What is the difference between a cyclone typhoon monsoon tsunami and hurricane?

Answer 1

It is the location of the storms' occurrences. Hurricanes occur in the Atlantic Ocean or east of the International Date Line, typhoons in the Pacific west of the International Date Line, and cyclones in the Indian ocean and south of the equator in the Pacific ocean.

All three are the SAME basic weather event. They are large scale (hundreds of miles across) and form initially over tropical warm sea areas; moist air over the warm sea being their energy source. Their winds are violent (with speeds of at least or 74 miles per hour (119 km/h)), with a circular movement round a central eye (30-60 km [20-40 mi] in diameter, with clear sky and no wind).

In the Northern hemisphere the rotation of the winds is counter-clockwise and south of the equator it is clockwise (the storms do not cross the equator).

Once the storms make landfall, they weaken because their energy source is cut off. When they hit land, the heavy rains and fierce winds cause severe structural damage and can cause flooding of streets and homes accompanied by landslips.

-- Hurricane: a violent tropical storm or wind, especially found in the West Atlantic Ocean.

-- Typhoon: a violent tropical storm or wind, especially found in the West Pacific Ocean.

-- Cyclone: a violent tropical storm or wind, especially found in the Southeast Pacific and Indian Oceans.

Note:

The word "cyclone" is also used to describe any low pressure weather system (the opposite of an anti-cyclone). The term cyclone therefore applies to virtually any large-scale low pressure system with cyclonic rotation, that is counter-clockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere.

Therefore, the term cyclone can be used to describe hurricanes, typhoons, tropical storms and tropical depressions (collectively known as tropical cyclones) as well as extra-tropical and polar lows. Although low pressure systems often bring rain and thunderstorms they are not necessarily violent or severe.

Therefore, technically, all hurricanes and Typhoons are "cyclones" but not all "cyclones" are Cyclones, Hurricanes or Typhoons, because the wind speeds are not fast enough.

*Incidentally, despite a popular misconception, cyclones are never called "willy-willies" in Australia. A willy-willy is a harmless whirlwind.

Also Tornadoes are not willy-willies, Cyclones, Hurricanes or Typhoons. They are structures formed by a single cloud and may have even faster wind speeds present over a smaller area.

Answer 2

A tornado and a twister are the same thing.

Characteristics of tornadoes:

• Are rarely over a mile wide
• Usually form over land
• Usually last minutes, rarely a few hours
• Cause damage via wind and debris
• Are dependent on a large storm to develop and keep going
• have winds ranging from 65 to about 300mph
• Often have a condensation funnel.
• Can form in most climates, but mostly affect temperate areas.

A hurricane and a typhoon are also essentially the same, the only difference being that a hurricane occurs in the Atlantic Ocean or eastern Pacific and a typhoon is the same type of storm in the western pacific.

Hurricanes/typhoons:

• Are hundreds of miles wide.
• Form only over warm ocean water.
• Last for days and sometimes well over a week.
• Produce rain and flooding in addition to powerful winds.
• Are independent, self sustaining storm systems.
• Have winds ranging from 74 to about 200 mph.
• Mainly affect tropical and subtropical regions.

A cyclone is virtually any large-scale low pressure system with a closed cyclonic circulation. Hurricanes and typhoons are a kind of cyclone.

Answer 3

A hurricane and a typhoon are essentially the same thing, only occuring in different parts of the world. A hurricane is an intense tropical cyclone that occurs in the northern hemisphere either in the Atlantic Ocean or the eastern Pacific Ocean. A typhoon is such a storm that occurs in the western Pacific. A cyclone is a large-scale low-pressure system with a closed circulation and a definite center of rotation. Tropical cyclones such as hurricanes and typhoons are included in this, as are other weather systems, mainly mid-latitude lows. Most cyclones are not as severe as hurricanes. A monsoon is a seasonal weather pattern that dominates much of the climate of southern Asia. The winter monsoon brings dry conditions while the summer monsoon brings heavy rain. The winter monsoon does not usually bring severe storms, but it can occasionally spawn tropical cyclones. A tsunami is the most different out of all of these, as it is not a weather-related event. A tsunami is a massive ocean waves or series of wave, usually caused by an earthquake or landslide. Tsunami waves do not behave like normal ocean waves, but are massive surges of water that move onto land for minutes at a time.