cyclone

Also known as 🌀, cyclones

thumb|upright=1.3|An extratropical cyclone near Iceland

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A cyclone is a large weather system featuring rotating winds around a low-pressure center that can bring heavy rain, strong winds, and storms to affected areas. Understanding cyclones matters because they are powerful natural phenomena that significantly impact weather patterns, can cause severe damage to communities, and help meteorologists predict dangerous conditions.

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Commons category: Cyclones
Unicode character: 🌀
exact match: purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01001297

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Contents

Name
Structure
Formation
Synoptic types
Surface-based types
Extratropical cyclone
Polar low
Subtropical
Tropical
Upper level types
Polar cyclone
TUTT cell
Non-synoptic types
Mesocyclone
Dust devil
Waterspout
Steam devil
Fire whirl
Other planets
See also
References
External links

thumb|upright=1.3|An extratropical cyclone near Iceland

In meteorology, a cyclone () is a large air mass that rotates around a strong center of low atmospheric pressure, counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere as viewed from above (opposite to an anticyclone). Cyclones are characterized by inward-spiraling winds that rotate about a zone of low pressure.