why is it that hurricanes never start in the pacific?

Answer 1

They do all the time, off the west coast of Mexico.

Answer 2

Hurricanes are essentially tropical phenomena, that are driven by the evaporation of a large pool of very warm water somewhere not too far from a shoreline. Local geographic conditions may cause them to strike (i.e. cross the shore) in non-tropical locations, e.g. Florida, Louisiana, Atlantic coast, as well as Japan or Taiwan (where they are called typhoons). The nearest pool of warm water is a very long way from Washington or Oregon. Hurricanes can strike the Pacific coast, but less commonly than the Caribbean, typically between about Acapulco and Panama.
Typical Storm Tracks in Eastern Pacific Ocean
From their birth-waters, Pacific hurricanes (a designation I'll use hereafter to refer to storms of tropical storm and hurricane intensity found in the eastern and central North Pacific Ocean) typically are steered by the tropical trade winds westward into the open ocean. Consequently, few hit land and those that do usually strike along the Mexican coast. Should a full-blown hurricane curl back toward the State of California, it must cross the cold California Current flowing southward along the coastline. The California Current's waters rarely exceed 15o Celsius (60o Fahrenheit) and quickly take the bit out of any hurricane crossing them.

No hurricane has ever hit California, though a few tropical storms have. In September 1939, a tropical Pacific storm packing winds of 80 km/h (50 mph) struck the Los Angeles–Long Beach, California area. The storm produced 144 mm (5.66 inches) of rain at Los Angeles and 295 mm (11.6 inches) at Mount Wilson. The storm caused two million dollars damage, mostly to crops and coastal structures, and claimed 45 lives at sea.

Most Central Pacific hurricanes also originate in the warm, tropical waters of the eastern Pacific and then move west-northwest. Every few years, a Pacific hurricane traverses the Pacific to worry Hawaiian Island residents, but most diminish before reaching the Islands because, again, the nearby waters generally remain too cool to sustain a hurricane's intensity. The last major hurricane to strike the Hawaiian Islands was Hurricane Iniki in September 1992, causing $1.8 billion dollars in damage to the Island of Kauai.
Because Pacific hurricanes spend most of their life over open ocean waters devoid of islands and lightly travelled by shipping, the majority went undetected prior to the 1960s. With the advent of global weather satellite surveillance in the 1960s, however, the true frequency of these storms became apparent, surprising tropical meteorologists with the number of hurricanes they observed churning eastern Pacific waters.

When Pacific hurricanes do make landfall, they bring strong winds, raging storm surf and surges, and heavy rains with the danger of flash floods and mud slides. Although storms moving inland lose wind strength before reaching the US, their remnants often bring heavy rains to California, the Southwest States, and even as far east as Oklahoma.

The longest-lived Pacific hurricane on record was Hurricane John that blustered over the Pacific Ocean for 31 days in 1994, travelling 6400 km (4000 miles) during its existence. Twice, John's winds reached 170 mph. It also crossed the International Date Line twice, and thus, Hurricane John became Typhoon John for a time before again reacquiring its maiden name as it backtracked eastward of the Date Line.

Answer 3

I think they have mostly typhoons which are pretty much just as bad as hurricanes.

Answer 4

They are called typhoons. Those that develop south of the equator spin clockwise.

Answer 5

Because they fear the Bermuda Triangle

Answer 6

it is called a typhoon, because it is a warm water not cold

Answer 7

to much heat they need cool breezes over there they have medium breezes

Answer 8

they like florida more

(California Stood them up)