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A typhoon is a kind of cyclone. A cyclone is a broad scale low pressure system with a closed circulation. A typhoon is a tropical cyclone with sustained winds of at least 74 mph that occurs in the Pacific Ocean north of the equator and west of the international date line.
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What are other names for hurricanes?
Other names for hurricanes include cyclones and typhoons. These terms are used in different regions of the world - cyclones are found in the South Pacific and Indian Ocean, while typhoons occur in the Northwest Pacific.
How do you explain cyclones winds?
Cyclones, typhoons, and hurricanes are exactly the same but happen in different parts of the world. They are formed when fluid spins in a curricular motion, going the same direction as the earth.
Can a hurricane be known as cyclones and typhoons?
In a way. Hurricanes and typhoons are the same type of storm, only occurring in different parts of the world. The term cyclone has a broader definition that includes hurricanes and typhoons, but also other types of storm.
What is cyclones called in American continent?
Cyclones in the American continents are typically known as hurricanes or typhoons.
What is a cyclone called in Asia?
In the Far East, a hurricane is called a typhoon. Hurricanes and typhoons are types of tropical cyclones. In other regions of the world, such as the Caribbean area or parts of the North Atlantic Ocean, these storms are called hurricanes.
What is a good link to see photos of typhoons?
Just go on to Google images, type typhoons in the search bar. P.s- tropical cyclones, hurricanes, and typhoons are all the same...
Do tropical areas get hurricanes cyclones and typhoons?
Hurricanes and typhoons occur in tropical areas, but can move into extratropical areas as well. There are different types of cyclone, however. Tropical cyclones (hurricanes, typhoons, tropical storms and tropical depressions) form in tropical regions but extratropical and polar lows are cyclones as well.
Does Paris France get cyclones?
Yes. France can get mid-latitude cyclones. Howevere, these are not the same as tropical cyclones (a.k.a. hurricanes, typhoons, etc) and are generally far less severe.
Are there any cyclones in Japan?
Yes, Japan does have cyclones. The term for cyclones in this area of the world is typhoons.
What are other names for hurricanes?
Other names for hurricanes include cyclones and typhoons. These terms are used in different regions of the world - cyclones are found in the South Pacific and Indian Ocean, while typhoons occur in the Northwest Pacific.
Are cyclones good?
No, Typhoons are very bad.
How do you explain cyclones winds?
Cyclones, typhoons, and hurricanes are exactly the same but happen in different parts of the world. They are formed when fluid spins in a curricular motion, going the same direction as the earth.
Do typhoons occur in the Indian Ocean?
They do. But they are not called typhoons there. They are called intense tropical cyclones.
How are Typhoons and tropical cyclones different?
Cyclones occur in a variety of areas around the world. "Cyclone" is the generic term for cyclones, typhoons and hurricanes. Cyclones develop in the warm seas near the equator, but do not cross the equator. Those in the southern hemisphere are usually known as cyclones, but cyclones in the China Sea region are often called typhoons, whilst those in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean are known as hurricanes.
How do catastrophic events form?
Hurricanes,typhoons, and cyclones
Types 0f hurricane in the world?
typhoons cyclones
When cyclones form in the far east the are called?
Typhoons
