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Cyclones of the Southern Hemisphere are measured by wind speed and assigned a category number. Whether or not they are classified as a cyclone is also determined by barometric pressure.
Wind speeds determine the category as follows:
Category 1: winds up to 125km/h
Category 2: 125- 170 km/h
Category 3: 170 - 225 km/h
Category 4: 225 - 280 km/h
Category 5: in excess of 280 km/h
Hurricanes, which are cyclones in the north-Western Hemisphere, are measured on the Saffir-Simpson scale. The categories are measured as follows:
Tropical Storm - Winds 39-73 mph
Category 1 Hurricane - winds 74-95 mph
Category 2 Hurricane - winds 96-110 mph
Category 3 Hurricane - winds 111-130 mph
Category 4 Hurricane - winds 131-155 mph
Category 5 Hurricane - winds 156 mph and up
What else can I help you with?
What country calls hurricanes typhoons?
Japan typically refers to hurricanes as typhoons. Typhoons occur in the Northwest Pacific Ocean, including the South China Sea and the Philippine Sea.
Can you detect a typhoon?
Yes, quite easily. Typhoons are large storm systems that are plainly visible from space. With our satellite and modern forecasting we know about typhoons before they even become typhoons.
Are typhoons hurricanes that spin clockwise?
No, typhoons, hurricanes, and cyclone are all the exact same thing except where they originate in the world.
Where have typhoons been found?
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Do people study typhoons?
Yes they do.
Can you help prevent typhoons?
Typhoons cannot be prevented.
Does uk get typhoons?
No, typhoons are a southeast Asia phenomena.
Do typhoons travel or stay put?
Yes typhoons travel
Why do typhoons never hit land?
Typhoons do hit land.
How can typhoons help?
Typhoons can deliver much needed rain to a region.
Does Antarctica have typhoons?
No. Typhoons are tropical storms. Antarctica is a polar desert.
How did meteorologists named typhoons?
meteorologists name typhoons in alphabetical order
How many typhoons have hit Guam?
6 typhoons hit Guam: pongsona, paka, karen, cha'tan, pamela, and omar.
How do typhoons affect people's lives?
Typhoons can destroy homes and buildings
What typhoons entered the Philippines in 2006?
During the 2006 season, eleven typhoons entered the Philippines. Of those, 8 were super typhoons. Six tropical storms or tropical depressions hit the Philippines in 2006, in addition to the typhoons.
Do typhoons occur in the Indian Ocean?
They do. But they are not called typhoons there. They are called intense tropical cyclones.
Can typhoons occur over land?
No. Hurricanes and Typhoons occer in large bodies of warm water.
