The way we describe weather has become more histrionic in recent years. When the Moon is closest to Earth, we call it a Supermoon. A storm that’s not quite a hurricane is a Superstorm. And a storm with “explosive cyclogenesis” is now a Bomb Cyclone.
'Polar vortex' gives way to 'bomb cyclone.' This and other weather terms we love http://lat.ms/2Cq4ica
Chunks of ice and even an ice machine were seen floating in flood waters in Scituate Harbor, Massachusetts, today as the bomb cyclone continues to slam the east coast with wind, rain, snow and ice http://cnn.it/2CTB85X
'Bomb cyclone' hits U.S. East Coast energy, power supply http://reut.rs/2qrvcPh
#BombCyclone has canceled nearly 5,000 flights across the country, including dozens of flights to Los Angeles http://lat.ms/2ArcmqY
Deadly winter storm wreaks havoc in New York http://bit.ly/2qqbx1X
Underground subway stations were no match for the bomb cyclone: "To see snow building up in some of the stations was a little bizarre" https://in.amny.com/2E7ldRf