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What are hurricanes called in the Indian ocean what are hurricanes called in western northern pacific and Philippines?
They are called cyclones in the Indian Ocean and typhoons in the western Pacific and Philippines region.
Why hurricanes will not happen in Indian ocean?
They do, only they're not called hurricanes there. They are called cyclone or very severe tropical cyclones.
What is a cyclone in the Indian Ocean known as in the Pacific ocean?
Cyclones in both the Indian ocean and the Pacific Ocean are called cyclones.They are known as hurricanes in the Caribbean and the Americas, and typhoons in Asia.
Which world regions hurricanes?
Hurricanes are experienced more in the Pacific Ocean. The western Pacific experiences more hurricanes. The Atlantic and the Indian Ocean also experience hurricanes.
What is a cyclone called in Asia?
In the Far East, a hurricane is called a typhoon. Hurricanes and typhoons are types of tropical cyclones. In other regions of the world, such as the Caribbean area or parts of the North Atlantic Ocean, these storms are called hurricanes.
Where in the world does hurricane happens?
Hey there, Most hurricanes are formed in three major areas of the Earth, the North West Pacific Ocean, the South Pacific and Indian Oceans, and the Mid Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico. Hurricanes tend to be seasonal. They usually have peak times during particular months of the year, depending on where you live. And also...Hurricanes are not called hurricanes in every region of the world. In the Pacific Ocean, hurricanes are called typhoons. In the Southwest Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean, hurricanes are known as cyclones.
Are they tornadoes or hurricanes in Madagascar?
There have been tornadoes in Madagascar that have caused serious damage. A tropical storm that originates over the Indian Ocean and winds get to 74 miles per hour are called cyclones. Hurricanes form over the Atlantic Ocean. Typhoons form over the Pacific Ocean.
Do hurricanes occur in the southern hemisphere?
The hurricanes, are also know as typhoon's, but the word hurricane, is western, it comes from the ancient Olmecs, who had a wind god, called huracan, so when the Spanish saw the storm, they used the local word for it, and it is in use to this day.
Why is the Indian ocean the most violent of oceans?
The Indian ocean is one of the warmest oceans and more hurricanes occur over warm seas, which makes the sea extremely violent.
What are powerful rotating storms in the pacific ocean called?
A Hurricane or a Typhoon or a Cyclone.
What do people in the US call tornadoes?
tropical cyclones are called "hurricanes" in the North Atlantic Ocean and Eastern and Central Pacific Ocean east of the international dateline. They are called "typhoons" or sometimes "super typhoons" if they are really strong in the Pacific Ocean west of the dateline. They are known as "cyclones" in the North Indian Ocean and in the Southern hemisphere
Is there a ocean called Inian?
there is an Indian ocean
