[Ads-l] bombogenesis

[Nancy Friedman]

It was popularized in late 2019 along with "atmospheric river" and other
new climate terms.
https://www.greenbiz.com/article/climate-change-and-new-language-weather

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On Wed, Jan 4, 2023, 4:42 PM Mark Mandel <markamandel at gmail.com> wrote:

> Just spotted in this online article:
>
> California holds its breath as an atmospheric river and bomb cyclone
> approach
> January 4, 2023 3:39 PM ET
>
> https://www.npr.org/2023/01/04/1146929358/california-storm-update-atmospheric-river-bomb-cyclone
>
> Photo caption:
> A powerful storm — seen here at 11 a.m. PT — underwent bombogenesis and
> intensified as it neared the West Coast on Wednesday, the National Weather
> Service says.
> [NOAA/NESDIS/STAR GOES-18]
>
> Text paragraph:
> As the system arrives, many areas will also be confronted with the effects
> of a bomb cyclone: The powerful system was seen "undergoing bombogenesis"
> off California's northern coast, the NWS office in Sacramento said on
> Wednesday, referring to the rapid intensification of a midlatitude cyclone.
>
>
> Mark Mandel
>
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