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They are both natural disasters that threaten coastal areas with the main threat being water. But aside from that they are completely different.
A typhoon is a storm that is pretty much the same thing as a hurricane.
A tsunami is a large wave or series of waves usually produce by an undersea earthquake or landslide.
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β 12y ago
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β 11y agoHurricane and Typhoon (and Tropical Cyclone) are different names for the SAME Geo-scale rotational weather phenomenon. While a Tornado is rotational weather phenomenon born out of just one cloud.
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β 8y agoTwo major similarities between hurricanes and tornadoes include that both produce every powerful winds and both rotate counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere and counterclockwise in the southern.
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β 8y agoBoth tornadoes and typhoons are violent storms that produces very strong winds which rotate in a cyclonic direction around a center of low pressure, meaning counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern. Aside from this they are very different phenomena. A typhoon is the exact same type of storm as a hurricane.
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β 11y agothey botgh both can damage the earth but what they dont nhave in common is that one involves water and the other involves wwind
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β 12y agoboth are natural disasters
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What does NOT plague Mexico?
Tornadoes, sandstorms, blizzards, typhoons are some of them.
How are tornadoes and typhoons similar?
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Has China ever had any hurricanes or tornadoes?
China has had tornadoes and has been affected by typhoons, which is what hurricanes are called in the western Pacific.
Where do most of the typhoons that hit the Philippines come from?
typhoons came from Pacific Ocean. Hurricanes came from Atlantic Ocean.And Tornadoes came from Indian Ocean.
Was there a typhoon or tornado Δ±n antarctΔ±ca?
No. Antarctica is too cold for tornadoes and especially typhoons.
What do hurricanes tornadoes and typhoons all have in common?
they all spin and they all cause damage.
An occurance causing widespread destruction?
Tornadoes, typhoons, earthquakes, Tidal Waves, Twisters, war.
Can typhoons cause cyclones?
A typhoon is a cyclone. A cyclone is simply an area of low pressure. Types of cyclones include, but are not limited to, hurricanes/typhoons, low pressure systems and tornadoes.
How are tornado and typhoon the same?
Typhoons and tornadoes are both natural disasters that produce powerful, destructive winds that spiral cyclonically inwards via low pressure (clockwise in the southern. Typhoons have a calm, clear eye at the center of rotation and it is believed that many tornadoes have a similar feature.
How can typhoons destroy infrastructure and lives?
This is because usually typhoon is accompanied by:strong wind,tornadoes, andheavy rain.
Can you find a funnel shaped cloud in a typhoon?
Normally not, but typhoons can produce tornadoes which usually do have a funnel shaped cloud.
