What is a cyclone?
![What is a cyclone?](http://wxguys.ssec.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/HurrMichael2.jpg)
A cyclone is a general term for a weather system in which winds rotate inwardly to an area of low atmospheric pressure.For large weather systems, the circulation pattern is in a counterclockwise direction in the Northern Hemisphere and a clockwise direction in the Southern Hemisphere. Continue reading →
![](https://media.gannett-cdn.com/37861007001/37861007001_5701188542001_5701147476001-vs.jpg?pubId=37861007001&width=660&height=371&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
What is a 'bomb cyclone'?
![](https://www.nps.gov/subjects/geology/images/Storms_Types_Extra02.jpg?maxwidth=1300&autorotate=false)
Types of Storms - Geology (U.S. National Park Service)
![](https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/binaries/content/gallery/metofficegovuk/hero-images/weather/hurricane--tornado/view-of-tropical-cyclone-from-nasa.jpg)
Tropical cyclone facts - Met Office
![](https://cdn.worlddata.info/pics/og/tropical-cyclones.jpg)
The largest tropical cyclones in the world
![](https://cdn.britannica.com/28/182028-050-8D34F377/boy-debris-father-home-Cyclone-Pam-Vanuatu-March-2015.jpg)
Tropical cyclone, Definition, Causes, Formation, and Effects
![](https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2023/06/01/ae99a84e-26fd-4926-a1fd-3051b7b51c96/thumbnail/1200x630/f74d64a42fab0aea8d7090b6068d2f8f/ap23149149833080.jpg?v=1acc31b0e955989267fc7dd28b496c5e)
Hurricanes vs. typhoons vs. cyclones: What's the difference? - CBS News
![](https://img.jagranjosh.com/images/2022/December/12122022/what-is-the-difference-between-a-cyclone-hurricane-and-typhoon.jpg)
What Is The Difference Between A Cyclone, Hurricane, And Typhoon?
![](https://www.treehugger.com/thmb/e3LBz34PK2a1UBpMpEggig1TmQw=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-1200198866-dba44ee8dc704da2857ac1113bf887d2.jpg)
Tropical Depression: Definition, Conditions, and Damage
![](https://www.weather.gov/images/mob/tropics/_Basic_Definition.png)
Tropical Definitions
![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wRaqxVSrtnajEKmaT7Z6ud.jpg)
Hurricanes, typhoons, and cyclones: Earth's tropical windstorms
![](https://www.smosstorm.org/var/storage/images/_aliases/fullsize/medias-ifremer/medias-smosstorm/hurricane-katrina/1007961-1-eng-GB/Hurricane-Katrina.jpg)
What is a hurricane, typhoon, or tropical cyclone? - SMOS WIND DATA SERVICE & STORM projects
![](https://www.sciencemediacentre.co.nz/wp-content/upload/2020/02/TC-structure-v1-2.jpg)
Tropical cyclones - Expert Q&A - Science Media Centre
![](https://static.scientificamerican.com/sciam/cache/file/92CFBFF3-61D0-4C62-80169F38208F1854_source.jpg?w=1200)
Arctic Cyclones Are Getting Stronger, More Damaging
![](https://studentpatrika.com/Blog/202306151302What%20is%20Cyclone.jpeg)
Student Patrika