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Both are terms for a tropical cyclone with sustained winds of at least 74 mph.

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Hurricanes and typhoons are terms for?

Both are terms for a tropical cyclone with sustained winds of at least 74 mph.


What do hurricanes typhoons and tropical cyclones have in common answers?

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.


What are some of the terms used in reference to hurricanes?

The name of a violent tropical storm is given based on the size of the storm. Some tropical storms are known as hurricanes, some are known as typhoons, and some are known as cyclones.


Are typhoons less destructive than hurricanes?

No. Typhoons and hurricanes are basically the same thing. The only differences is in where they occur. Hurricanes are in the Atlantic or eastern Pacific while typhoons are in the western Pacific


Are there any other countries apart from japan that calls hurricanes typhoons?

hurricanes and typhoons are two different things.


What is the same about a hurricane and a typhoon?

Hurricanes and typhoons are both the same because they are both occurrences that happen in, or near the water.


Are typhoons hurricanes that spin clockwise?

No, typhoons, hurricanes, and cyclone are all the exact same thing except where they originate in the world.


What are hurricanes called in the northern pasific?

Typhoons


What country calls hurricanes typhoons?

Japan


Do hurricanes happen in china?

Sort of. The only difference is there "hurricanes" are called typhoons.


Can typhoons occur over land?

No. Hurricanes and Typhoons occer in large bodies of warm water.


When are Cyclones Hurricanes Typhoons and Tornadoes most likely to occur?

Cyclones are a broad category of storm systems that include hurricanes and typhoons and occur at all times of storm. Hurricanes and typhoons are essentially the same kind of storm only caller hurricanes in the north Atlantic and northeast Pacific and are called typhoons in the northwest Pacific Ocean. North Atlantic hurricanes mostly occur in June-November. Northeast Pacific hurricanes mostly occur May-November. Typhoons typically occur April-January. Tornadoes are most common in the months of April-June