A typhoon is a cyclone. A cyclone is simply an area of low pressure. Types of cyclones include, but are not limited to, hurricanes/typhoons, low pressure systems and tornadoes.
Yes, Japan does have cyclones. The term for cyclones in this area of the world is typhoons.
Other names for hurricanes include cyclones and typhoons. These terms are used in different regions of the world - cyclones are found in the South Pacific and Indian Ocean, while typhoons occur in the Northwest Pacific.
No, Typhoons are very bad.
They do. But they are not called typhoons there. They are called intense tropical cyclones.
Cyclones occur in a variety of areas around the world. "Cyclone" is the generic term for cyclones, typhoons and hurricanes. Cyclones develop in the warm seas near the equator, but do not cross the equator. Those in the southern hemisphere are usually known as cyclones, but cyclones in the China Sea region are often called typhoons, whilst those in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean are known as hurricanes.
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Hurricanes and typhoons occur in tropical areas, but can move into extratropical areas as well. There are different types of cyclone, however. Tropical cyclones (hurricanes, typhoons, tropical storms and tropical depressions) form in tropical regions but extratropical and polar lows are cyclones as well.
Other countries may refer to hurricanes as typhoons or cyclones, depending on the region. Typhoons are typically used in the Northwest Pacific, while cyclones are used in the South Pacific and Indian Ocean.
Cyclones, particularly hurricanes and typhoons, create a bulge on the surface of water with their winds. This storm surge can cause heavy coastal flooding if the storm makes landfall.
Cyclones in the American continents are typically known as hurricanes or typhoons.