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Cyclones are called "cyclones" in Australia. They are the equivalent of hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean, and typhoons in the Western Pacific and China Sea.
(It is not a "willy-willy" as some will report.)
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 15y agoYes. Cyclones are particularly common along the north and northwest coasts, and the Coral Sea to the northeast.
The northern part of Australia has the most cyclones. For the country of Australia a cyclone is the most common type of natural disaster. In the Southern Hemisphere tornado's are called cyclones.
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∙ 12y agoYes, there they are called Willy-willy's I believe.
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People in Australia most certainly do not call Cyclones or hurricanes 'Willy-Willies'.
A 'Willy-Willy' is a dust tornado - sometimes called a 'dust devil' in other parts of the world. They usually occur in dry arid inland locations and can have a strength from a near invisible uplift draft that barely lifts a loose spinifix (tumbleweed) bush to a severe type that is very visible (from the dust) and can be quite destructive.
In actual fact, cyclone is the generic name for all forms of the weather phenomenon that includes hurricanesand typhoons. The term cyclones encompasses the clockwise-rotating tropical storm/low of the Pacific and the anti-clockwise equivalent in the Americas and the Asian seas. However, they also have the distinction of being named hurricanes and typhoons respectively to qualify the area of the world in which they have formed.
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∙ 12y agoCyclones in Australia are particularly common along the north and northwest coasts, and the Coral Sea to the northeast. These are the coasts of northwest and northern Western Australia, the Northern Territory and north Queensland.
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∙ 12y agoNo. Cyclones need ocean water temperatures of at least 26.5 degrees Celsius in order to form. Water temperatures in the Southern Ocean do not reach that temperature, and certainly not for long enough for cyclones to form near Adelaide. Any cyclone that formed in warmer waters would not find suitably warm water currents to follow down towards Adelaide. It is quite safe to say that it is not possible to have a cyclone in Adelaide.
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∙ 14y agoAs of 15 March 2010, the northeastern coast of Australia has been under threat from Cyclone Ului.
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When is the hurricane season for Australia?
They are called cyclones or tropical cyclones
What are cyclones called in Europe?
Cyclones in Europe are known as cyclones. They are not called hurricanes - this is a term generally reserved for cyclones in the Americas.
What is the spatial distribution of cyclones in Australia?
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Is a cyclone a storm that is in the Pacific Ocean?
A cyclone is not necessarily restricted to the Pacific Ocean. Cyclones are also often formed and found in the Indian Ocean, northwest of Australia. 'Cyclone' is the generic term for cyclones, hurricanes and typhoons. These tropical storms tend to be called 'cyclones' in the southern hemisphere, and they rotate in a clockwise direction. In the northern hemisphere, where cyclones occur in the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean, they are called hurricanes and those in the South China Sea and regions of Asia are called typhoons. Northern hemisphere cyclones rotate anti-clockwise.
Are there earthquakes tornadoes or hurricanes in Australia?
Yes to all three. Note, though that the storms that we call hurricanes are only called hurricanes in the Atlantic and parts of the Pacific in the northern hemisphere. When they occur around Australia they are called cyclones.
When is the hurricane season for Australia?
They are called cyclones or tropical cyclones
What is a cyclones in the Indian Ocean called?
Ahh, the answer is in your question. They are called cyclones. The western side of Australia generally has about 2 to 3 a year on average (has been as high as 10 Australia wide). Tropical storms in the seas of South East Asia are called Typhoons. North and Central America calls them Hurricanes.
What are cyclones called in Europe?
Cyclones in Europe are known as cyclones. They are not called hurricanes - this is a term generally reserved for cyclones in the Americas.
What country do you get cyclones?
Many countries get cyclones, for example, the United States, Portugal, Brazil, and Australia are a few countries who get cyclones.
What are typhoons called in Australia?
Typhoons are known as tropical cyclones (or just "cyclones") in Australia.Cyclone is the generic name for all of these tropical disturbances forming from intense low pressure systems. They are called "cyclone" in Australian waters, and rotate clockwise. Typhoons are actually just cyclones which form in Asian waters and the China Sea, whilst the same phenomena in the Americas are called hurricanes.
What is the spatial distribution of tropical cyclones in Australia?
Most tropical cyclones in Australia actually occur in Chinatown. This part of Australia has dodgy air-conditioning so there is an extremely high chance of tropical cyclones to form in the poorly ventilated buildings of Chinatown
What is the spatial distribution of cyclones in Australia?
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Was there a tornado ben in Australia?
No. Tornadoes are not given names, tropical cyclones are, or cycloes as they are called in Australia. There do not appear to be any record of a Cyclone Ben striking Autralia.
What countries do tropical cyclones occur in most?
Australia (Western Australia and Queensland)
Why aren't there hurricanes in Australia?
There are, sort of. The generic term for hurricanes and tropical storms etc. is "tropical cyclone." They are only called hurricanes in the northern hemisphere in the Atlantic and eastern Pacific. In the Australia region they are called cyclones.
Is a cyclone a storm that is in the Pacific Ocean?
A cyclone is not necessarily restricted to the Pacific Ocean. Cyclones are also often formed and found in the Indian Ocean, northwest of Australia. 'Cyclone' is the generic term for cyclones, hurricanes and typhoons. These tropical storms tend to be called 'cyclones' in the southern hemisphere, and they rotate in a clockwise direction. In the northern hemisphere, where cyclones occur in the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean, they are called hurricanes and those in the South China Sea and regions of Asia are called typhoons. Northern hemisphere cyclones rotate anti-clockwise.
Why does Queensland have cyclones?
Northern Australia and the waters of the Indian and Pacific Oceans generate ideal conditions for the development of cyclones. Cyclones need warm cean temperatures of 26.5 degrees or higher to form. The sea currents around northern Australia, the Indian Ocean to its northwest and the Coral Sea to the northeast have these warmer sea currents. Not all of Australia has cyclones, because regions further south do not have warm enough waters to generate the conditions needed.
