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In the wake of a cyclone, surface water temperatures plummet, and nutrient-rich deeper layers are churned upward.
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
At the time, the cyclone's winds were howling at 150 miles per hour.
—Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
After a vicious cyclone this month razed slums housing many undocumented immigrants on the French island territory of Mayotte, Safina Soula did not shed a tear.
—Julie Bourdin, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
His visit – made several days after the cyclone first struck the territory – also came amid ongoing political turmoil in France.
—Catherine Nicholls, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
At the time, the cyclone's winds were howling at 150 miles per hour.
—Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
After a vicious cyclone this month razed slums housing many undocumented immigrants on the French island territory of Mayotte, Safina Soula did not shed a tear.
—Julie Bourdin, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
His visit – made several days after the cyclone first struck the territory – also came amid ongoing political turmoil in France.
—Catherine Nicholls, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Cyclone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cyclone. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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