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cyclones

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plural of cyclone

as in hurricanes

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The team navigated tropical storms, hurricanes and the Kelvin wave.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
This sensor, first deployed on a GOES satellite in 2017, can detect lightning flashes anywhere on the globe and has proved to be useful for predicting tornadoes as well as monitoring the rapid intensification of tropical storms and hurricanes.

— Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2026

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