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    ‘Bomb Cyclone’: Snow and Bitter Cold Blast the Northeast

    On Thursday, emergency officials reckoned with a storm that shut down schools for more than a million children, flooded roadways, filled homeless shelters and forced the cancellations of thousands of flights.

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    Is a ‘Bomb Cyclone’ as Scary as It Sounds?

    Bomb cyclones have been referred to as “winter hurricanes.” Our science reporter explains how they really work.