A remote part of Australia was bracing for a tropical system that was expected to make landfall in northern Queensland on Friday as the most intense of the country’s hurricane c

What is a bomb cyclone or bombogenesis? A “bomb cyclone” is a powerful mid latitude storm that rapidly intensifies, undergoing a sharp drop in central air pressure over about a day, according to federal forecasters and AccuWeather.

A rapidly intensifying storm is poised to sweep across the U.S., threatening widespread disruption for nearly 200 million people.

A Category 4 cyclone is about to hit northeastern Australia, one of the strongest for the region.