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In 1991, a powerful tropical cyclone made landfall in Bangladesh, creating a storm surge that resulted in more than 138,000 deaths.—Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026 The elevated water temperatures could even make California more vulnerable to tropical cyclones.—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026 Ecologists have observed similar mechanisms in other coastal systems affected by tropical cyclones.—Hannah V. Herrero, The Conversation, 21 Apr. 2026 Super Typhoon Sinlaku, powerful tropical cyclone in the western Pacific Ocean that cut across the islands of Tinian and Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands and brought high winds and heavy rain to Guam and Rota in April 2026.—John P. Rafferty, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tropical cyclone