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How is an extratropical cyclone different from a tropical cyclone?

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Extratropical cyclones are typically connected to fronts and usually form along boundaries of air masses of different temperature and/or dew point.

Tropical cyclones are different in that they have what is called a "warm core" and a fueled by a somewhat different mechanism.
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