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Blizzard-like 'bomb cyclones' get boost from warming oceans

The warming of ocean waters through climate change creates ideal conditions for more “bomb cyclone” events like the one that battered the Northeast with extreme winter weather in late January, experts say.
Nor’easter brings hurricane-force winds to Massachusetts

Nor’easter brings hurricane-force winds to Massachusetts

After battering the New York area, the storm knocked out electricity to hundreds of thousands of customers across New England on Wednesday.

Here's what you need to know about the upcoming 'bomb cyclone' (it's a real thing)

It's about explosive intensification, not actual explosions.
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