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Yes, hurricanes can and do form, notably off the western coasts of Central America and Mexico. These can affect the US and Mexican coasts. They also form in the mid-Pacific in the tropical air masses north of the equator (such as near Hawaii).

Hurricanes that form in the western Pacific are called typhoons north of the equator, and cyclones south of the equator. Typhoons regularly strike Japan and other Asian countries. Below the equator, Australia and New Guinea are affected by cyclones that move south from Indonesia.

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