EXTRATROPICAL CYCLONE Definition & Meaning

extratropical cyclone

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noun

Meteorology.

a cold-core storm system occurring over land or water and energized by the interaction of cold and warm air masses: the common frontal cyclones that produce much of the precipitation of the middle latitudes are examples of extratropical cyclones, as are blizzards and �Դǰ�’e��ٱ��.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of extratropical cyclone¹

First recorded in 1920–25; extra- + tropical

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The storm was expected to become a powerful extratropical cyclone by Thursday, according to the U.S.

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According to the Rio Grande do Sul government, heavy rains caused by the extratropical cyclone have affected 80 cities and left more than 2,300 people homeless and over 3,900 displaced.

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Rio Grande do Sul was hit by another extratropical cyclone in June, which killed 16 people and caused destruction in 40 cities, many of those around Porto Alegre.

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An extratropical cyclone has been battering southern Brazil, flooding homes, swelling rivers and claiming the lives of nearly two dozen people, state authorities said on Tuesday.

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An extratropical cyclone has been battering southern Brazil, flooding homes, swelling rivers and claiming the lives of nearly two dozen people, state authorities said on Tuesday.

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