A new Atlantic storm system, named Goretti, is expected to undergo rapid intensification between Thursday and Friday, according to Spain’s national weather agency.
The system will experience what meteorologists call “explosive cyclogenesis,” a process in which a low‑pressure system deepens sharply in a short period of time.
Aemet said the phenomenon will mainly affect parts of western Europe, but forecasts show it will generate rough seas, strong winds and rain along Spain’s northern coast.
The agency clarified on X that despite the dramatic term, “nothing explodes” during explosive cyclogenesis. Instead, it is “a process in which a storm deepens very quickly, producing impacts associated with wind, maritime conditions and rainfall in a specific area.”
Aemet reposted earlier guidance noting that the expression may sound “sensationalist,” but said it is a technical term used by meteorologists to describe how rapidly a storm’s central pressure drops.