what's the difference between hurricanes and typoons?

Question

aren't they both rainy stormy?

Answer 1

They are both the same thing...just different areas on the planet.

Answer 2

In meteorology, a tropical cyclone is a storm system with a closed circulation around a center of low pressure, fueled by the heat released when moist air rises and condenses. The name underscores their origin in the tropics and their cyclonic nature. They are distinguished from other cyclonic storms such as nor'easters and polar lows by the heat mechanism that fuels them, which makes them "warm core" storm systems.

Depending on their strength and location, there are various terms by which tropical cyclones can be described, such as tropical depression, tropical storm, hurricane and typhoon.

Tropical cyclones can produce extremely high winds, tornadoes, torrential rain (leading to mudslides and flash floods), and drive storm surge onto coastal areas. Though the effects on populations and ships can be catastrophic, tropical cyclones have been known to relieve drought conditions. They carry heat away from the tropics, an important mechanism of the global atmospheric circulation that maintains equilibrium in the environment.

They're the same thing.

Answer 3

They are actually the same thing. Hurricanes tend to occur in the Western hemisphere in the Atlantic and Carribean Sea and Gulf of Mexico. Typhoons occur in the North Pacific Ocean. Also Typhoons tend to be a bit more stronger and occur more than hurricanes.

Answer 4

They are called "hurricanes" in the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean and eastern Pacific Ocean. But once your go west across the International Dateline and into the western Pacific Ocean, they're called typhoons. And of course, the Australians, who have colorful names for just about everything, have their own term for hurricanes: "willy-willys."

Typhoons generally tend to be stronger than hurricanes, but only because there's warmer water in the western Pacific and are better conditions for storm development. And they've been known to affect Seattle: Some of our strongest windstorms ever recorded were remnants of a typhoon in the western Pacific.

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Answer 5

Hurricanes are Atlantic/Gulf of Mexico Typhoons are Pacific, primarily SE Asia

Answer 6

Same thing...just given different names by different societies/cultures/people.
Hurricanes usually strike Americas and form off west coast of Africa. Typhoons are usually a western pacific formed storm--i.e. eastern Asia or Australia.

Answer 7

They are the same thing. I believe the difference in names comes from the indigenous people's names for the gods they thought cause these storm.

Answer 8

hurricanes occurs somewhere in north/south america and typoons occurs somewhere near australia

Answer 9

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Answer 10

These names refer to the same thing, a "tropical cyclone".
It's a big storm, yes.