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Cyclone Catarina cyclonic and anticyclonic flow in the Northern Hemisphere TIROS Giant vortices in Jupiter's southern hemisphere, imaged by the Galileo spacecraft on May 7, 1997. The oval on the left is a cyclonic storm system, rotating in a clockwise direction. The oval on the right is an anticyclone, with a counterclockwise rotation. Superstorm Sandy
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BOM Easter weather forecast brings cyclone, big swells and temperature whiplash • Apr. 17, 2025, 2:29 AM ET (ABC News (Australia))
Farmers collective demands probe into disbursal of cyclone relief in Puducherry • Mar. 27, 2025, 4:53 AM ET (The Hindu)

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Cyclone Catarina
cyclonic and anticyclonic flow in the Northern Hemisphere
TIROS
Giant vortices in Jupiter's southern hemisphere, imaged by the Galileo spacecraft on May 7, 1997. The oval on the left is a cyclonic storm system, rotating in a clockwise direction. The oval on the right is an anticyclone, with a counterclockwise rotation.
Superstorm Sandy
How did Cyclone Pam form and what impact did it have on Vanuatu?
What causes powerful wind squalls?
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Umbrella colored like a rainbow sticking out above a sea of black umbrellas while it rains. (storm, weather)
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Lightning over a farm field. Weather electricity thunderstorm light energy tree
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rain. Child in the rain, wearing a rain coat, under a yellow umbrella. April Showers weather climate rain storm water drops
April Showers to March’s Lions and Lambs