{"id":39801,"date":"2026-02-24T17:30:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T16:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/?p=39801"},"modified":"2026-03-08T11:38:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T10:38:26","slug":"new-york-under-the-snow-the-bomb-cyclone-that-froze-the-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/en\/new-york-under-the-snow-the-bomb-cyclone-that-froze-the-city\/","title":{"rendered":"New York under the snow: the ‘bomb cyclone’ that froze the city"},"content":{"rendered":"

The city that never sleeps has been forced to take a break. Between wind, snow, and gusts, the \u201cbomb cyclone\u201d has transformed New York into a spectacular winter wonderland, affecting tens of millions of residents throughout the region.<\/p>\n

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Some sights leave no one indifferent. In the bustling streets of New York, dotted with yellow taxis and illuminated by the lights of Times Square, a phenomenon paralyzed the city on February 23, 2026.<\/b><\/p>\n

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A gigantic winter storm, dubbed a \u201cbomb cyclone,\u201d<\/b> transformed the metropolis into a vast white landscape<\/b>, forcing residents to slow down the frenetic pace of the Big Apple and the entire region.<\/p>\n

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\u201cBomb cyclone\u201dBefore it hit the city, the message from meteorologists was clear: the storm w<\/b>ould be unique and un<\/b>like any other. Weather services spoke of a system capable of causing heavy snowfall, gusts of wind, and even <\/b>rare phenomena such <\/i><\/b>as thundersnow\u2014lightning in the snow\u2014due to the rapid intensification of the cyclone.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe believe this storm may meet the definition of a bomb cyclone, which means that atmospheric pressure is falling very rapidly, intensifying the system,\u201d<\/i> said meteorologist Frank Pereira, as reported by CentralFM.<\/p>\n

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And the forecasts were accurate<\/b>. \u201cI’ve always been fascinated by how nature orchestrates events to produce extreme phenomena. It’s safe to say that <\/i>this snowstorm is comparable to the most impressive ones in history<\/i><\/b>,\u201d<\/i> explained Ryan Maue, an independent meteorologist and former chief scientist at NOAA<\/b> (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) to Phys.org.<\/p>\n

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Owen Shieh, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service<\/b>, told the same media outlet: \u201c<\/i>It almost looks like a computer-generated image<\/i><\/b>,\u201d<\/i> echoing the violence of the satellite images and the impact on New York.<\/p>\n

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Une publication partag\u00e9e par Brut. (@brutofficiel)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n