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Bernardo de La Paz

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31. Except it is not.

Reply to Blue_Adept (Reply #19)

Wed Jan 3, 2018, 09:46 PM

Jan 2018

TV forecasters are lackeys of corporate media so they have to hype it with "bomb" shit.

The more detailed and accurate term is "explosive cyclogenesis", though some meteorologists have used the simpleminded term as a short-hand.

"bomb" is seized upon by sensationalists who feel that mere facts are not enough.

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The East Coast Is About To Get Hit by a Bomb Cyclone [View all] EarthFirst Jan 2018 OP

So cold in Ottawa my landlords emailed us and pointed out that if we leave applegrove Jan 2018 #1

My friend in Indiana had a window crack because of the cold blaze Jan 2018 #9

Never heard of it before. Freaky cold! applegrove Jan 2018 #24

Friends in NY have told me customerserviceguy Jan 2018 #2

"Bombogenesis" customerserviceguy Jan 2018 #3

Or a great name for a Rock Band n/t maxrandb Jan 2018 #6

OK, how about this? customerserviceguy Jan 2018 #29

Far out Man maxrandb Jan 2018 #36

That would be Bombogenesis Inebriation maxrandb Jan 2018 #37

I love that word.... mitch96 Jan 2018 #26

How cold IS it, johnny? Gabi Hayes Jan 2018 #4

"hurricane-force winds" have to be at least 72 mph. dixiegrrrrl Jan 2018 #5

Local news here in Boston is reporting there'll be 70+mph winds over the course of the storm Blue_Adept Jan 2018 #7

Holy crap! blaze Jan 2018 #8

Not yet but it's a given. The Boston/coastal area is tagged at 10-15" of snow Blue_Adept Jan 2018 #10

One year our school district was caught off guard blaze Jan 2018 #11

Yup, it's a hard call when there are so many factors Blue_Adept Jan 2018 #13

I took the decision out of a boss's hands one year blaze Jan 2018 #17

Exactly! Bosses be like... Blue_Adept Jan 2018 #18

Hahaha!!!! Thanks for those! nt blaze Jan 2018 #21

Good lord.... dixiegrrrrl Jan 2018 #23

Actually, ... the storm will bring warmth, for a couple of days. Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2018 #30

This sounds like it may kill a lot of nice shrubs and trees Hortensis Jan 2018 #12

That's a really stupid and sensational headline malaise Jan 2018 #14

Except that's what it's actually called Blue_Adept Jan 2018 #19

Maybe I should stick to Atlantic hurricanes malaise Jan 2018 #20

Actually learned today on NPR GulfCoast66 Jan 2018 #25

Read it on Weather Underground earlier today malaise Jan 2018 #27

Except it is not. Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2018 #31

THIS EXACTLY BumRushDaShow Jan 2018 #32

Well some TV forecasters style themselves as "meteorologists" because they got a technical degree. Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2018 #33

There is a whole academic track for "broadcast meteorology" BumRushDaShow Jan 2018 #34

Btw, it's named "winter storm Grayson," useful for Hortensis Jan 2018 #15

It's tracking farther west than earlier models jpak Jan 2018 #16

bombogenesis sounded like a made-up word, and is...Wiki shows Explosive cyclogenesis snooper2 Jan 2018 #22

Scary weather. Be well DUers and maybe check suffragette Jan 2018 #28

Got wood, liquor, beer, water... Atman Jan 2018 #35