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A hurricane is a strong tropical cyclone that occurs in the Atlantic Ocean or eastern Pacific Ocean.

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Does Jamaica have more hurricanes or cyclones?

Hurricanes because its tropical


Do tropical areas get hurricanes cyclones and typhoons?

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.


Do hurricanes gain strength by tropical cyclones?

No. A hurricane is a tropical cyclone.


Are there cyclones or hurricanes in Denmark?

There are mid-latitude or extratropical cyclones in Denmark, but hurricanes are a tropical phenomenon and cannot get that far north.


What are very large tropical cyclones with winds called?

hurricanes


What are more deadly hurricanes or cyclones?

A hurricane is a kind of tropical cyclone. Though they do tend to be deadlier than tropical cyclones, there are exceptions.


What are hurricanes called in other parts of the world?

In the Pacific they are called typhoons. Generically, hurricanes and typhoons are both tropical cyclones. A tropical cyclone is the generic term for a non-frontal, synoptic scale, low-pressure system over tropical or sub-tropical waters with organized convection (i.e. thunderstorm activity) and definite cyclonic surface wind circulation.


What are very large tropical cyclones with high winds called?

Very large tropical cyclones with high winds are called hurricanes in the Atlantic and northeastern Pacific, typhoons in the northwestern Pacific, and cyclones in the Indian Ocean and South Pacific.


What do scientists call tropical cyclones in the Atlantic?

Tropical cyclones in the Atlantic are known as hurricanes. They rotate anti-clockwise, rather than clockwise like cyclones in the southern hemisphere.


Do hurricanes and cyclones form in the tropics?

Hurricanes do, but not all cyclones do. Hurricanes fally into a class of weather phenomenon called a tropical cyclone. There are other types of cyclone, however, including mid-latitude or extratropical cyclones, and polar lows.


Are all hurricanes cyclones and tornadoes named?

No. All hurricanes and other tropical cyclones above tropical depression strength get named, however extratropical cyclones are not named. Tornadoes never get names.


Does Italy have hurricanes?

Italy does not have hurricanes. Hurricanes form over tropical waters.