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they are called typhoons in the Northwestern Pacific. The name came from the Japanese word for divine wind. On two separate occasions typhoons sunk fleets coming from China who wanted to invade Japan. This happened during the 1200's. These storms saved Japan from being invaded hence the name Typhoon the divine wind.
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What are hurricanes called in the Atlantic?
A hurricane that forms in the Atlantic is simply called a hurricane.
What are hurricanes called in bangledesh?
Hurricanes in Bangladesh are called cyclones.
What are hurricanes called in South East Asia?
"Hurricanes" that impact East Asia are called typhoons.
Are hurricanes always called hurricanes?
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.
Cyclonic low pressure storms of high winds that develop over water are called?
hurricanes
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 are powerful rotating storms in the pacific ocean called?
A Hurricane or a Typhoon or a Cyclone.
What are hurricanes and tornadoes called?
Tornadoes can be called twisters, but tornado is the preferred term. Hurricanes are also called tropical cyclones, though that is a somewhat broader term.
What are hurricanes form in Asia called?
They are called typhoons. :D
What are hurricanes called that form in Asia?
They are called typhoons. :D
Why are hurricanes referred to as cape-verde?
Hurricanes usually originate as disorganized clusters of thunderstorms called tropical disturbances. In the Atlantic, many of the disturbances that become hurricanes develop as the move over the ocean from Africa near the Cape Verde Islands. Hurricanes that begin in this manner, called Cape-Verde type hurricanes, are more likely to become major hurricanes than other Atlantic hurricanes.
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.
