What is the difference between a hurricane and a typhoon?

Answer 1

They are the same thing but have different names depending on the location.

"hurricane" (the North Atlantic Ocean, the Northeast Pacific Ocean east of the dateline, or the South Pacific Ocean east of 160E)
"typhoon" (the Northwest Pacific Ocean west of the dateline)
"severe tropical cyclone" (the Southwest Pacific Ocean west of 160E or Southeast Indian Ocean east of 90E)
"severe cyclonic storm" (the North Indian Ocean)
"tropical cyclone" (the Southwest Indian Ocean)

Answer 2

Hurricanes take form in the Atlantic ocean, Typhoon in the Pacific ocean

Answer 3

Oceans. Hurricanes are n the Atlantic. Typhoons are the same but in the Pacific.

Answer 4

A hurricane is a tropical cyclone in the North Atlantic and the Northeast Pacific, a Typhoon is a tropical cyclone in the Northwest Pacific. Storms in the South Pacific and Indian oceans are called "Cyclones"

Answer 5

The area they are found determines if they are hurricanes or typhoons. Typhoon is just the local word for hurricanes in the Pacific

Answer 6

Hurricanes = Atlantic Ocean
Typhoons = Pacific Ocean

Answer 7

Hurricane is in the Atlantic etc and typhoon in the pacific

Answer 8

Nothing, they're the exact same. These storms are called Hurricanes when they are occuring in the Atlantic ocean, and are called Typhoons when they occur in the Pacific ocean.

Answer 9

typhoons are in the pacific ocean. hurricanes are in the atlantic ocean. typhoon winds are clockwise. hurricane winds are counter-clockwise.

Answer 10

According to the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the key difference is location. Check out their web site for more info: http://findanswers.noaa.gov/noaa.answers/consumer/kbdetail.asp?kbid=537