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Technically, the term hurricane applies to an intense tropical cyclone in the northern hemisphere occurring either in either the Atlantic Ocean or in the Pacific Ocean east of 180 degrees longitude. Intense tropical cyclones in the west of the line and north of the equator are called typhoons while those south of the equator are simply called cyclones.

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