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A tropical cyclon in the western Pacific north of the equator is called a typhoon.
No they are not always called hurricanes. Win the western Pacific they are called typhoons and in the southern Pacific they are called cyclones. The generic term is tropical cyclone.
Cyclone is the generic name for severe tropical storms which occur around Australia and south of the equator in the western Pacific and southeast Indian Ocean.
It's hurricane. NOT a Typhoon
Hurricane and Cyclone. Typhoon is the name given in the western part of the North Pacific Ocean, Cyclone is the name given in in the southwestern Pacific Ocean or Indian Ocean and Hurricane is the name given in the equatorial regions of the Atlantic Ocean or Caribbean Sea or eastern regions of the Pacific Ocean - to the same weather event.
a tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific or Indian oceans
A tropical cyclon in the western Pacific north of the equator is called a typhoon.
A Typhoon is a name used in East Asia for a hurricane. It is a type of tropical cyclone occurring in the western regions of the Pacific Ocean. A typhoon is similar to a hurricane in levels of destructiveness. The word typhoon comes from the Chinese term tai-fung meaning great wind. See "What is a cyclone?" for a fuller definition.A typhoon is a mature tropical cyclone that develops in the western part of the North Pacific Ocean between 180° and 100°E
as hurricane , in Western Atlantic Ocean and Eastern Pacific Coast as Willi Willies in Australia as Typhoon in (Japan) West Pacific and China Sea as Cyclone in the Indian Ocean and the bay of Bengal
It is called a hurricane if it is in the Atlantic or eastern Pacific and a typhoon if it is in the western Pacific.
No they are not always called hurricanes. Win the western Pacific they are called typhoons and in the southern Pacific they are called cyclones. The generic term is tropical cyclone.
A typhoon is a tropical storm or tornado with very violent tendencies. Typhoons are most common in the western Pacific regions.
A Typhoon is a name used in East Asia for a hurricane. It is a type of tropical cyclone occurring in the western regions of the Pacific Ocean. A typhoon is similar to a hurricane in levels of destructiveness. The word typhoon comes from the Chinese term tai-fung meaning great wind. See "What is a cyclone?" for a fuller definition.A typhoon is a mature tropical cyclone that develops in the western part of the North Pacific Ocean between 180° and 100°E
Cyclone is the generic name for severe tropical storms which occur around Australia and south of the equator in the western Pacific and southeast Indian Ocean.
The first cyclone in the world had no name. Tropical cyclones have been occurring long before there were people around to name them, and naming systems weren't given official names until 1945 in the western Pacific and later in other ocean basins. The first named tropical cyclone was Tropical Storm Ann in April of 1945.
Cyclones in the western hemisphere are generally called hurricanes.
Tropical cyclone is a generic term that includes both hurricanes and typhoons. Both hurricanes and typhoons are classified as tropical cyclones with sustained winds of at least 74 mph. The only difference is that a hurricane is in the Atlantic or eastern Pacific while a typhoon is in the western Pacific.