Meteorologists divide storms, or cyclones, into two general types: "extratropical" and "tropical." Extratropical cyclones are the familiar storms that occur in all seasons and can form over land ...

At least 12 people have died, five are missing and nearly 3,000 have been left homeless after an “extratropical cyclone” hit Brazil’s Rio Grande Do Sul, local authorities say. Traveling to ...

Meteorologists divide storms, or cyclones, into two general types: extratropical storms and tropical storms. A subtropical storm is what's known to forecasters as a "hybrid" storm, a ...

Throughout the second half of hurricane season, meteorologists will begin mentioning how tropical systems may transition to extratropical systems. What is the difference between tropical and ...

Oct 7 (Reuters) - Kirk has become a powerful extratropical cyclone, and is still causing large swells and rip current risk along the U.S. East Coast, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Monday.

A strong extratropical cyclone hit the Pacific Northwest on November 19, 2024, bringing damaging winds and rain to the region. The storm knocked over trees and left nearly 600,000 people without ...

As climate change promotes fire-favorable weather, climate-driven wildfires in extratropical forests have overtaken tropical forests as the leading source of global fire emissions, researchers report.

They found that extratropical ocean-atmosphere coupling enhances teleconnection patterns and causes more meandering westerly jet streams, which are linked to extreme weather events. The ...

Storm Éowyn, an extratropical “bomb” cyclone that has formed in the North Atlantic and intensified rapidly, is expected to bring gusty winds, heavy rain and some snow to the region.

The Sahara Desert was among one of the places hit by an extratropical cyclone Sept. 7 and 8, which drenched areas that typically receive little rain. African countries Morocco, Libya, Tunisia and ...