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Neither. Hurricanes and nor'easters are in different classes of cyclone. A cyclone is a large-scale low pressure system with an organized cyclonic rotation. All cyclones in the northern hemisphere rotate counterclockwise. A hurricane is an intense tropical cyclone, gaining its energy from water vapor from warm ocean water. A nor'easter is an intense extratropical cyclone, gaining energy from temperature contrasts. In a at least two cases (Hurricane Sandy in 2012 and the Perfect Storm in 1991) a storm had traits of both a nor'easter and a hurricane at the same time.
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Is hurricane Katrina a typhoon or a cyclone?
A hurricane is a type of cyclone, so that's what Katrina would have been. A typhoon is the same thing as a hurricane, only occurring in the western Pacific Ocean.
Is a typhoon or a hurricane more powerful?
No. A hurricane and a typhoon are really the same thing, only occurring in different parts of the world. A hurricane is a tropical cyclone with sustained winds of at least 74 mph occurring in the Atlantic Ocean or eastern Pacific. A typhoon is the exact same thing in the western Pacific.
Was there a hurricane Rex?
Yes, there was Typhoon Rex in 1998. A typhoon is essentially the same thing as a hurricane.
Has there ever been a hurricane named Tim?
Sort of. There was a Typhoon Tim, also called Iliang in1994. A typhoon is essentially the same thing as a hurricane.
Can the same hurricane happen twice?
Either the creative team, or Gregory Helms, was tired of "the hurricane," but he might be "the hurricane" again some day. I mean, the Undertaker changed his gimmick to the American Badass, for awhile, then returned to his original gimmick, so Gregory may do the same thing.
How is a hurricane like a cyclone?
They are different words for the same thing.
Was Hurricane Sandy the biggest hurricane?
Hurricane Sandy did have the wides gale diameter of any Atlantic hurricane, though a few Pacific typhoons have been bigger. Note that largest is not the same thing as strongest.
Is Katrina a hurricane or a cyclone?
A hurricane is a type of cyclone, so that's what Katrina would have been. A typhoon is the same thing as a hurricane, only occurring in the western Pacific Ocean.
Are hurricanes and storms the same thing?
No. A hurricane is a type of storm, but most storms are not hurricanes.
Is hurricane Katrina a typhoon or a cyclone?
A hurricane is a type of cyclone, so that's what Katrina would have been. A typhoon is the same thing as a hurricane, only occurring in the western Pacific Ocean.
Is a typhoon or a hurricane more powerful?
No. A hurricane and a typhoon are really the same thing, only occurring in different parts of the world. A hurricane is a tropical cyclone with sustained winds of at least 74 mph occurring in the Atlantic Ocean or eastern Pacific. A typhoon is the exact same thing in the western Pacific.
Is Angie locc hurricane Chris's mom?
don't know I've been wondering the same thing
What means the same thing as overturn?
In a court, throwing out, reversing, and overturning mean the same thing. In a literal sense, invert, capsize, or reverse could all mean the same thing, given certain contexts.
Was there ever a hurricane Ben?
There was a Typhoon Ben in 1986. A typhoon is essentially the same thing as a hurricane, only occuring in the western Pacific.
Are there typhoons in Honduras?
The term hurricane would be used for major storms in Honduras, but a hurricane and a typhoon are just different names for the same thing, used in different parts of the world.
Is hurricane and tornado in a bottle the same thing?
If you mean a hurricane in a bottle then yes, a hurricane in a bottle and a tornado in a bottle are the same thing. In shape, however, the vortex bears more resemblance to a tornado than a hurricane.
Is a hurricane the same as a hailstorm?
The Hurricane mainly stays on water.
