The view from space as the so-called 'bomb cyclone' exploded into a dangerous winter storm

Last night, my daughter called me from New York City to ask worriedly about the so-called bomb cyclone that was threatening the northeastern United States. "What is this about a bomb?," she asked.I explained that the term comes from a meteorological process called "bombogenesis." It happens when a midlatitude cyclone rapidly intensifies, dropping in pressure by at least 24 millibars over 24 hours. A millibar is a measure of atmospheric pressure. This can happen when warm, moi