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Cyclone

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A cyclone is a big storm.

Low pressure system over Iceland.jpg
Low pressure system over Iceland.jpg
It moves in a big circle. The wind spins and spins. It can bring rain to us. We can see them from space.
Mars cyclone.jpg
Mars cyclone.jpg
Have you seen a big storm?

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File:Low pressure system over Iceland.jpg
Low pressure system over Iceland.jpg
File:Post-Tropical Cyclone Nuri and Typhoon Haiyan surface analysis.png
Post-Tropical Cyclone Nuri and Typhoon...
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Baroclinicleafphasecyclogenesiscropped.gif
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Hurricane profile.svg
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UK-Cyclone.gif
File:Sea of Japan polar low 2009-12-20 0213Z.jpg
Sea of Japan polar low 2009-12-20 0213Z.jpg
File:Alex 2016-01-13 1530Z.jpg
Alex 2016-01-13 1530Z.jpg
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20251122 Cyclones - damage potential...
File:Dramatic Views of Hurricane Florence from the International Space Station From 9 12 (42828603210) (cropped).jpg
Dramatic Views of Hurricane Florence from...
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Mars cyclone.jpg
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