Mid-latitude storms that rapidly intensify into violent weather systems, known as bomb cyclones, form through a specific chain of atmospheric events that begins with clashing air masses and ends with ...

When turbulent weather with whipping winds and heavy snow is in the forecast, meteorologists sometimes warn that a storm could “bomb out” or become a bomb cyclone. But what exactly does this mean?

A tropical cyclone is a low-pressure system forming over warm ocean waters near the equator. These massive storms bring strong winds, heavy rainfall, and storm surges. Recently, a powerful storm, ...