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A cyclone is more like a hurricane.

In fact a hurricane is a type of cyclone.

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Which one of this is not a cyclone Bora Hurricane Tornado or Typhoon?

A Bora is not a cyclone. Tornadoes more features in common with cyclones, but they are technically not cyclones either.


Does a hurricane or a cyclone produce more rain?

A hurricane is a kind of cyclone, specifically an intense tropical cyclone. Generally speaking, a hurricane produces more rain than other types of cyclone.


What country calls a cyclone a tornado?

No country really calls a cyclone a tornado. Some parts of the U.S. a tornado a cyclone, though a tornado and a cyclone are two different things. In the U.S. however a strong tropical cyclone is called a hurricane.


What terms is the most general cyclone tornado funnel cloud or a hurricane?

Cyclone is the most general of these terms. It describes virtually any broad scale low pressure system of which a hurricane is one variety. Tornado, funnel cloud, and hurricane describe much more specific events.


What tornado killed 1300 people in 2008?

No such tornado happened in 2008. The Daulatpur-Saturia tornado in Bangladesh did kill 1300 people, but it was in 1989. It is the only tornado to have killed more than 1000 people. One possible source of confusion is Cyclone Nargis, which struck Myanmar in 2008, killing 130,000. This however was not a tornado but was basically a hurricane.


Is a cyclone a type of hurricane or tornado?

Neither. A cyclone is a broad scale low pressure system with cyclonically spiraling winds. A hurricane is one variety of cyclone, but not all cyclones are hurricanes. A tornado is an entirely different type of weather phenomenon.


Which is bigger cyclones or tornadoes?

A cyclone is bigger than a tornado by far, but a tornado is usually more violent.


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.


What type of storm has the greatest energy hurricane or tornado?

Overall a hurricane has much more energy. Mostly because a hurricane is hundreds of times larger than a tornado.


What is a hurricane with winds over 75 miles an hour?

By definition it is a hurricane. A hurricane is a tropical cyclone with winds of 74 mph or more.


Which is more destructive the winds of a hurricane or a tornado?

Generally tornado winds are more destructive that hurricane winds. Hurricane winds, however, cause damage over a much larger area than a tornado, so the overall amount of damage may be greater. The worst damage in a hurricane is usually the result of flooding.


Is a tornado or a hurricane more severe over a wide area?

A hurricane affects a much wider area while a tornado can cause more severe damage in a small area.