How and where are hurricanes formed over the Pacific ocean?

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

No. In fact the term hurricane most commonly applies to a storm in the Atlantic. Additionally, storms that are identical to hurricanes also occur in the Indian ocean, but there they are called cyclones.

Answer 3

There are hurricanes in the Pacific. However, east Pacific hurricanes do not hit land as often as Atlantic. Hurricanes generally do not strike the U.S. though it is not uncommon for them to hit Mexico, because of this the stories are less likely to be picked up by U.S. based news networks. In the western Pacific the storms we know as hurricanes are called typhoons.

Answer 4

Air from surrounding areas with higher air pressure pushes in to the low pressure area. Then that "new" air becomes warm and moist and rises, too. As the warm air continues to rise, the surrounding air swirls in to take its place. As the warmed, moist air rises and cools off, the water in the air forms clouds. The whole system of clouds and wind spins and grows, fed by the ocean's heat and water evaporating from the surface. Formed in oceans.

Answer 5

It depends on what part of the Pacific they are in. North of the equator they are called hurricanes east of 180 degrees and typhoons west of that line. South of the equator they are called cyclones.

Answer 6

Hurricanes in the Pacific Ocean typically form in the warm waters near the equator, fueled by warm ocean temperatures and high humidity. They develop from clusters of thunderstorms that organize and strengthen into a rotating system. The East Pacific and Central Pacific basins are the main regions where hurricanes form in the Pacific Ocean.

Answer 7

Yes, they also occur in the Indian Ocean. However, there they are called cyclones.

Answer 8

Yes they can, although they are much less frequent on the west coast.