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What is stronger a typhoon or a hurricane?
They are same.
Is hurricane Katrina a typhoon or a cyclone?
A hurricane is a type of cyclone, so that's what Katrina would have been. A typhoon is the same thing as a hurricane, only occurring in the western Pacific Ocean.
Does typhoons turn into hurricanes when they hit land?
No. A typhoon is essentially the same thing as a hurricane, the difference is where in the world they occur. A hurricane is a storm that occurs in the Atlantic Ocean or eastern Pacific. A typhoon is the same type of storm in the western Pacific. Making landfall does not make a difference. However, a hurricane that crosses into the western Pacific becomes a typhoon and a typhoon that crosses into the eastern Pacific becomes a hurricane, though this is less common.
What is another name for a tropical cyclone or hurricane?
A typhoon or a cyclonic storm.
Was there ever a hurricane Ben?
There was a Typhoon Ben in 1986. A typhoon is essentially the same thing as a hurricane, only occuring in the western Pacific.
What is the general term of a typhoon?
Typhoon is the Japanese word for a hurricane
What are synonyms for typhoon?
Hurricane
What is the difference between storms?
a tornado, typhoon, cyclone, twister, and hurricane are pretty much the same.
Would a hurricane in Mexico be a typhoon?
No, Hurricanes are called typhoons in the east. So in Japan a hurricane would be called a typhoon.
What is the difference between cyclones typhoon and hurricane?
The only difference between a hurricane, a cyclone, and a typhoon is the location where the storm occurs.
Is a typhoon or a hurricane more powerful?
No. A hurricane and a typhoon are really the same thing, only occurring in different parts of the world. A hurricane is a tropical cyclone with sustained winds of at least 74 mph occurring in the Atlantic Ocean or eastern Pacific. A typhoon is the exact same thing in the western Pacific.
What is typhoon another word for?
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.
