone in early July, rapidly shifting weather systems have continued to push them further north from their planned course.
—Quinta Thomson, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
First, the Report focuses on reef damage due to water pH becoming more alkaline as CO2 increases, but the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) studies emphasize rising sea temperatures (marine heat waves) and cyclone (hurricane) activity in bleaching corals.
—Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
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It was given a 60 percent chance of cyclone formation through seven says—a 10- percentage-point increase over the previous day.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
Hurricane Erin has become the first major hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic season after undergoing a period of rapid strengthening to become a Category 4 cyclone.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 16 Aug. 2025
After getting caught in a cyclone in early July, rapidly shifting weather systems have continued to push them further north from their planned course.
—Quinta Thomson, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
First, the Report focuses on reef damage due to water pH becoming more alkaline as CO2 increases, but the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) studies emphasize rising sea temperatures (marine heat waves) and cyclone (hurricane) activity in bleaching corals.
—Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
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“Cyclone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cyclone. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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