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Strangely, there is no quantitative difference in strength, speed, or damage caused by a cyclone versus a typhoon. The only difference between these two names for cyclical tropical storms are the global area in which they form. People around the Indian ocean and Southwestern Pacific Ocean (that part of the Pacific Ocean near Australia) refer to these storms as cyclones and those storms that generate in the Northwestern Pacific Ocean (that part of the Pacific Ocean near Asia) are calledtyphoons. Incidentally, people around the Atlantic Ocean and Eastern Pacific Ocean (that part of the Pacific Ocean near the Americas) call such powerful, cylindrical storms hurricanes.
A low-pressure system that develops over the ocean during the right conditions might create thunderstorms and high winds that qualify it as a tropical depression. This storm could keep gaining energy from warm ocean waters and advance to atropical storm if it has winds of 39-73 mph (62-117 km/hr). Once the rotating, centrifugal force exceeds these wind speeds, meteorologists classify it as a more severe tropical storm whose name varies based on its location.
If a severe storm churns somewhere in parts of the Northwestern Pacific Ocean (which is in the Eastern Hemisphere), we call it a typhoon. However, if this same exact storm were hypothetically dropped into the Indian Ocean or the middle of the Southwestern Pacific Ocean (which is still in the Eastern Hemisphere), we'd refer to it as a cyclone. Among cyclones, there are different names based on their locations. Severe cyclonic storm, severe tropical cyclone, and tropical cyclone are all variations of the same type of storm.
Even though some international meteorologists have universalized a cyclone to mean any circular wind system, for the most part its geographic specificity endures. One way to get a grasp on this distinction is by starting off with a flat representation of the world in its most common form (i.e., with the Americas on the far left and Australia on the far right). The left half of the map uses the term hurricane, the top half of the right side of the map uses the term typhoon and the bottom half of the right side of the map uses the term cyclone.
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∙ 11y agoThe name is just different. The western use cyclone and the eastern people use typhoon.
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Which is stronger cyclone hurricane typhoon or tornado?
A hurricane and a typhoon are the same strength, as they are the same type of storm only occurring in different regions. They are a kind of cyclone. Overall, a hurricane or typhoon is stronger than other varieties of cyclone. Due to their large size, such cyclone will release more energy than a tornado, but a tornado has stronger winds.
A tropical cyclone off the coast if China is called a what?
typhoon
What is a tropical cyclone off the coast of China called?
Typhoon
What direction is the rotation of a typhoon?
A typhoon, that is, a tropical cyclone that forms in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, rotates in an anti-clockwise direction.
Difference between hot cyclone and cold cyclone in cfbc?
Main difference between hot cyclone and cold cyclone is 1. In hot cyclone flue gas temperature is above 800'c., in cold cyclone is is 400 to 500'c. 2. For 3-pass boiler we are used hot cyclone. 3. In reheater system we use hot cyclone to improve the efficiency of boiler.
What is the difference between cyclones typhoon and hurricane?
The only difference between a hurricane, a cyclone, and a typhoon is the location where the storm occurs.
What is the difference between storms?
a tornado, typhoon, cyclone, twister, and hurricane are pretty much the same.
What is the different between a cyclone typhoon tsunami?
A tsunami is a wave resultant from a storm. However, cyclones and typhoons are very similar with cyclones occurring in the western hemisphere and typhoons in the eastern. The major difference is that the eye of a cyclone is round, whereas the eye of a typhoon is slanted.
Why is typhoon cyclone and tsunami similar?
A typhoon is a type of cyclone. But they are not related or similar to tsunamis.
What is a typhoon.?
A Typhoon is a name used in East Asia for a hurricane. It is a type of tropical cyclone occurring in the western regions of the Pacific Ocean. A typhoon is similar to a hurricane in levels of destructiveness. The word typhoon comes from the Chinese term tai-fung meaning great wind. See "What is a cyclone?" for a fuller definition.A typhoon is a mature tropical cyclone that develops in the western part of the North Pacific Ocean between 180° and 100°E
What is a hurricane called in The Philippines?
The words "cyclone" and "typhoon" are used interchangeably when referring to this weather phenomenon in the Philippines.
A synonym for cyclone?
typhoon
What is the speed of typhoon cyclone?
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What is a tropical cyclone in western Atlantic called?
It's hurricane. NOT a Typhoon
What is typhoone?
A Typhoon is a name used in East Asia for a hurricane. It is a type of tropical cyclone occurring in the western regions of the Pacific Ocean. A typhoon is similar to a hurricane in levels of destructiveness. The word typhoon comes from the Chinese term tai-fung meaning great wind. See "What is a cyclone?" for a fuller definition.A typhoon is a mature tropical cyclone that develops in the western part of the North Pacific Ocean between 180° and 100°E
A hurricane cyclone and typhoon are all what?
they are all storms
What is a powerful hurricane like storm?
Typhoon or Cyclone
