Bombogenesis, also known as a bomb cyclone, is a fascinating weather phenomenon. It occurs when a low-pressure system ...

Sometimes in the winter, you'll hear weather ... mid-latitude cyclone rapidly intensifies," or quickly drops in atmospheric pressure, marking the strengthening of the storm, according to the ...

A bomb cyclone is defined by the National Weather Service as a mid-latitude cyclone over the Pacific Ocean that drops 24 millibars — a measure of atmospheric pressure — over 24 hours.