What is a bomb cyclone?

credit : getty image By Hinditechnote On 5 Jan 2023

bombogenesis is a storm (low pressure area) that undergoes rapid strengthening.

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The vast majority of such storms occur over the ocean. The storm can be tropical or non-tropical in nature.

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The term bombogenesis comes from the merging of two words: bomb and cyclogenesis

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A cyclone (non-tropical storm or hurricane) is essentially a giant rising column of air that spins counterclockwise over the Northern Hemisphere.

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Average storms in the winter have a low barometric pressure reading of 29.53 inches of mercury.

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Storms that undergo bombogenesis are among the most violent weather systems that affect a broad area

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