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Cyclones are large scale, rotating low-pressure storm systems
The word "Cyclone" just means 'turning wind with one eye'. It may relate to the word "Cyclops", that one eyed creature in an Ancient Greek story.
Other sources quote the word cyclone as deriving from the Greek word kyklon which means "moving in a circle" or "whirling around". This is because a cyclone contain high winds which rotate, or "whirl around" a center, which, in tropical cyclones, forms an eye.
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What are cyclones called in Europe?
Cyclones in Europe are known as cyclones. They are not called hurricanes - this is a term generally reserved for cyclones in the Americas.
What are the tropical cyclones of the Bay of Bengal called?
The tropical cyclones in the Bay of Bengal are called cyclones or sometimes referred to as "Bay of Bengal cyclones." These cyclones are known for forming during the monsoon season and can bring heavy rainfall and strong winds to the region.
What are the different names given to the cyclones in different parts of the world?
Cyclones in the North Atlantic and Northeast Pacific are called hurricanes, in the Northwest Pacific they are called typhoons, in the South Pacific and Indian Ocean they are called cyclones, and in the South Atlantic and southeastern South Pacific they are called tropical cyclones.
Where would a hurricane be called a cyclone?
Hurricanes are called cyclones in the southern hemisphere. However, all hurricanes technically qualify as tropical cyclones.
What are powerful rotating storms in the pacific ocean called?
A Hurricane or a Typhoon or a Cyclone.
What are cyclones called in Europe?
Cyclones in Europe are known as cyclones. They are not called hurricanes - this is a term generally reserved for cyclones in the Americas.
What are the differences of cyclones?
'Cyclone' is the generic term for cyclones, hurricanes and typhoons. These tropical storms are called 'cyclones' in the Southern Hemisphere, and they rotate in a clockwise direction. In the northern hemisphere, where cyclones occur in the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean, they are called hurricanes and those in the South China Sea and regions of Asia are called typhoons. Northern hemisphere cyclones rotate anti-clockwise, so are sometimes called "anti-cyclones".
What are the tropical cyclones of the Bay of Bengal called?
The tropical cyclones in the Bay of Bengal are called cyclones or sometimes referred to as "Bay of Bengal cyclones." These cyclones are known for forming during the monsoon season and can bring heavy rainfall and strong winds to the region.
What are the different names given to the cyclones in different parts of the world?
Cyclones in the North Atlantic and Northeast Pacific are called hurricanes, in the Northwest Pacific they are called typhoons, in the South Pacific and Indian Ocean they are called cyclones, and in the South Atlantic and southeastern South Pacific they are called tropical cyclones.
Tropical cyclones visiting southern Japan are called?
Tropical cyclones visiting southern Japan are called typhoons
Where would a hurricane be called a cyclone?
Hurricanes are called cyclones in the southern hemisphere. However, all hurricanes technically qualify as tropical cyclones.
Are tornadoes also called cyclones?
Sometimes they are called cyclones, though it is incorrect to do so, as a cyclone is a large-scale weather system
What are powerful rotating storms in the pacific ocean called?
A Hurricane or a Typhoon or a Cyclone.
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 are hurricanes called in bangledesh?
Hurricanes in Bangladesh are called cyclones.
What is cyclones called in American continent?
Cyclones in the American continents are typically known as hurricanes or typhoons.
What are the cyclones called in south China?
typoon
