No electricity, no train, no plane. There is no traffic on the road either. There is no way out of the house. This is the case on Christmas Day in Central and Eastern America and the US-Canada border. Most of the areas are covered with snow at a height of two to four meters. There is only one reason for everything. Bomb cyclone. Who is this terrorist who has taken the lives of 37 people so far? Bomb cyclones are not an uncommon phenomenon in the United States. But it’s rare to be so severe and so destructive.
A bomb cyclone is a weather phenomenon that occurs when a low pressure area in the atmosphere meets high pressure air. The faster the pressure in the depression decreases, the stronger the wind becomes. This type of phenomenon occurs when the pressure drops by at least 24 millibars in 24 hours. When the earth rotates along with the pressure fluctuations in the low pressure area, it becomes a cyclone. Sixty percent of the United States was affected by the torrential rain that started with the wind and turned into snow.
Cyclone Bob caused untold misery in Montana, Buffalo, Florida, Georgia, Texas, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan, New York and many other areas. About 250,000 houses are without electricity. Buffalo recorded the heaviest rain and snow since 1878. On Friday alone, 51 mm of rain fell in one go. Around 10 lakh people have suffered due to rain and snow all over the country. The cyclone killed 37 people in an area of 3,200 kilometers from Quebec to Texas.
Public transport stopped for days. New York Governor Cathy Hoechl has advised people to stay at home because of the dire situation. Thousands of train and flight services were cancelled. A weather emergency has been declared in several states. The states of Montana and Buffalo are the worst hit. The temperature yesterday was minus 45 degrees in Montana. There is an energy emergency in Wisconsin. A bomb cyclone has also gripped Canada. Four deaths have been confirmed so far. The situation in Ontario and Quebec is as dire as in the United States. The weather department has warned that the cold days may be prolonged.
English Summary: What is ‘bomb cyclone’, that caused fatally cold conditions in US