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Why do typhoons spin clockwise and hurricanes spin counter-clock wise?

In general, it is Coriolis effect that initiates and maintains the rotation of a tropical cyclone. This phenomenon causes cyclones south of the equator to rotate clockwise, and those north of the equator to rotate anti-clockwise.


Are there any other countries apart from japan that calls hurricanes typhoons?

hurricanes and typhoons are two different things.


Are typhoons hurricanes that spin clockwise?

No, typhoons, hurricanes, and cyclone are all the exact same thing except where they originate in the world.


What country calls hurricanes typhoons?

Japan typically refers to hurricanes as typhoons. Typhoons occur in the Northwest Pacific Ocean, including the South China Sea and the Philippine Sea.


What are hurricanes called in Aisia?

From what I've seen on other answers, Hurricanes are called typhoons in Asia.


What are hurricanes called in the northern pasific?

Typhoons


Are typhoons less destructive than hurricanes?

No. Typhoons and hurricanes are basically the same thing. The only differences is in where they occur. Hurricanes are in the Atlantic or eastern Pacific while typhoons are in the western Pacific


What is the effect that causes object to move in a curved direction due to the earths rotation?

The Coriolis effect is the phenomenon that causes objects to move in a curved path due to the rotation of the Earth. It deflects moving objects to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the Southern Hemisphere. This effect is responsible for the rotation of large-scale weather systems like hurricanes and typhoons.


Where do people call hurricanes typhoons?

Hurricanes are called typhoons in the Northwest Pacific Ocean region. Typhoons and hurricanes are essentially the same type of storm, but they are given different names based on the region in which they occur.


Can typhoons occur over land?

No. Hurricanes and Typhoons occer in large bodies of warm water.


What is typhoon season in Australia?

Australia does not have typhoons Australia has hurricanes and Australia has huricane season during Its summer. Typhoons in the northern tropics Hurricanes in the southern tropics.


How do catastrophic events form?

Hurricanes,typhoons, and cyclones