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

Here’s what to know about the “bombogenesis” of the storm battering the East Coast—and how the snowfall could be historic.

It's a scary-sounding weather term – bomb cyclone. Bomb cyclone is a term used by weather enthusiasts to describe a process that meteorologists usually call bombogenesis. It’s the rapid ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. You may hear the term "bomb cyclone" and think it's a scary term that meteorologists made up to get your attention. But it's ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A low pressure storm system known as a "bomb cyclone" forms off the coast of the U.S. Pacific Northwest and western Canada By Will ...

There are certain weather buzzwords that seemingly come out of nowhere. In recent years, things like the polar vortex, atmospheric river and pineapple express have appeared in national weather ...

When storms undergo bombogenesis, they rapidly strengthen. The National Weather Service writes, "Bombogenesis can happen when a cold air mass collides with a warm air mass, such as air over warm ocean ...

One of the most powerful bomb cyclones to form in decades hit the U.S. West Coast this week, bringing hurricane-force winds, heavy precipitation and power outages to portions of northern California, ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – In recent years, terms like “bomb cyclone” and “polar vortex” have made their way into popular discourse, often attached to dramatic weather events. While these terms may sound like ...