What is the difference between a hurricane and a tsunami?

Answer 1

A cyclones is a large scale low pressure system with a defined circulation of wind. Hurricanes are included in this classification A tsunami is an immensely high wall of water that is usually generated by an earthquake underseas. It is a single, large wave series of waves wave, It can - and frequently does - devastate a seaside community and even entire Coastlines where it makes landfall.

Answer 2

A hurricane is a type of powerful storm that forms over tropical ocean water, and produces heavy rain, sustained winds of at least 74 mph, large waves, and a wind-driven storm surge.

A tsunami is a large ocean wave or series of waves usually triggered by an undersea earthquake or landslide. Tsunami waves are very different from wind-driven waves such as those found in hurricanes. A tsunami wave has a much longer wavelength than a wind driven wave, and so will carry much more water, and carry much more force.

Answer 3

A typhoon (called a hurricane or tropical cyclone in other parts of the world) is a large, rotating, powerful storm system that forms over warm ocean water. Typhoons have strong winds, heavy rain, large wind-driven waves, and a bulge on the ocean called a storm surge.

A tsunami is a large wave or series of waves usually triggered by an undersea earthquake or landslide. Tsunami waves typically have a greater volume of water and are therefore more destructive than wind-driven waves of the same height.

Answer 4

A typhoon is a hurricane in the western Pacific. It is a large, violent tropical cyclone that produces torrential rain, powerful winds, and large waves. An earthquake is a shaking of the ground often triggered by movement along a fault. The shaking can be quite violent. A tsunami is a large ocean wave triggered by a large displacement of water. It is usually the result of an undersea earthquake, but may be caused by a landslide or volcanic eruption.

Answer 5

A cyclones is virtually any large-scale low pressure system that rotates cyclonically (counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere). Cyclones are generally associated with rain and thunderstorms but not necessarily violent or severe weather.

A tornado is a violently rotating column of air extending from the base of a thunderstorm to the ground. In weather terms tornadoes are small, 50 yards wide on average and rarely exceeding a mile wide, though on rare occasions tornadoes up to 2.5 miles wide have occurred. Tornadoes are also short lived, lasting 10 minutes on average, though a few have lasted for over 3 hours. Tornadoes form from interactions of air currents in a thunderstorm.

Hurricanes and typhoons are essentially the same thing, only a hurricane is in the Atlantic Ocean or northeastern Pacific ocean while a typhoon is in the northwestern Pacific ocean. Both are tropical cyclones with winds of at least 74 mph. In addition to having strong winds these storms bring heavy rain and flooding. The average hurricane/ typhoon is about 300 miles wide and forms over the course of several days. Unlike tornadoes, which are generally as land-based event These systems develop from disorganized clusters of thunderstorms that feed of the moisture from warm ocean water, organize, and intensify.

Unlike cyclones and tornadoes tsunamis are not a weather based event. A tsunami is a large wave or series of waves that is not directly wind driven. Tsunamis usually result from an underwater earthquake or landslide, though more rarely they can be triggered by volcanic eruptions and meteor impacts.

Answer 6

A hurricane is a storm that forms over warm ocean waters and has strong winds that rotate in a circular pattern. A tsunami is a series of ocean waves caused by underwater earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, or landslides that displace water. While hurricanes can be predicted in advance and tracked, tsunamis typically strike with little to no warning.

Answer 7

Tornado's are air and tsunamis are giant waves.