{"id":1662,"date":"2022-01-31T14:02:46","date_gmt":"2022-01-31T19:02:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/writing\/?p=1662"},"modified":"2022-01-31T14:04:08","modified_gmt":"2022-01-31T19:04:08","slug":"word-of-the-week-bombogenesis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/writing\/2022\/01\/31\/word-of-the-week-bombogenesis\/","title":{"rendered":"Word of The Week! Bombogenesis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/writing\/files\/2022\/01\/bombogenesis.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1663\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/writing\/files\/2022\/01\/bombogenesis-300x169.jpeg\" alt=\"NOAA satellite image \" width=\"525\" height=\"296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/writing\/files\/2022\/01\/bombogenesis-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/writing\/files\/2022\/01\/bombogenesis-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/writing\/files\/2022\/01\/bombogenesis.jpeg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/a>Here&#8217;s a new word, first noted in 1989 by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oed.com\/view\/Entry\/84095454?redirectedFrom=bombogenesis&amp;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The OED&#8217;s entry<\/a>. It&#8217;s an apt term for human-generated climate change! First we had an A-Bomb, then an H-Bomb to trouble our sleep.<\/p>\n<p>Now we have bombogenesis, &#8220;a rapid and sustained fall of barometric pressure. . .indicative of the strengthening of the cyclone into a powerful storm; also called explosive cyclogenesis.&#8221; NOAA&#8217;s web site as <a href=\"https:\/\/oceanservice.noaa.gov\/facts\/bombogenesis.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a fine description<\/a> of the phenomenon. It&#8217;s also brief, a rarity for such a complex concept.<\/p>\n<p>Call it what you will, but if you live in New England or Atlantic Canada today, you have experienced the forces behind our word, first-hand. I just spoke to my cousins in New Brunswick who were bracing for the arrival of the deep snow and blizzard conditions that accompany bombogenesis.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve heard the less Latinate &#8220;Bomb Cyclone&#8221; and certainly, other synonyms must exist. As a person who loves snow and cold and hates hot, humid weather, I&#8217;ll take bombogenesis over malarial miasma, any day.<\/p>\n<p>Stay warm and dry. Send me words and metaphors by leaving a comment below, or by e-mail at jessid-at-richmond-dot-edu.<\/p>\n<p>See all of our Metaphors of the Month\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/writing\/tag\/metaphor-of-the-month\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>\u00a0and Words of the Week\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/writing\/tag\/word-of-the-week\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Public domain image via NOAA&#8217;s photo-stream at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/noaasatellites\/49134407986\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Flickr<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s a new word, first noted in 1989 by The OED&#8217;s entry. It&#8217;s an apt term for human-generated climate change! First we had an A-Bomb, then an H-Bomb to trouble our sleep. Now we have bombogenesis, &#8220;a rapid and sustained fall of barometric pressure. . .indicative of the strengthening of the cyclone into a powerful &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/writing\/2022\/01\/31\/word-of-the-week-bombogenesis\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Word of The Week! 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